Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Oct. 4.

Weinstein sentencing in LA rape case postponed

A sentencing hearing for former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein over the rape of a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel room a decade ago was postponed.

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Britain's bruised royals stay silent as Prince Harry lets 'light in on magic'

With their six-part Netflix documentary series, a succession of high-profile TV interviews and a tell-all memoir, all featuring intimate revelations and accusations of discord, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have shone not just daylight but a blinding floodlight on the private affairs of the royal family. ...

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Second coming of once-banned conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty

From a conspiracy theorist to an anti-Muslim activist, Elon Musk's Twitter has reinstated thousands of once-banned accounts. ...

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Flowers and face masks as Chinese tourists return to Thailand

Chinese tourists bounded back into Thailand on Monday after Beijing eased travel rules.

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Three’s a crowd: Diela Maharanie shares an irreverent moment with fellow NFT artists Tommy Chandra and Arya Mularama in front of her work “The End is the Beginning“ at the Art Moments Jakarta exhibition. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

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Indonesian artist Diela Maharanie helps keep NFTs in the public spotlight

Indonesian nonfungible token (NFT) artist Diela Maharanie continues to prove that the cryptocurrency driven art form is alive and kicking, in defiance of skeptics, naysayers and pessimists predicting the field’s imminent demise.

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Work from the heart: Sherwin Ufi, the Division Head of Governance and Human Development for the Agency for Regional Planning, Research and Development in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara, said that he would fight for the local communities like he would for his own family. (Courtesy of Sherwin Ufi)

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Sherwin Ufi: Rote government reformer

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 10, 2019, US rapper Young Thug performs during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. A sprawling gang conspiracy trial involving US rapper Young Thug is expected to begin on January 9, 2023, with prosecutors alleging the Atlanta artist's record label to be a front for a crime ring.

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Rapper Young Thug set to go on trial for gang conspiracy

The American rapper Young Thug was set to go on trial Monday on charges that his record label is a front for a crime ring.

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Prince Harry says memoirs written to combat ‘spin and distortion’

Prince Harry said on Sunday he decided to publish his memoirs to defend himself against years of tabloid spin, as British and American television aired his first interviews on the book's explosive revelations.

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Knives out: Customers visit the Kama-Asa cutlery shop at Tokyo's famous Kappabashi kitchenware street on Nov. 24, 2022.

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‘Can’t keep up’: Pandemic cooking boom sharpens Japan knife sales

In a Japanese city once famous for forging samurai swords, craftsmen sharpen and polish kitchen knives, but even at full tilt their small factory cannot keep up with global demand.

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Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wave as they visit One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., September 23, 2021.

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Prince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press 'devil'

He told Britain's ITV he had fled Britain with his family for California in 2020 "fearing for our lives" and said he no longer recognised his father or his elder brother Prince William, the heir to the throne.

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This handout image made available on March 30, 2021 by the European Southern Observatory shows the comet 2I/Borisov passing near the Sun taken with the FORS2 instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope in late 2019. Since the comet was travelling at breakneck speed, around 175 000 kilometres per hour, the background stars appeared as streaks of light as the telescope followed the comet's trajectory. The colours in these streaks give the image some disco flair and are the result of combining observations in different wavelength bands, highlighted by the various colours in this composite image.

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Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

The comet is called C/2022 E3 (ZTF) after the Zwicky Transient Facility, which first spotted it passing Jupiter in March last year.

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Phasing out: An angkot services a route that connects with the city's train station. People today tend to choose ride-hailing apps as their main mode of transportation over the angkot, leaving behind a meager portion of customers when compared with its golden age.

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Angkot daze: the complicated history of Indonesia's public transportation

The tangled existence of Bandung's angkot and its future in the city’s modern landscape

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Palestinian theatre director Mustafa Sheta, general manager of the 'Freedom Theatre' at the Jenin camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank, gives a tour of the premises on December 12, 2022.

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Show goes on at Palestinian theatres overcoming obstacles

With Israeli forces raiding Jenin repeatedly in recent months, the Freedom Theatre's ability to provide residents with respite is under growing strain.

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Razer Chroma lights are displayed above a computer station with accessories for video gaming and lifestyle content creation at the Razer Inc. booth during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2023.

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From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels

At the CES tech show, the video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.

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Blackpink forever: Posters of popular South Korean girl band Blackpink are seen on Jan. 3 in the bedroom of social media influencer Nipattanachai “James” Thepkamdee, a Blackpink superfan in Bangkok. When Blackpink's Thai-born mega-star Lisa takes to the stage in Bangkok this weekend, seeing her dance in the flesh will be a life-defining moment for Thepkamdee.

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Lisa-mania: Thai Blackpink fans in frenzy over Bangkok concert

When Blackpink mega-star Lisa takes to the stage in Bangkok on Saturday, seeing the Thai-born K-pop sensation dance in the flesh will be a life-defining moment for many local superfans.

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Best pals: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (left), Alfonso Cuarón (center) and Guillermo del Toro (right) attend The Three Amigos In Conversation presented by Netflix at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Friday in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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‘Three Amigos’ friendship key to success, say Mexican filmmakers

Dubbed the "Three Amigos," directors Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro Inarritu and Alfonso Cuaron have amassed multiple Oscars between them and forged a golden age of Mexican filmmaking.

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Culture

Mix and match: The revival of Indonesian traditional fabrics among the youth

Traditional fabrics have grown in popularity among Indonesians, with many experimenting to pair them with a modern style for formal or everyday outfits.

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Egyptian DJ A7ba-L-Jelly plays music during a concert in Giza on November 4, 2022. In Egypt's patriarchal society, the music industry remains male-dominated, while the conservative country's cultural establishment marginalises and even bans electronic music artists. Female party-goers for years have complained about harassment on the dance floor, while many revellers find mainstream venues too pricey. Now, a generation of young women DJs are forging their own path, seeking to create more inclusive spaces for performers and party-goers alike. (AFP /Khaled Desouki).
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A rave of their own: Egypt's women DJs creating inclusive dance floors

In Egypt's patriarchal society, the music industry remains male-dominated, while the conservative country's cultural establishment marginalizes and even bans electronic music artists.

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Come back stronger: The stage is set for the nominations announcement for the 79th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the United States, on Dec. 13, 2021. Boycotted by A-listers and studios last year, the Golden Globes attempts to rebuild their reputation as one of Hollywood's top award shows with organizers unveiling this year's nominees on Monday.

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Golden Globes return after Hollywood boycott

This year, following efforts to reform the HFPA -- which previously had no Black members -- NBC will broadcast the 80th Golden Globe Awards on a one-off basis, and invitations have been dispatched to Tinseltown's brightest stars.

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A woman leafs through the 'En la sombra' (In the shadow) Spanish version of Britain's Prince Harry's autobiography 'Spare' after buying it in Madrid on January 5, 2023.

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Prince Harry set to deliver more broadsides at UK royals in TV interviews

Days after Prince Harry's memoir accidentally went on sale early with new allegations of discord and conflict within the British royal family, a series of TV interviews with him will start airing on Sunday with the prospect of yet more damaging attacks on the monarchy.

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Making a difference: Newhun's operational manager Dian Willyarti sorts out plastic supplied by nearby communities in the Cihapit ward, where his workshop was located before moving to Cimahi, West Bandung district. (Courtesy Newhun Archive)

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Bandung microrecycling initiative for plastic

Part of Bandung’s new-wave microrecycling initiative for plastic, Newhun and Trash Smith talk about their journey, contrasting motivations and ideas behind their conduct.

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Mix-and-match: 10 most-delicious instant-noodle combinations

Recently, there is a viral trend of combining noodle flavors which can drastically improve the taste of the meal. Are you up for some experimentation? Here are the top-10 best instant-noodle combinations.

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Hello, new boa!: Ecuadorian scientist Mario Yanez shows a specimen of a new species of dwarf boa, Tropidophis cacuangoae, at a laboratory of the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO) in Quito, Ecuador, on Jan. 5, 2023.

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New dwarf boa found in Ecuadoran Amazon

Scientists have discovered a new species of dwarf boa in the Ecuadoran Amazon and named it after an indigenous activist.

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Musical meditations: The “Musical Mandalas“ sketches are studies in spirituality and music as much as they are about technique.

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Indonesian artist Andra Semesta chronicles the visions behind his art

A solo exhibition by Indonesian artist Andra Semesta traced his artistic development through the years.

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French tech start up co-founders Samuel Lerman (R) and Antony Perzo (L) display an Emobot, at Emobot’s booth at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Emobot is a device that continuously monitors the emotional state of the elderly to detect depression, anxiety and other mental health concerns using AI (artificial intelligence) to interpret data collected by the Embot’s camera and microphone and provide mental health information about a person to family members or caregivers.

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From tracking moods to putting on a show, it's AI-everything at CES

Like hundreds of other exhibitors at CES, the world's biggest tech expo, French engineer Perzo is selling the merits of an object that depends on the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence.

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French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo's publication director, cartoonist and writer Laurent Sourisseau, known as Riss, arrives at the Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 9, 2020, for a hearing of the trial of 14 suspected accomplices in Charlie Hebdo and Hyper cacher jihadist killings.

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Charlie Hebdo: France's satirical magazine in new controversy

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is making headlines again by stirring outrage in Iran.

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Leaked Harry memoir details sex, drugs, fights and killing

Prince Harry's autobiography Spare is not due out until next week but it dominated headlines on Thursday after its Spanish-language version mistakenly went on sale.

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A wholesaler stand in front of the lined up frozen tuna during the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market in Tokyo, Japan on January 5 2022.

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Japan tuna price soars past $270,000 at New Year auction

Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Onodera Group and Japanese wholesaler Yamayuki forked out 36.04 million yen ($273,000) for the 212-kilo bluefin tuna in the auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

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Hong Kong to resume hamster imports a year after mass cull

The Chinese finance hub halted the commercial import of the small mammals last January after a pet store worker and nearly a dozen hamsters tested positive for the Delta variant.

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