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North Korea said on Friday the death of US university student Otto Warmbier soon after his return home was a mystery and dismissed accusations that Warmbier had died because of torture and beating during his captivity as "groundless".

Eight Emirati princesses were convicted of human trafficking by a Belgian court on Friday and were given suspended jail terms and fines in a case stemming from their treatment of servants at a Brussels luxury hotel nearly 10 years ago, their lawyer said.

Author JK Rowling has revealed there were two different Harry Potters in the Harry Potter franchise.

Canada's top court cleared the way on Friday for a lawsuit against Facebook Inc over privacy rights to be heard in the province of British Columbia instead of California where the social media site is based.

The company reported revenue on adjusted basis of $244 million for the quarter ending May 31.

No substance was found in whistleblower allegations of Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka being paid excessive compensation in relation to the company's acquisition of Israel’s Panaya.

Pulling up the Uttarakhand government over the lack of minimum facilities in schools, the HC said “students have fundamental rights to get basic amenities in government schools.”

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday questioned the opposition’s decision to field Meira Kumar against Ram Nath Kovind in the presidential elections and said her defeat is almost certain.

Tea lovers and industries across the world waiting for ‘second flush’ of Darjeeling tea which tends to brew darker – with little astringency taste - have been hit hard by the brewing crisis in the hill districts.

A Calicut, Kerala based restorer and modifier by the name Resto Car Restoration has converted the Hyundai Elite i20 into a proper hot hatch.

Choreographer-filmmaker Remo D'Souza, who has worked with Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in various projects, says the actor doesn't believe in doing rehearsals, he likes to know his moves just a few minutes before the shoot.

Spotify has maintained its dominance of streaming despite challenges from upstarts such as Apple Music and Tidal and more established players such as Deezer and Rhapsody.

Members of the cabal were rounded up, interrogated and then escorted from the building and fired by their employers.

China's top diplomat told Donald Trump that Beijing was willing to keep working with Washington to defuse tensions on the Korean peninsula -- days after the US leader implied that Chinese efforts had failed.

The White House brought together venture capitalists and executives from the telecommunications and drone, or unmanned aerial system, industries to discuss how the government can speed technologies to market.

The article published by the official Korean Central News Agency was Pyongyang's first reaction to Otto Warmbier's death in a US hospital on Monday after North Korea released him for what it said was humanitarian reasons