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'Squid Game' grabs early Emmy awards, setting up drama battle

Lee You-mi won the accolade for guest drama actress at the Creative Arts Emmys for playing Ji Young, a young woman forced to compete in a risky quest for riches after she is freed from prison in the dystopian Netflix Inc series.

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Webb telescope captures its first image of exoplanet

Images from the most powerful space telescope ever built have thrilled observers in recent months as it orbits the Sun a million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth. ...

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How GHOSTY'S COMIC went from adolescent doodles to viral satire phenomenon

With more than 88 million online views and 316,000 followers across social media platforms, GHOSTY'S COMIC is the little satirical engine that could. ...

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Back in time: Princess Diana (right) and her son Harry (left) watch the march past on a dais on the mall as part of the commemorations of VJ Day in 1995.

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BBC pays £1.4 million to charity over controversial Diana interview

The BBC said Friday it had donated sales proceeds derived from a 1995 interview with Princess Diana to charity after it was found she was tricked into the bombshell expose.

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Couture comeback: A model presents an outfit featuring broad sleeves paired with matching culottes from the Sebastian Gunawan Signature 2022/2023 collection, themed Golden Muse, on July 19 at Hotel Mulia Senayan in Central Jakarta. (Courtesy of ASA Medier)

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Indonesia’s top designers talk post-COVID couture trends

Top designers weigh in on where the country’s haute couture trend is headed, now that the industry is reawakening.

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The next art hub: A woman uses a phone next to Pablo Picasso's Femme au beret rouge a pompon, 1937 during the Frieze Seoul 2022 art fair in Seoul on Friday.

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K-pop, K-drama… K-art. Frieze fair lands in Seoul

The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub.

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Her fighting spirit: US actress Jane Fonda attends the 2021 Women in Film (WIF) Honors celebrating Trailblazers of the New Normal at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 6, 2021. Fonda announced on Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy. The 84-year-old vowed to fight the

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Actress Jane Fonda says she has cancer

United States actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease.

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In this file photo taken on August 30, 2022, Amazon Founder and Executive Chair Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez pose on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the Global Premiere of

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'Lord of the Rings' prequel is Amazon Prime Video's biggest premiere

With this flagship production that started streaming Friday, Prime Video aims to counter the lure of HBO and its prequel to the hit series "Game of Thrones", "House of the Dragon", which began airing on August 21.

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Taking the scenic route: Senyawa traveled to almost all of the cities on the group’s European tour by land, renting a Mercedes Benz Sprinter van and going through four drivers. (Courtesy Jo Bernie)

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Conquering the world: Experimental duo Senyawa talks braving a 45-date international tour

Yogyakarta experimental duo Senyawa had 45 tightly-scheduled performances across 20 countries in Europe within the span of two months.

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Spencer Elden on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 magnum opus Nevermind.

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Nirvana wins dismissal of 'Nevermind' naked baby's lawsuit

Nirvana has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on the cover of the band's seminal 1991 album "Nevermind" was child pornography.

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In this file photo taken on November 2, 2018 former US President Barack Obama speaks at an election rally as he stumps for votes for Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum and Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) in Miami, Florida. Former US President Barack

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Barack Obama: president, Nobel laureate, and now an Emmy winner

The former two-term US president had already won a pair of Grammy Awards -- for audio versions of his memoirs "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father" -- so he now only needs an Oscar and a Tony to complete the estimable EGOT.

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A giant limestone boulder is prepared before being dropped into the sea from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise in an area of the South West Deeps (East) Conservation Zone, which lies some 190 kilometres (120 miles) off Land's End, the most westerly point of mainland England on September 1, 2022.

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Greenpeace drops boulders on UK seabed to curb bottom-trawling fishing

Greenpeace UK said it had dropped 18 large boulders on the seabed in a marine conservation zone off the coast of southwest England to prevent "destructive" industrial fishing.

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Members of a non-governmental organisation pack sanitary pads for women displaced by massive flooding, in Lahore on August 31, 2022.

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Women's group tackles taboo subject to aid Pakistan flood victims

As aid organisations provide relief for victims of Pakistan's floods, one group of women is focused on a necessity that is frequently taboo in the conservative Islamic nation -- menstrual hygiene products.

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A man wearing a face mask drives his scooter along a street in Hefei, in China’s eastern Anhui province on March 25, 2020.

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China heat wave pushes up prices as hens lay fewer eggs

Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer.

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The Artemis I unmanned lunar rocket sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on September 2, 2022.

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NASA Moon launch to attract up to 400,000 visitors

Up to 400,000 visitors are expected to flock to the Florida coast on Saturday, hoping to catch a glimpse -- and hear the roar -- of NASA's rocket launch to the Moon.

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French US actor, Timothee Chalamet arrives on September 2, 2022 for the screening of the film 'Bones And All' presented in the Venezia 79 competition as part of the 79th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

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Timothee Chalamet hungry for blood in Venice

Fast becoming the defining Gen Z film star, Timothee Chalamet is testing the stomachs of his fans with a bone-crunching "cannibal romance" that premiered in Venice on Friday.

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In this file photo taken on October 6, 2021 US actress Jane Fonda attends the 2021 Women in Film (WIF) Honors celebrating 'Trailblazers of the New Normal' at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on October 6, 2021.

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Actress Jane Fonda says she has cancer

US actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease.

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Accused: 'Love for Sale' director Andibachtiar Yusuf has been dropped from Paragon Pictures production house following a recent allegation of violence on set. (Instagram/Andibachtiar Yusuf)

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Director Andibachtiar Yusuf dropped from Paragon Pictures following violence allegation

Director Andibachtiar Yusuf has been dropped from Paragon Pictures and the Indonesian directors association after an alleged victim of his violent behavior spoke up online.

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Full course: The Ume Set, the signature dish of Kikugawa Japanese Restaurant in Menteng, Central Jakarta, presents a full-course meal of (from top left) sukiyaki, tempura, yakitori, salmon sashimi, salmon sushi and miso soup, with condiments. (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

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Kikugawa: Jakarta’s oldest Japanese restaurant flows with change

Offering an oasis of calm at the heart of frenetic Jakarta, Kikugawa has surpassed and continues to ride out a variety of challenges as it sustains its memorable renown as the first Japanese restaurant in the capital.

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In the Cosmoss: Model Kate Moss arrives for the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, in New York, the United States. Moss on Thursday launched a website selling vegan-friendly beauty and lifestyle products called Cosmoss.

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‘Cosmoss’: Supermodel Kate Moss launches wellness brand

British supermodel Kate Moss on Thursday launched a website selling her own beauty and lifestyle products called Cosmoss, becoming the latest star to venture into branded e-commerce.

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Front and center: Mariam Kansan, 27, a Palestinian with special needs, works at a boutique hotel ran by the Maan Lil-Hayaat, an organization which supports Palestinians with intellectual disabilities, in the biblical city of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, on Aug. 26.

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Welcome: Palestinians with disabilities out front at Bethlehem hotel

In the heart of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians with learning disabilities are front and center at a new boutique hotel welcoming guests from across the globe.

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Royal fan John Loughrey, shows off a cake with a picture of Princess Diana covering it, as he pays tribute to her, on the 25th anniversary of her death, outside Kensington Palace, in London, Britain, August 31, 2022.

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Princess Diana exhibit in Vegas invites guests to have their own royal wedding

A new exhibition that celebrates the life of the late Princess Diana opens in Las Vegas on Friday, days after the 25th anniversary of her death in a car crash in Paris.

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In pursuit of a settled life: A woman sells fruit at a stall in Gandok. After moving to Bandung in 2018, she has been living with her son and husband in a boarding house behind Pasar Gandok (Gandok traditional market). The seller explained she had managed to gather enough money to build a house in Garut, her hometown, this year. (JP/Anindito Ariwandono)

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Life at Bandung’s iconic Gandok intersection

A peek into the world of the locals who’ve spent their lives on one of Bandung’s major streets, Pertigaan Gandok.

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Breached: Personal data of millions of users are sold on forums dedicated to selling the results from hacking (Unsplash/Towfiqu Barbhuiya)

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‘I think Indonesia’s cybersecurity is run by 14-year olds’: hackers

Hackers behind recent data breaches disclose their modus operandi and goals

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Introspection trigger: South Korean actress Park Eun-bin plays the role of a high-functioning autistic lawyer, Woo Young-woo, in Extraordinary Attorney Woo, as seen in this handout image obtained on Tuesday from Netflix in Seoul.

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Korea’s Netflix hit ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ sparks autism debate

Netflix’s hit K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.

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Tencent buys stake in Japanese gaming firm behind ‘Elden Ring’

Chinese gaming giant Tencent had bought a minority stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware, the Tokyo-based developer of the smash-hit fantasy title Elden Ring said on Wednesday.

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Iconic or inhumane?: Horse-drawn carriages wait in line for customers on Aug. 3 in Central Park, New York City.

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End of the road for New York’s horse-drawn carriages?

A charming, must-do tourist attraction, or a cruel, outdated commercial activity? New York's horse-drawn carriages have been operating since the 1800s, but lawmakers now want to replace them with electric vehicles.

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In this file photo taken on July 22, 2022 Fans attend 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' panel in Hall H of the Convention Center during Comic-Con International on July 22, 2022 in San Diego, California.

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Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, out Friday globally on Prime Video, aims to tap into the huge and enduring appeal of works still regularly voted the world's best-loved novels of all time.

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This photo illustration shows an image of former President Donald Trump reflected in a phone screen that is displaying the Truth Social app, in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2022.

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Trump social network unwelcome in Google store over moderation issues

Former US president Donald Trump's Truth Social app is unwelcome in Google's app store until it abides by rules regarding content moderation including violent threats.

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This undated handout image obtained on September 1, 2022 from Netflix in Seoul shows South Korean actress Park Eun-bin playing a role of the high-functioning autistic lawyer Woo Young-woo in K-drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo'.

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South Korean Netflix hit 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' sparks autism debate

A hit Netflix K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.

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