Society and Culture
The studio is the birthplace of characters including Lucky Star, K-On! and Haruhi Suzumiya.
Several people are feared dead after a fire broke out at an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto. Police are investigating a possible arson attack, authorities and local media reported. A man burst into the Kyoto Animation building and started the fire, leaving dozens injured, some critically, Japanese authorities confirmed. The suspect was also injured and taken to a hospital.
Before we belong to any nation, we are human. And it is as humans that we need to come together to tackle the great challenges that confront our species, Magid Magid writes.
No matter how much you prove you have a brain and you’re allowed to sit at the big table – a random man on the internet will always talk to you like you’re an eight-year-old, Jess Brammar writes.
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was also ordered to forfeit $12.6 billion.
Abi Conroy managed to take a picture of a person approaching her.
Salih Khater drove at cyclists and police officers.
Too often, black women are invisible in our media. You can go for eight hours straight on TV and radio and not see or hear a black female presenter, writes Sophia Cannon.
Domestic violence victims are still being punished twice while perpetrators have an entitlement to joint assets, Gloria De Piero writes.
Brandon Clark, 21, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.