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'Squid Game' star indicted over sexual misconduct: prosecutor
'Squid Game' star indicted over sexual misconduct: prosecutor
by  AFP

"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday. Multiple figures in South Korea's film industry -- including late filmmaker Kim Ki-duk and actors Cho Jae-hyun and Oh Dal-su -- have faced sexual assault allegations. cdl/dva

Half of Kyiv residents still without electricity after strikes
Half of Kyiv residents still without electricity after strikes
by  AFP

Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity Friday, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, two days after Russian strikes battered the country's already struggling energy grid. Half of consumers are still without electricity," Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
China's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
by  AFP

Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay. The orders follow protests by hundreds of employees over conditions and pay at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory on the outskirts of the city, with fresh images of rallies emerging Friday.

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