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Darth Vader's light saber used in duel sells for record-breaking sum
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A light saber used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi sold Friday for nearly US$5 million (NZ$9 million) in an auction. The light saber, which was used in the climactic duel in Cloud City where Vader tells Luke Skywalker "I am your father," sold for…
For the emergency dispatchers staffing Seoul’s 119 hotline — Korea’s equivalent of 911 — every second counts. Yet over the past year, a handful of individuals treated the city’s critical lifeline for fires, accidents, and medical emergencies as a personal bulletin board, a late-night cab service…
Earlier this year, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed on Twitter that she'd seen The Elder Scrolls 6. Now, she's announcing that MachineGames is making Wolfenstein 3 with a photo of the script attached to a tweet. I don't miss E3, but it feels like a bit of a step down in terms of spectacle to go from…
Humanity has, since the dawn of time, always held an attraction for the stars. With their aid, we've numbered our days and so much more, yet the attraction still deepens. That lure perhaps explains why the sci-fi genre continues to endure. Some of the oldest sci-fi franchises, like Doctor Who , Star…
MANILA, Philippines — Heads of state and governments, as well as heads of multilateral organizations, will be converging in Manila from November 15 to 17 for the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ) Summit and Related Summits. The week-long event is the biggest in Manila’s…
A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts. (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)
Pope Leo met six victims of clerical abuse in Peru including some linked to the once-powerful and now- disbanded Catholic society, Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.