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Japanese anime actor fights TikTok over AI voice cloning (opens the original)
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A high-profile Japanese anime voice actor has taken TikTok to court over videos he says feature an artificial intelligence clone of his "lustrous" baritone, with a verdict due on Wednesday. AI imitation is a growing concern among performers worldwide, and the threat has roiled Japan's storied animation industry, whose voice actors are sometimes worshipped as much as their characters by fans. The lawsuit filed by Kenjiro Tsuda, known for his starring roles in mega-franchises including "Jujutsu Ka
South Africa police launch manhunt after 17 killed in tavern shooting (opens the original)
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South African police said on Sunday they had launched a manhunt after 17 people were killed and 15 wounded in a shooting at a tavern in Wedela township southwest of Johannesburg. Emergency medical services declared the 13 males and 4 females dead at the scene, and the motive for the shooting was not known, the South African Police Service said in a statement posted on X. "Suspects were reportedly armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols," the statement said of the shooting, which occurred
North Korea touts new weapons system described as hypersonic (opens the original)
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North Korea said Tuesday its latest missile tests involved a new weapons system of “great significance,” with photos indicating it launched a missile previously described as hypersonic. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the weapon’s development would strengthen the country’s war readiness and give its enemies an “incurable headache,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said. He did not describe what the weapon was. Kim observed Sunday’s tests with his teenage daughter, widely seen
3 dead in possible arson at cake shop in Gifu (opens the original)
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Two people were found dead and another later died at a hospital after a fire broke out at a cake shop in Motosu, Gifu Prefecture on Saturday night, police said, adding that they are investigating the incident as a suspected case of murder and arson. At around 9 p.m. on Saturday, a person in the building made an emergency call reporting that a stabbing had occurred and that someone had spread gasoline on the premises, according to the police. The incident took place outside business hours. While
Truck speeds off after loading stolen motorcycle, dragging owner along (opens the original)
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A 55-year-old man was injured after he was dragged along by a truck which was carrying his stolen motorcycle on the back, at a prefectural housing complex in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, on Saturday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 7 p.m., NTV reported. The man's wife witnessed a man moving the motorcycle from the apartment parking lot and told her husband. The motorcycle owner confronted the thief who had loaded the bike onto the back of the truck. When the suspect g
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