It’s officially San Diego Comic-Con 2020! We would be charging laptops in our PCs instead of jumping on flights and trains to Southern California, but we’re still gearing up for a lot of panels, cosplayand of course exciting news. The io9 team met (virtually) to discuss our hopes, fears, and …
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Divers from the Italian coast guard work to free a sperm whale caught in a fishing net in the sea north of the Aeolian Islands of Sicily in this still image taken from a video, July 19, 2020. Italian Coast Guard / Brochure via REUTERS ROME (Reuters) – The Italian …
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LONDON (Reuters) – American actress Amber Heard told the London High Court that her ex-husband Johnny Depp had threatened to kill her, testifying on Monday as a witness in the defamation action of the Hollywood star against a British newspaper. Depp is suing News Group Newspapers, publishers of the Sun …
Read More »EU leaders show first signs of commitment to stimulus plan
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