Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo, who won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that underpin our understanding of how modern day humans evolved from extinct ancestors, reacts after being thrown into the water by co-workers, at the Max-Planck Institute for evolutionary anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, October 3, 2022

Swedish geneticist wins Nobel medicine prize for decoding ancient DNA

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'Dog day' controversy: Pets, not proteins

Traders and food vendors in Medan are concerned that a local policy prohibiting the sale of dog meat for human consumption will threaten their livelihoods, but animal welfare groups have welcomed the ban. ...

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Putting the past to rest with repatriated artifacts

Australia returned hundreds of artifacts from the Chinese trade ship Tek Sing to Indonesia 200 years after the vessel sank off the archipelago’s Bangka-Belitung islands with the loss of more than 1,600 lives and a cargo of nearly 350,000 porcelain pieces. ...

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Twitter Blue subscribers getting edit feature

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Sacheen Littlefeather on stage at AMPAS Presents An Evening with Sacheen Littlefeather at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 17, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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Native American actress who refused Oscar for Brando dies at 75

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This handout taken on June 29, 1966 and released to AFP on October 3, 2022 by the Metropolitan Police Department via Freedom of Information Citizen Center shows The Beatles (top to bottom) George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney arriving for their 1966 Japan Tour in Tokyo.

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Never-before-seen Beatles footage released in Japan

Beatles fans have hailed the release of never-before-seen footage showing the Fab Four on tour in Japan, following a fierce court battle over the 35-minute video.

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This handout image combination released on September 29, 2022 by the European Space Agency shows simultaneous observations, by NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (right) and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope (left), of Dimorphos several hours after NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) intentionally impacted the moonlet asteroid, the world's first test of the kinetic impact technique using a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid by modifying its orbit.

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First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes

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Thousand looks: A model wears an outfit to be presented at the IN2MOTIONFEST event which will take place on Oct. 5 to 9 at Jakarta Convention Center. IN2MOTIONFEST will present 1,256 looks by 163 Muslim fashion designers. (JP/Sylviana Hamdani)

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Indonesia gears up to be the qibla of Muslim fashion in 2024

Ministries, designers and other fashion stakeholders join forces to establish Indonesia as the center of Muslim clothing.

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New hope: People walk in a street under hundreds of pink umbrellas hanging to raise awareness of breast cancer screening in Montpellier, southern France, on Oct. 15, 2019. A study published in the journal Lancet Oncology on Friday shows that certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and adapting treatment.

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Targeting mutation slows breast cancer spread, study finds

The progression of certain types of breast cancers can be slowed by identifying a particular genetic mutation and then quickly adapting treatment, a first-of-its-kind study showed on Friday.

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Diversity: This year's Joyland Festival Jakarta will feature local and international music acts from various genres, such as the American R&B trio Moonchild. (Courtesy of Moonchild)

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Joyland Festival Jakarta aims to bring back familial joy

After a successful event in Bali in March, Joyland Festival is set to return to Jakarta in November. The key players behind the festival talk about what to expect.

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Future peaks: Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens predicts that, post-pandemic, peak-time techno music and its crossovers will become the future trend in the global EDM scene. (Rukes/Ultra Beach Bali)

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Rain or shine, Ultra Beach Bali 2022 lit up The Island of Gods

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Genies not genius: Turkey’s low-budget horror flicks boom

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Expanding: The United States head office of TikTok is shown in Culver City, California, on Sept. 15, 2020. TikTok will enter a partnership with Los Angeles-based TalkShopLive to launch its live-shopping platform in North America, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Saturday.

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TikTok to partner with TalkShopLive for US live shopping

TikTok is due to enter a partnership with Los Angeles, California, the United States-based TalkShopLive to launch its live shopping platform in North America by outsourcing its operation, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Saturday citing two people familiar with the operations.

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‘From this to this’: The latest relationship goal in the digital era

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For the first time, Astra Roma Ballet perform in Indonesia with their two-part contemporary ballet show at the Ciputra Artpreneur in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Sept. 22. (Courtesy of Italian Cultural Institute Jakarta)

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Astra Roma Ballet reimagines the future with ‘Balloon!’

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Berdendang Bergoyang Festival to support schools in East Sumba

Music festival Berdendang Bergoyang will donate its ticket sales to a school renovation project in East Nusa Tenggara.

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‘Gendut Siapa Takut?!’ review: Marshanda shows off her leading lady material

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Special celebration: Bentara Budaya marked its 40th anniversary on Sept. 26 on Jl. Palmerah Selatan 17, West Jakarta, with notable guests and introductions to some new programs like Bentara Budaya Podcast. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

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Bentara Budaya commemorated its 40th anniversary with notable guests and a series of cultural and art events.

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On his mission: United States actor Mark Hamill arrives for the world premiere of Disney's Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, United States, on Dec. 16, 2019. Hamill announced on Thursday his support for a fundraising drive to buy drones for Ukraine as it battles 'the evil empire'.

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May the force be with Ukraine: ‘Star Wars’ actor backs drone drive

Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series, announced Thursday his support for a fundraising drive to buy drones for Ukraine as it battles "the evil empire”.

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Trend and tradition: A woman poses as she shows some of her Berber tattoos in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sept. 2.

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Tunisian tattoo artist revives Berber designs for new generation

Tunisian tattoo artist Manel Mahdouani is reviving traditional Berber designs that had long been considered unfashionable but are now gaining in popularity among a hip new generation.

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Flavorful: Islands of Imagination (IOI) creates unique flavors inspired by Indonesia’s rich culture and local produce. (Courtesy of IOI)

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The new wave of Indonesian craft beer

Indonesian craft beer is on the rise, with local breweries producing unique, high-quality beer despite the difficulty of obtaining an alcohol production permit.

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US President Joe Biden (left) shakes hands with South African comedian Trevor Noah during the White House Correspondents’ Association gala at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2022.

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Trevor Noah to leave 'The Daily Show' after seven years

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Legal marijuana, but Uruguayans still prefer black market

Uruguay was a pioneer in the legalization of recreational cannabis use, a move that helped to push many drug traffickers out of the domestic market.

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All the good things: Sept. 29

The Jakarta Post offers outside-the-box recommendations on what to watch, read, listen to, visit and indulge in.

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Finding balance: Aninditta Savitry shares her tips about finding a work-life balance. (Shutterstock)

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Shock departure: Rapper and actor Coolio performs at halftime during a game on May 31 between the Connecticut Sun and the Las Vegas Aces at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Coolio, best known for his chart-topping 1995 song

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Coolio, rapper behind hit ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, dies at 59

Coolio, the American rapper best known for his chart-topping 1995 song "Gangsta's Paradise”, has died, his manager said on Wednesday. He was 59.

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Going quantum: Lead engineer Erik Lucero stands beside a quantum computer on Sept. 21 at the of the Google Quantum AI (Artificial Intelligence) campus in Goleta, California.

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Tracing uncertainty: Google harnesses quantum mechanics at California lab

At Google's Quantum AI (artificial intelligence) laboratory, dozens of super-smart people labor in an office kitted out with climbing walls and electric bikes to shape the next generation of computers, a generation that will be unlike anything users currently have in their pockets or offices.

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Solar to power Greedy Dust, Kolibri Rekords' gigs in Greenpeace collab

The environmental NGO is powering indie labels Greedy Dust and Kolibri Rekords’ upcoming concerts using solar to spread renewable energy awareness among music lovers.

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Patrons at Pasir Ris Central Hawker Centre, one of about 110 hawker centres here. Hawker culture was selected for nomination as it has shaped the Singaporean identity in many ways, say the organisations fronting the bid.

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Singapore food vendors launch first hawker center in New York

Urban Hawker, in midtown Manhattan, features 17 vendors handpicked by the food hall's curator, KF Seetoh, with 11 coming directly from hawker centers in Singapore. Each stall specializes in a well-known dish such as chilli crab, oyster omelettes, Hainanese chicken rice or nasi lemak, a fragrant rice dish.

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Myanmar Beauty queen Han Lay speaks by video call during her arrival at Toronto Pearson International Aiport while she waits for a conection fly to Charlottetown in Toronto, September 28, 2022. Han Lay, a beauty queen from Myanmar who sought refuge in Thailand after criticising the military junta in her homeland has been granted asylum in Canada.

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Outspoken Myanmar beauty queen lands in Canada, granted asylum

A Myanmar beauty queen who spoke out against the military coup in her homeland landed Wednesday in Canada, where she has been granted asylum after being stranded at an airport in Thailand for nearly a week.

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