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Palestinians in Gaza grieve, assess damage following ceasefire

According to Israeli officials, around 20% of the rockets fired from Gaza misfired, causing extensive damage and casualties in the strip. ...

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Online hell: Cyberbullying in Indonesia remains vicious and rampant

Shocking details aside, the death of a bullied student in Tasikmalaya last July goes to show how widespread cyberbullying remains here. ...

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Iraqi Kurdish farmer Azad Muhamad, known as the Halabja model farmer, displays organic fresh produce at his farm near the Kurdish Iraqi town of Halabja, 300Km (190 miles) northeast of Iraq's capital, on July 6, 2022.

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Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice, green awareness

Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Muhamad has become a social media star by sharing tips on growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the sun-parched country that is highly vulnerable to climate change.

3 years ago

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson gives a press conference in Dubai in which he announced the opening of an academy named after him in the UAE, on May 4, 2017.

Mike Tyson slams 'slave master' Hulu series for 'stealing' life story

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has accused an unauthorized television drama of stealing his life story.

3 years ago

This file photo taken on March 15, 2016 shows Japanese designer Issey Miyake attending a press conference for the Miyake Issey Exhibition at the National Art Center in Tokyo.

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Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, whose global career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 84.

3 years ago

Kerishma Rasheedi, 16, reads during a class at a private school class in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 3, 2022.

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A year after Taliban's return, some women fight for lost freedoms

Before the hardline Islamist Taliban movement swept back to power a year ago, the 31-year-old served as a director of policy monitoring at the finance ministry.

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His legacy goes on: Visitors look at posters of kung-fu action-hero Bruce Lee's films at a museum in Hong Kong on Nov. 3, 2018.

Seattle exhibit focuses on the philosophy of Bruce Lee

After a pandemic-induced delay, a permanent exhibition focused on Bruce Lee's philosophy is opening at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in Seattle, the United States, with support of the Bruce Lee Foundation.

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‘In good spirits’: Danish director Lars Von Trier poses as he arrives for the screening of the film The House that Jack Built at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2018.

Director Lars von Trier diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

Danish director Lars von Trier, 66, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will do limited promotion for his upcoming supernatural-TV-series Kingdom Exodus, his production company said on Monday.

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Devoted: Dewi 'DY' Suharya (left) is pictured with her arm around her mother, Tien. DY's hand is holding that of her father’s, Yaya Suharya. (Courtesy of Dewi 'DY' Suharya)

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Everyone’s sorrow: Families of dementia patients share their highs and lows

Families of dementia patients open up about the never-ending challenges of caregiving.

3 years ago

British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John performs at the 58th Vina del Mar International Song Festival on February 23, 2017 in Vina del Mar, Chile.

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'Grease' star Olivia Newton-John dies aged 73

Newton-John "passed away peacefully at her ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends," said a statement from her husband John Easterling posted on her official social media accounts.

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Sleeper hit: Computer and mobile phone displays show scenes from the video game Stray, a third-person cat adventure game, in Arlington, Virginia.

Purrfection: How video game ‘Stray’ transfixed cats

Featuring the adventure of a cat, video game Stray has sparked fasination among cat carers and their feline companions.

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Fading hope: A beluga whale is seen swimming on Friday in the Seine River, near a lock in Courcelles-sur-Seine, western France. Rescuers have been trying to find a way to help the malnourished marine mammal.

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‘Little hope’ of saving stranded beluga whale in Seine

Hopes of saving a malnourished beluga whale that had swum up the Seine River were fading on Sunday as rescuers said they were in a race against the clock to find a solution.

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Wider rainbow: Festivalgoers attend the Pride canal parade on Saturday on a boat sailing the Amstel river in Amsterdam, two years after the event was canceled owing to pandemic restrictions.

Amsterdam's Pride canal parade draws huge crowds on two-year return

Hundreds of thousands of partygoers flocked to Amsterdam on Saturday for the return of the city's Pride canal parade after two years of cancellations due to pandemic-related restrictions.

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Long journey home: A sculpture, part of a collection known as the Benin Bronzes, is displayed at the signing ceremony for an agreement to return them to Nigeria, held on July 1 at the German foreign ministry in Berlin.

Art & Culture

London museum to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

London's Horniman Museum on Sunday said that it would return dozens of artifacts looted by British soldiers in Nigeria, including 12 of the famed Benin Bronzes.

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Good-bye, ‘Georgy Girl’: Australian pop-folk singer Judith Durham, known internationally as the face and voice of The Seekers, passed away at the age of 79, the country’s arts minister said on Saturday.

Aussie pop pioneer and ‘Georgy Girl’ singer Durham dies, aged 79

Ethereal-voiced Australian pop-folk singer Judith Durham, who fronted hit 1960s group The Seekers, has died aged 79, the country's arts minister said on Saturday.

3 years ago

In this file photo taken on August 01, 2022, (left-right) Puerto Rican rapper-actor Bad Bunny, US actor Brad Pitt, US actress Joey King and English actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson attend the Los Angeles premiere of

'Bullet Train' speeds to top of North America box office

It was a "solid opening for an action thriller," said analyst David A. Gross, adding that the presence of lead star Brad Pitt "is going to ensure international success."

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Signage: Road signs in Lampung, especially Bandar Lampung area, usually feature the native Lampung letters. (Wikimedia Commons/Adiyuza)

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‘If not now, when?’: The survival and revival of the elusive Lampung language

As many people from other regions in Indonesia migrate to Lampung, the local language strives to survive in its homeland.

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British artist Daniel Lismore's monumental pieces of

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'Living Sculpture' Daniel Lismore brings wearable art to London

British artist Daniel Lismore's monumental pieces of "wearable art" featuring everything from rubbish to elaborate headgear studded with jewels took center stage at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday.

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Angelo Casciano, 79, stands at his house as he receives a package of items from volunteers providing food and drink for the elderly, as part of the Heat Plan during a heatwave in Milan, Italy, August 5, 2022.

Care for elderly stepped up as Italy swelters in driest year ever

Volunteers delivered food and medicines to elderly people living alone in Milan on Friday, as another heatwave swept through northern Italy in what is the country's driest year since records began.

3 years ago

Professional sign language interpreter and Productions Lead at Signs TV Uganda Susan Mujaawa, speaks during an interview with Reuters outside their studios in Kabalagala suburb of Kampala, Uganda July 18, 2022.

Ugandan online TV bridges information gap for the deaf

The new station, which made its first broadcast in April and employs eight staff including four deaf anchors, operates from a studio in a Kampala suburb.

3 years ago

Local creations: An image of Nurman "Agus" Santosa's Selfnock Ottoman arrows with argus pheasant feather fletchings. (Courtesy of Nurman Santosa)

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Straight shooters: Making traditional arrows with Indonesia's fletchers

Studies have confirmed the earliest evidence of archery dates back 64,000 years ago with the finding of quartz arrowheads in Sidubu Cave, present-day South Africa. Since then, bows and arrows have continued to develop throughout the world.

3 years ago

Prada navigates tricky COVID-19 curbs to hold Beijing show

Prada on Friday became the first major luxury house to host a show in China this year, navigating strict COVID-19 curbs to send models down a catwalk in a historic Beijing mansion hotel, a move aimed at underscoring its commitment to the market.

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Leaving on a private jet plane: People gather next to private business jets parked on the tarmac of an airstrip during the Aerospace exhibition in Hong Kong on March 8, 2011.

‘Climate criminal’: Celebrities rapped over jet use

From a 14-minute flight by Drake's private plane to Taylor Swift's carbon footprint, celebrities are struggling to shake off a firestorm over their jet emissions amid the climate crisis.

3 years ago

Social visit: Belinda Tanoto visits Rumah Anak Sigap, a parenting and early-learning center for children, from infants to age 3, in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. (Courtesy of Tanoto Foundation)

Philanthropic Tanoto family fights to tackle stunting and education problems

Providing scholarships, enhancing school facilities and partnering with international organizations -- the Tanoto Foundation aims to overcome the country’s social issues.

3 years ago

The Harper’s Bazaar Fashion Festival is back for first time in two years with the opening show from BIN House. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

Harper’s Bazaar Fashion Festival spotlights top Indonesian designers

The festival is back for the first time in two years at the Senayan City shopping mall in Jakarta.

3 years ago

A Peruvian archaeologist works at a 1,000-year-old pre-Hispanic sanctuary located inside the capital's main zoo, where three colonial-era burials were found, in Lima, on August 4, 2022.

Art & Culture

Three colonial-era burials found in pre-Hispanic Peru sanctuary

A team of Peruvian archaeologists uncovered three burials from the Spanish colonial period on top of a pre-Hispanic temple, which may be up to 500 years old.

3 years ago

A user displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a smartphone against a photo of Musk in the background on April 14 in Washington, DC.

Science & Tech

Twitter says Musk making up excuses to breach deal

Twitter said the notion Elon Musk was "hoodwinked" into inking a $44 billion buyout deal defies reason and the facts.

3 years ago

In this file photo taken on March 27, 2019, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan looks on during the launch of a book about weight loss in Mumbai.

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Hindu nationalists push boycott of Bollywood 'Forrest Gump' remake

The call for boycott is the latest example of how Bollywood actors, particularly minority Muslims like Khan, are feeling increased pressure under Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Modi.

3 years ago

Modern icon: Demitria Dana Paramita, 28, is regarded as one of the most sought-after bartending and mixology prodigies in the industry today. (Courtesy of Demitria Dana Paramita)