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Rihanna performs hits at Super Bowl - with a very special guest

The megastar appeared in the stadium midair on a floating stage, donning a clingy, all-red ensemble featuring a molded bustier -- and a belt below what many viewers deduced was another mini RiRi in the making. ...

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Sky high: SKYE Bar & Restaurant offers a cityscape panorama, cocktails and Western-inspired cuisine. (Courtesy of SKYE bar)

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Four dining spots in Jakarta for your Valentine's date

Looking for an evening sanctuary with delicious meals and a charming atmosphere for you and your special someone? The Jakarta Post recommends the following spots.

3 years ago

This picture taken on July 16, 2021 shows Melissa showing her virtual boyfriend - a chatbot created by XiaoIce, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence system designed to create emotional bonds its user - on her mobile phone in Beijing.

Sexting chatbot ban points to looming battle over AI rules

The General Data Protection Regulation is the bane of big tech firms, whose repeated rule breaches have landed them with billions of dollars in fines, and the Italian decision suggests it could still be a potent foe for the latest generation of chatbots.

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This NASA photo obtained May 12, 2021 shows NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using its dual-camera Mastcam-Z imager to capture this image of

Mars rover finds rippled rocks caused by waves: NASA

"This is the best evidence of water and waves that we've seen in the entire mission," said Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity's project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

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Historical Museum of Northern Jutland curator Bodil Frandsen walks down the concrete walkway at the entrance of the 'Reagan West' Cold War nuclear bunker in Skorping, Denmark, on February 6, 2023.

Art & Culture

Cold War fears revisited in Danish nuclear bunker

Hidden deep in northern Denmark's Rold Forest, a sprawling top secret nuclear bunker is opening to the public for the first time.

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Rihanna speaks during the Super Bowl LVII Pregame & Apple Music Halftime Show press conference at Phoenix Convention Center on February 09, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Boycotting no more, Rihanna ready for Super Bowl stage

After four years of boycotting the Super Bowl halftime show in protest over race issues, Rihanna says she will use her performance on Sunday to represent immigrants and black women.

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Culture

Adidas 2022 income drops, more pain ahead after end of Kanye tie-up

Adidas's net income fell heavily in 2022, with the German sportswear giant predicting major operating losses this year after ending a tie-up with Kanye West.

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In this file photo taken on April 4, 2017 Actor Alec Baldwin arrives at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York, to sign his new book 'Nevertheless: A Memoir.'

Victim's family sues Alec Baldwin over 'Rust' shooting

The parents and sister of the cinematographer who was shot dead on the set of a low-budget western are suing star Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers.

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This photo taken on January 16, 2023 shows a girl sitting on a bed as she waits for a military truck to pick up her belonging at the Angkor Wat temple area in Siem Reap province.

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Cambodian villagers' lives upended by Angkor Wat protection plan

Houses will be flattened as the Cambodian government clears 10,000 families living within the Angkor Wat temple complex.

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In this file photo taken on February 8, 2006, US composer Burt Bacharach poses with his award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in the press room at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Legendary pop composer Bacharach, who produced a string of hit songs over decades, has died in Los Angeles at age 94, US media said on February 9, 2023. His publicist said Bacharach, who worked with stars such as Dionne Warwick and wrote hits including “Walk on By“ and “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,“ died of natural causes.

Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach dead at 94

Bacharach worked with stars such as Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones and also wrote hits such as "Walk On By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose."

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A Siekopai indigenous woman with a traditional paint design on her face holds a child during the second binational meeting of the Siekopai Nation community in the Amazon region in Lagartococha, Peru, on January 10, 2023. They call themselves “the multicolored people“ or Siekopai after the eye-catching traditional body paint and adornments they used to wear in their ancestral home in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Now, the Amazonian Siekopai people, displaced by decades of war and commercial and cultural intrusions, live scattered between villages straddling the Ecuador-Peru border. Teetering on the brink of cultural extinction, Siekopai leaders say it is a matter of survival to reclaim their ancestral land -- still largely untouched in the remote heart of the Amazon.

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Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land

Displaced by decades of war as well as commercial and cultural intrusions, the Siekopai eke out a living doing odd jobs in rural towns bordered by oil fields, palm plantations and a network of busy roads.

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This picture taken on January 26, 2023 shows office worker Lee Ju-eun holding an iced Americano during an interview with AFP on a street in Seoul. K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming it year-round they've coined a new South Korean proverb: “even if I freeze to death, iced Americano!“

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Coffee so cold it's hot: South Korea's love of iced Americano

The humble coffee -- shots of espresso served over ice, topped up with water -- has become South Korea's unofficial national drink, outselling its hot counterpart even during the depths of winter, Starbucks data shows.

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A scene from horror movie Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey.

Oh bother! Viral 'Winnie-the-Pooh' horror film triggers fans

Pooh's shocking reinvention -- which hits US theaters next Wednesday and has already provoked death threats from enraged fans -- could break box office records and test the limits of intellectual property law.

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Ubiquitous: A row of 'lato-lato' at a roadside stall in Pangkalan Jati, South Jakarta (JP/Tunggul Wirajuda)

Culture

'Lato-lato' hype continues to grip Indonesia

The clattering of lato-lato (clackers) has become unstoppable with the toy now a hit with millions of Indonesians, from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to schoolchildren nationwide, as it makes a comeback after nearly three decades

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Stage crisis: The 2022 FLAVS was one of the very few music festivals that specifically celebrated local R&B talents last year. (Courtesy of Felix Martua)

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Is Indonesian R&B music dead? Industry experts weigh in

Homegrown R&B artists, once the leading class in the late 2000s and early 2010s, seem to be losing their place in the popular landscape. Experts in the game give their two cents on what went wrong and how to revive the scene.

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Residents and visitors arrive to Machu Picchu, Peru on the first train after the service from Ollantaytambo was renewed on February 8, 2023.

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Peru reopens train service to Machu Picchu

Train services to Peru's historic Machu Picchu partially resumed on Wednesday following nearly three weeks of suspension caused by anti-government protests.

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Indonesian identity: A Songket dress designed by Lenny Hartono is worn by a model for New York Fashion Week.(JP/Sylviana Hamdani)

Culture

Indonesian modest wear: From New York Fashion Week to the world

The Trade Ministry brings seven Indonesian modest-wear brands to New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2023.

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures after receiving the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Foundation in Yamoussoukro on February 8, 2023.

Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize for welcoming refugees

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office.

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Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room

Thousands of Twitter users on Wednesday reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters.

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Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Wish You Were (not) Here: Pink Floyd's Waters slammed for UN speech on Ukraine

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters was denounced by Ukraine after he told the United Nations Security Council that Russia's invasion of its neighbor was "not unprovoked."

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Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline

Disney said it was laying off 7,000 employees, as CEO Bob Iger announced a reorganization of the company he returned to lead last year.

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(from left to right) Leonardo DiCaprio (Jack Dawson) and Danny Nucci (Fabrizio) in 'Titanic' (1997).

Jack could have survived, says Cameron as 'Titanic' re-released 25 years on

Fans insist Jack could have survived the icy Atlantic waters after the ocean liner sank, if only he had shared an improvised raft with Kate Winslet's Rose.

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Inferno: The 'Ten courts of hell' diorama depicts the detail of the punishments in the afterlife awaiting the souls of evildoers. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

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Asia's 'Alice in Wonderland' villa teaches children about karma

Aw Boon Haw, one of the original 'crazy rich Asians', created Haw Par Villa to teach people the value of good karma.

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This picture taken on January 18, 2023 shows service robots developed by Tokyo-based robotics firm ZMP (L to R); a pair of single-seat mobility robots RakuRo, security robot PATORO, and delivery robot DeliRo at the company's service station in Tokyo.
“Excuse me, coming through,“ a four-wheeled robot chirps as it dodges pedestrians on a street outside Tokyo, part of an experiment businesses hope will tackle labour shortages and rural isolation.

Japan rolls out 'humble and lovable' delivery robots

Proponents hope the machines could eventually help elderly people in depopulated rural areas get access to goods, while also addressing a shortage of delivery workers in a country with chronic labour shortages.

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A visitor looks at a screen showing an excerpt of a film during the opening of the European exhibition of Harry Potter in Vienna, Austria on December 16, 2022.

Harry Potter video game gets bumper sales despite LGBTQ backlash

Many accused her of transphobia for putting the emphasis on biological sex over notions of gender. She denies the charge.

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This handout picture released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) on May 8, 2018 shows an artist's impression of the exiled asteroid 2004 EW95, the first carbon-rich asteroid confirmed to exist in the Kuiper Belt and a relic of the primordial Solar System. This curious object likely formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and must have been transported billions of kilometres from its origin to its current home in the Kuiper Belt, according to the European Southern Observatory.

Small asteroid 'serendipitously' detected using James Webb telescope

The asteroid measuring between 300 and 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length is the smallest object observed to date using the telescope, the US space agency NASA said Monday.

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Tips from abroad: International students share their mantra in dealing with the rising costs of living abroad in an era of widespread inflation. (Pexels/Karolina Grabowska)

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Extra work, less fun: Indonesian students talk surviving inflation abroad

Indonesian students abroad share how to manage their finances while readying for inflation.

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Leader: Belinda Tanoto spearheaded the Tanoto Foundation's approach to stunting. (Courtesy of Belinda Tanoto)