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Tracing Indonesian-Australian ties through historical objects

A joint Indonesian-Australian exhibition uses historical objects to rethink the ties and connections between the two countries, as well as their colonial histories. ...

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Screen time: According to a recent study by The Trade Desk, Indonesians spend 3.5 billion hours on over-the-top (OTT) content per month. (Unsplash/Tech Daily)

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Short and dramatic: Indonesians pick web series over TV

The emergence of streaming services shifted the trends in global-entertainment-consumption habits. The days of scheduled TV shows are long gone. People can now consume entertainment-on-demand via Netflix, YouTube and many other platforms.

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About face: Baim Wong has apologized for his attempt to trademark the phrase “Citayam Fashion Week”. (Kompas)

YouTuber Baim Wong apologizes for effort to trademark ‘Citayam Fashion Week’

After a barrage of backlash, YouTuber Baim Wong has withdrawn his application to trademark the name of the Jakarta fashion event.

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The venue: Teater Jakarta will host Festival Musikal Indonesia (FMI) 2022 on Aug. 20 to 21. (JP/Sylviana Hamdani)

Festival Musikal Indonesia aims to be the country's center of world-class musicals

The first festival dedicated to Indonesian musicals aims to grow the country’s local musical industry scene.

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Surprise performance: Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell attends the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year gala in her honor at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States. Mitchell delivered her first full set in more than 20 years this weekend, surprising attendees at the Newport Folk Festival alongside country-star Brandi Carlile in Rhode Island, the US.

Joni Mitchell wows with surprise set at Newport Folk Set

Joni Mitchell delivered her first full set in more than 20 years this weekend, surprising attendees at the Newport Folk Festival alongside country-star Brandi Carlile.

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So long, Sorvino!: Actor Paul Sorvino attends an after party following the premiere of Mary Queen Of Scots at Paris Theater on December 4, 2018 in New York City, the United States.

Paul Sorvino, ‘Goodfellas’ actor and father of Mira Sorvino, dies

United States actor Paul Sorvino, famous for his role in the gangster-classic Goodfellas and the father of actress Mira Sorvino, has died at the age of 83, his family said on Monday.

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Upcoming: Pictured is the Eutelsat's KONNECT Satellite made by Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, southern France, on Nov. 19, 2019. French-satellite-operator Eutelsat said on Monday it was in talks with British-counterpart OneWeb for a tie-up to create a

European satellite firms eye tie-up to create ‘global champion’

French satellite-operator Eutelsat said on Monday it was in talks with British counterpart OneWeb for a tie-up to create a "global champion" in broadband internet, rivaling United States services like Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Searching: Algorithms used for job recruitment are choosing men over more qualified women, especially if they have taken maternity leave, according to a University of Melbourne study. (Pexel/Pixabay)

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Will AI-based recruitment process lead to gender discrimination?

Do artificial intelligence-assisted recruitments lead to gender-based bias?

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Smoke ascends over the village of Vrisa, in the southern part of the Greek island of Lesbos, as the wildfire burn near tourist resorts for the second day, forcing vunerable residents to flee on July 24, 2022. Greece on July24, 2022, battled three wildfires across the country which forced hundreds to evacuate, as soaring temperatures raised fears of more blazes.

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Greek firefighters battle inferno 'disaster' at natural park

Greek firefighters battled wildfires on three fronts Monday as flames destroyed around 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of woodland in one of the country's most important protected habitats.

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This photo taken on July 8, 2022 shows workers cutting apart a rubber truck tyre outside a workshop in Hanoi.

From war to peace: Vietnam's rubber sandals march on

Made from recycled military truck or aircraft tyres, Vietnam's hand-made rubber sandals have travelled vast distances over the decades.

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Rain prayers: Priests attend a religious service performed for rain to end the drought near Draganesti-Vlasca, Teleorman county, Romania, on July 4.

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'God, give us rain' – Romanian monastery prays for end to drought

Iulia Coleasa, an 81-year-old who relies on her small plot for food, traveled 15 kilometers in searing heat to a monastery in southern Romania on Sunday to join a service praying for rain.

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So close yet so far: The nation's top court rejects the mothers' petition to legalize medical marijuana, according to Constitutional Court chief justice Anwar Usman on July 20. (Pexel/Aphiwat Chuangchoem)

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Mothers of cerebral palsy children fight for medical marijuana

The legality of medical marijuana remains in limbo but proponents continue to wage their campaign.

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Pre-pandemic: Batavia Collective performs at The Other Festival, Hotel Monopoli, Jakarta, on Dec. 28, 2019, which was their last show before the COVID-19 pandemic. (Courtesy of Rakha Syahreza)

Jazz band Batavia Collective talk going global with UK release

Jakarta-based jazz group Batavia Collective talks about working with a UK-based label, facing rejections and their outlandish, impromptu approach in songwriting.

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Japan firm seeks halal approval for non-alcohol udon soup stock

But that alcoholic component excludes many beyond Japan's shores from trying its cuisine, not least the world's estimated nearly 2 billion Muslims. Now, in a bid to make local specialty Sanuki udon available to more people, Kamada Soy Sauce Inc. in the country's western prefecture of Kagawa is preparing to apply for halal approval for a non-alcohol version of the noodle dish's stock.

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Gray reef sharks, the subject of a study on social behavior among sharks, are seen in the Pacific Ocean around the Palmyra Atoll, about 1,600 km southwest of Hawaii in this undated photo released on August 12, 2020.

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Why shark encounters are increasing along the US East Coast

Sun lotion, insect repellant, and the Sharktivity app are this summer's must-have beach accessories along the US East Coast as human-shark encounters increase.

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Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa in 'Black Panther'.

'Black Panther' cast remember Boseman ahead of 'Wakanda Forever'

Lupita Nyong'o, Letitia Wright and other stars appeared at the Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego to preview "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," which is slated to hit theaters in November.

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‘Influential gamer’: Sylvia Gathoni or "QueenArrow", Kenya's first female professional gamer is seen at the Tric gaming cafe in downtown Nairobi on July 17.

Kenya's first female professional-gamer fights to define herself on her terms

As the first Kenyan to be signed by top e-sports companies XiT Woundz and UYU, Sylvia Gathoni is used to vanquishing opponents with a combination of frenzied kicks and punches in the male-dominated video-game-tournament circuit.

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The dragons are back: English actor Paddy Considine (second left), with the cast at the HBO House of the Dragon speaks at the panel during Comic-Con International on July 23 in San Diego, California, the United States.

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‘Thrones’ creator brings Westeros back to Comic-Con

Three years on from Game of Thrones, author George RR Martin and the cast of new prequel House of the Dragon discussed the daunting challenge of following up HBO's wildly popular series at Comic-Con on Saturday.

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E-cig’s popularity has risen in recent years, but it has been continuously dogged by concerns over its probability to introduce non-smokers to tobacco.

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Smoke without fire? Researchers question heated tobacco products

Heated tobacco products, or HTPs, are often confused with e-cigarettes, which heat liquid that can contain nicotine but do not involve tobacco leaf.

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Like Lego: Pictured is a house made of bio-based materials created by Indonesian designers. (JP/Sylviana Hamdani)

Building With Nature exhibition highlights sustainable houses for a greener planet

Erasmus Huis Jakarta presents an expo on sustainable buildings for a better world.

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This image obtained from NASA and taken by the Mars Perseverance rover on July 12, 2022, show what appear to be string on the red planet. Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti? A tangled object discovered by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover has intrigued space watchers, leaving some wondering about the quality of Italian dining on the Red Planet.

String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object

But the most plausible explanation is more prosaic: it's likely remnants of a component used to lower the robotic explorer to the Martian surface in February 2021.

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Cuteness overload: Brenda Marcel chooses colorful and cute designs instead of a minimalistic style. (Courtesy of Brenda Marcel)

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Indonesia’s pottery industry finally gets its moment

After being mostly thought of as a hobby, pottery is starting to become a real commercial force in Indonesia.

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Gone too soon: Singer-actress Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found dead by her children in their apartment, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department in the United States. Dukureh made her movie debut as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in Elvis.

'Elvis' actress Shonka Dukureh found dead in Nashville home

A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film Elvis was found dead in her Nashville apartment, the United States, on Thursday, police said.

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Meet Luffy: A statue of the character Monkey D. Luffy, also known as Straw Hat, is displayed at the One Piece anime souvenir shop in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2021.

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‘Luffy himself’: ‘One Piece’ author remains child at heart

He is the creator of one of the world's best-known manga, but One Piece author Eiichiro Oda shuns stardom with a carefree attitude that evokes the beloved hero of his work.

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Elements: The colorful Ulos is sometimes decorated with beads or sequins in its modern versions. (Wikimedia Commons/Maula039)

Twenties: 20 exquisite traditional fabrics of Indonesia

'Twenties' is a column in which we give our top 20 list of anything and everything of interest, from food and history to pop culture, lifestyle and more.

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Signage at a two-day pop-up event hosted by Instagram highlighting small businesses at Chelsea Triangle on May 20, 2022 in New York City. Instagram @shop features over 1,000 small business brands from around the world and has crossed the 1 million threshold just before its 3rd anniversary.

Instagram top news source among UK teens: study

Nearly three in 10 teenagers used Instagram as their news source in 2022, with TikTok and YouTube both on 28 percent.

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