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The PS5's initial order sold out within an hour in South Korea

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  The PS5's initial order sold out within an hour in South Korea In South Korea the standard PS5 is priced at 628,000 won (US $ 540) while the digital edition is priced at 498,000 won.  - File image SEOUL:  The first batch of PlayStation 5 (PS5) second batch sold out in just an hour in South Korea, the industry said Wednesday. As of 2 p.m., all major retailers say the PS5 pre-order has been closed, Yonhap news agency reported. A total of 11 online stores and regular stores began accepting early orders at noon. Early booking for the first batch of PS5 on September 18 was also sold out in a short period of time. The PS5 was launched in 2013. Sony Corp's latest gaming device is scheduled to launch in South Korea on November 12. In South Korea the standard PS5 is priced at 628,000 won (US $ 540) while the digital edition is priced at 498,000 won. PS5 is expected to stimulate the growth of the domestic market amid the trend of sitting at home following the pandemic. According t

COVID-19 spread across the Pentagon

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The meeting held at the Pentagon involved top U.S. military officials.  -Reuters The United States (US) Chief of Staff, including its Chairman, General Mark Milley, was ordered to undergo quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19. The directive was issued after the Coast Guard announced its deputy commander, Admiral Charles Ray, confirmed positive for COVID-19 and quarantined it at home. Ray had earlier attended meetings with other senior military leaders including the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon last week. "With this in mind, all possible close contacts in last week's meeting were quarantined and tested this morning," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement. Currently, there is no close contact (Ray) at the Pentagon showing symptoms and we do not record any positive cases involving other military leaders at the Pentagon," he said. Meanwhile, US Joint Vice-Chairman John Hyten and a panel of senior U.S. military officers who advise

COVID-19: Facebook goes off, Twitter hides Trump's post

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We have to learn to face the threat of the flu season, just as we face COVID-19, Trump said through his social media.  - File image The social networking site Facebook acted to delete a post made by US President Donald Trump claiming that the COVID-19 epidemic was less dangerous than the flu. The BBC reported that, in addition to Facebook, Trump's comments on Twitter were also 'hidden' behind a warning for being considered "spreading misleading and potentially dangerous information" related to COVID-19. "The flu season is coming! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, even with vaccines, die from the flu. "Are we going to close our country? No, we have to learn to deal with it, just like we are dealing with COVID-19, where in most populations, it is far less dangerous to cause death," he said in a statement on Tuesday. To read the tweet, the Twitter browser needs to press the warning button. Facebook's communications communications

Rock star Eddie Van Halen died of cancer

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  Rock star Eddie Van Halen died of cancer Eddie Van Halen while performing in New York in 2012. - REUTERS file photo Famous rock star Eddie Van Halen died at the age of 65 from cancer. The passing of his son, Wolf Van Halen, was announced via Twitter at 3.26am on Tuesday. Eddie is well known for his solo guitar playing in some iconic songs like Beat It by Michael Jackson, and his rock band Van Halen, such as Jump and Panama. Eddie is eighth on Rolling Stone's list of greatest guitarists. His group, Van Halen was recognized in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007. In addition to Wolf, the deceased left a widow.