The Guardian view on anonymity in art: the ‘unmasking’ of Banksy and Ferrante should stop | Editorial

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The Guardian view on anonymity in art: the ‘unmasking’ of Banksy and Ferrante should stop | Editorial

This week, contemporary art’s worst-kept secret was exposed when street artist Banksy was revealed to be 52-year-old Robin Gunningham, thanks to an 8,000-word investigation by Reuters. This would have been big news had the Mail on Sunday not got there first nearly two decades ago. Still, it made he»»»

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Huffington Post Stati Uniti d'America 18.03. 00:25

U.S. General Lost Classified Maps On Ukrainian Train, Got Concussion After Boozy Dinner: OIG

Major General Antonio A. Aguto Jr. was overseeing military support to Ukraine at the time, leading to a federal watchdog investigation. A now-former Army general tasked with overseeing the U.S.’s military support to Ukraine lost classified maps on a train in Europe and fell and suffered a concussio»»»

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News Australia 17.03. 05:26

‘Silenced’: Aussie unis gag students

According to a National Student Ombudsman (NSO) report, almost half of the 44 universities in Australia use a confidentiality clause – an agreement on what a student is required to keep confidential if they make a complaint, including those about gender-based violence. The report says thi ... »»»

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The Times of India India 20.02. 08:08

Playground gun attack in Mexico kills two, wounds eight

Representative AI image SAN FRANCISCO DEL RINCON: Gunfire tore through a busy playground in central Mexico, killing two people and wounding eight, authorities said Wednesday, as witnesses recounted a horrifying scene of mothers screaming and children fleeing in panic.The shooting started shortly af»»»

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Channel News Asia Malesia 16.10.2025. 09:10

‘Lovely girl who met a cruel fate’: Mother, sister of Selangor fatal school stabbing victim share emotional tributes

KUALA LUMPUR: Family members of the 16-year-old female student who was stabbed to death in a Selangor school have taken to social media to pay tribute to their slain loved one, describing her as a lovely and sensible child who “met such a cruel fate”. In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Oct 15), the m»»»

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Mail&Guardian Sudafrica 15.10.2025. 16:38

Madlanga commission still fixing technical problems which risked exposing identity of ‘Witness X’

The Madlanga commission is expected to resume sitting on Thursday The Madlanga commission investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system is still trying to resolve technical glitches which led to an early adjournment on Tuesday to protect the identity of an anonymous witness»»»

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The Conversation Global Stati Uniti d'America 30.09.2025. 14:48

‘Whisper networks’ don’t work as well online as off − here’s why women are better able to look out for each other in person

Whisper networks are informal channels that women use to warn each other about sexual harassment, abuse or assault. The reason they work isn’t because they are secret – they work because they are contextual. The informal protective communication shared in schools, churches, workplaces and other org»»»

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TheStraitsTimes Singapore 23.08.2025. 23:04

When one clue is enough: How CPIB solves corruption cases with just a single lead

SINGAPORE – All they had to go on was an allegation about corruption in the sneaker industry, sent by an anonymous whistle-blower from a burner e-mail account in 2020. Officers from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) had no way of contacting the sender. And this was a niche industry »»»

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The Korea Herald Corea del Nord 19.08.2025. 02:01

Singapore-made bot matchmakes strangers virtually without profile photos

Thousands have made connections on amble, founded by Cayden Gwee (left) and Alyssa Chua (second from left) (Straits Times) SINGAPORE (Straits Times/ANN) -- Undergraduate Mia, 26, has been chatting with potential dates on Telegram, but she has never seen their faces. It is only when they meet for th»»»

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Daily Mail Gran Bretagna 28.07.2025. 13:04

Councillor who queried hotel migrants 'reported to police' for hatred

A town councillor who asked questions about 300 Afghans put up in a local hotel was 'reported to police for stirring up hate’. John Edwards has also been placed under ‘investigation’ by a ‘monitoring officer’ at Bracknell Forest Council in Berkshire. The elected councillor began asking questions in»»»

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UPI Stati Uniti d'America 19.07.2025. 21:09

Apple accuses YouTube influencer of illegally leaking iOS 26 - UPI.com

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook addresses the 2025 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif., on June 9, during which the iOS 26 operating system was announced. File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA July 19 (UPI) -- YouTube influencer Jon Prosser allegedly violated Apple's inte»»»

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France24 Francia 08.07.2025. 08:51

Argentina identifies 140th ‘stolen grandchild’ nearly five decades on

A 48-year-old man born in a secret detention centre under Argentina’s 1976–1983 military dictatorship has become the 140th person to recover his true identity through DNA testing. Rights group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo spent decades tracing babies taken from political prisoners and raised under»»»

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TimesLIVE Sudafrica 05.05.2025. 04:48

Teachers in South African schools may be slow to report rape of girls — study shows why

In South Africa, the age of consent for sex is 16 years old. Engaging in sexual activity with someone under the age of 16 is considered statutory rape, even if the minor consents as defined under the law that applies to adults. In December 2021, South Africa’s department of basic education introduc»»»

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The Economic Times India 01.04.2025. 11:51

Blackpink faces backlash over racism. Meet the enigmatic 'YG leaker' who exposed Blackpink's controversial video

Blackpink faces backlash after old videos allegedly showing members using a racial slur resurface. An anonymous former YG Entertainment employee leaked sensitive content on Discord, igniting criticism of both the group and their agency for the incident. The globally renowned K-pop girl group Blackp»»»

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The Sun Gran Bretagna 30.03.2025. 13:55

I was best pals with my neighbour – then I found out he’d been secretly filming me & my kids NAKED from inside our house

Police found over 2,000 videos and images of the single mum on his laptop A SINGLE mum-of-two was best friends with her neighbour until she realised he'd secretly been filming the whole family naked from inside her home. Pete Tomlinson, 56, moved in next door to his future victim 15 years ago, harb»»»

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RCI Canada 31.01.2025. 15:51

Police in Ejaz Choudry death tried to keep their identities secret. Now we know who they are | RCI

Officers declined comment through lawyers; family’s $22M lawsuit before the courts In the summer of 2023, an anonymous tipster wrote to CBC News claiming to know the name of the police officer who killed Ejaz Choudry. The problem: it was almost impossible to confirm. Ontario's Special Investigation»»»

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