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Part of the family: Popo (second left) and her family gathered on Jan. 5 at Pancaka Damai Lestari to cremate the family's beloved dog, Apple, who passed away on Jan. 4. (Courtesy of Popo)

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Animal heaven: Pet cemetery, cremation sites ease pain of grieving owners

When their pets die, many owners seek cemeteries or cremation sites to keep their loved ones in their memory, and by their side.

2 years ago

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South Korea hits record-low weddings as birth rate plunges

The number of South Koreans who tied the knot last year hit a record low, compounding looming demographic woes in a country with the world's lowest birth rate. ...

2 years ago

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Brazil's first lady turns heads, champions causes with fashion

Whether sporting a red Workers' Party star on her wedding dress or rocking eco-friendly clothing, Brazil's new first lady is turning heads and making statements with her fashion choices. ...

2 years ago

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Amazon makes new upscale move with 'Luxury Stores'

Amazon unveiled plans for a new online luxury "shopping experience" that will seek to connect well-heeled consumers and high-end brands.

5 years ago

Public transport bosses in northwest England clarified the rules on face coverings after a bus passenger was spotted with a snake around his neck and mouth.

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Constricting or constrictor? Man uses snake as face mask

Public transport bosses in northwest England clarified the rules on face coverings after a bus passenger was spotted with a snake around his neck and mouth.

5 years ago

Users of Muslim app umma can join e-learning platform uClass to learn about Islam, including the Quran.

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Umma app launches Muslim e-learning platform uClass

uClass aims to give an opportunity for umma users to study various topics on Islam and the daily lifestyle.

5 years ago

While eggs, sugar and nuts evoke homebaked goodies, they are also synonymous with natural cosmetic recipes.

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Eggs, cream and sugar: The ingredients of your new beauty routine

While eggs, sugar and nuts evoke homebaked goodies, they are also synonymous with natural cosmetic recipes.

5 years ago

Now another approach to the catwalk has opened up with video-sharing application TikTok, which is partnering with designers and labels to offer 100 percent fashion content to its 800 million monthly active users.

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Want to watch a runway show from the front row? Check out TikTok

Now another approach to the catwalk has opened up with video-sharing application TikTok, which is partnering with designers and labels to offer 100 percent fashion content to its 800 million monthly active users.

5 years ago

The entrance to Walt Disney studios is seen in Burbank, California, US, August 6, 2018.

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Disney, Google, Microsoft back trans rights amid fierce British debate

Dozens of organizations weighed into a fierce debate over transgender rights in Britain, writing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask him to support making it easier for people to legally change gender.

5 years ago

In this file photo taken on April 24, 2018 Martha Stewart attends the TIME 100 Gala celebrating its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People In The World at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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From Whoopi Goldberg to Martha Stewart, celebrities are developing new cannabis ventures

In the wake of a host of cosmetics ventures, a growing number of celebrities are endorsing products containing CBD and other forms of cannabis in the United States.

5 years ago

Some brushes are likely made of natural animal hair.

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Cotton wipes, brushes: What are the alternatives for a more eco-friendly beauty routine?

Are you tired of regularly seeing your cosmetics singled out as being harmful to health and the environment?

5 years ago

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Uniqlo’s AIRism masks to arrive in Indonesia on Sept. 21

Made of fabric used in its AIRism underwear line, Uniqlo's face masks will be available in Indonesia starting on Sept. 21.

5 years ago

Social media stars in Dubai are facing an online backlash after staging what they billed as the 'biggest baby gender reveal ever' on the world's tallest building in Dubai.

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Backlash after gender reveal on Dubai tower

Social media stars in Dubai are facing an online backlash after staging what they billed as the "biggest baby gender reveal ever" on the world's tallest building in Dubai.

5 years ago

Located in southern part of San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley has become a dream destination for tech-savvy travelers as it houses plenty of start-up and technology companies.

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San Francisco exodus as tech giants lean in to remote work in COVID-19 era

Tech workers who flocked to San Francisco to be near Google, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other internet firms are moving to parts of the US where life is slower and the cost of living cheaper.

5 years ago

Following the reveal, the tower also flashed a message of congratulations for the family.

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Burj Khalifa lights up for grand gender reveal party

A couple took their gender reveal party to new heights with a light show on no less than the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

5 years ago

In this file photo taken on November 15, 2011 British designer Terence Conran poses for photographers during the opening of his exhibition 'Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now' at the Design Museum in London.

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Visionary UK designer Terence Conran dies at 88

British designer Terence Conran, whose Habitat chain brought high-end furniture and homeware to the high street in the Swinging Sixties, died on Saturday at the age of 88.

5 years ago

People shop at IKEA in Mega Bangna in Bangkok on May 5, 2013.

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IKEA to open first second-hand store in Sweden

IKEA will open its first second-hand store selling refurbished furniture in Sweden later this year, the company said Friday, part of its effort to become a fully circular business by 2030.

5 years ago

Tokopedia has seen an increase in sports equipment sales during the pandemic.

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Tokopedia sees increase in sports equipment sales

Online marketplaces such as Tokopedia have seen an increase in sports equipment sales during the pandemic.

5 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II's private Sandringham House estate in the south east of the United Kingdom.

Culture

Fancy watching a movie at the queen’s place?

Queen Elizabeth II will open the gates of her royal estate in Norfolk to movie buffs with wheels.

5 years ago

A model walks the runway for Christian Siriano during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Gallery I at Spring Studios on February 6, 2020 in New York City.

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COVID-19 restrictions give New York Fashion Week new look

New York Fashion Week will look a little different this season, with the typical seven-day parade of events stripped down to five days because of COVID-19 restrictions, with online runway shows, and smaller, socially distanced audiences.

5 years ago

A person in the audience wears a mask as she attends the Dolce & Gabbana Autumn/Winter 2020 collection show during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, on February 23, 2020.

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Milan Fashion Week makes cautious live return but major brands stay virtual

Milan Fashion Week is preparing a mix of live and virtual shows for its first edition since the coronavirus lockdown as designers and fashion houses seek to balance the buzz of the catwalk with precautions imposed by the global pandemic.

5 years ago

A Sotheby's employee holds a 102.39-carat D Color Flawless Oval Diamond during a media preview at Sotheby's on September 9, 2020 in New York City.

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Rare white diamond up for auction in Hong Kong

A flawless 102-carat oval diamond will head to auction on Oct. 5 in Hong Kong at Sotheby's

5 years ago

Pharrell Williams chose to use polycarbonate from recycled CDs to design the case for this cutlery.

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Pharrell Williams wants to make your lunch break more eco-friendly

CDs are getting a new life after being recycled as reusable cutlery. That's Pharrell Williams' latest design project launched with German studio Pentatonic to reduce plastic waste.

5 years ago

British fashion designer Kim Jones (L), acknowledges the audience at the end of the Dior show during the Men's Spring/Summer 2019 fashion show on June 23, 2018 in Paris.

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Britain's Kim Jones named as designer by Fendi

British designer Kim Jones is to join Italian fashion house Fendi as its lead designer for womenswear while retaining his job as artistic director for Dior, Fendi announced on Wednesday.

5 years ago

The first Women's World Festival will include virtual bazaars, performances, workshops and webinars.

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Women’s World Festival aims for empowerment during ‘new normal’

The Women's World Festival will be livestreamed on YouTube and Instagram on Sept. 12 and 13.

5 years ago

In this file photo taken on February 6, 2017 a Tiffany & Co. flag hangs outside of a store in lower Manhattan in New York City.

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Tiffany sues LVMH for reneging on $16 billion deal as France steps in

Tiffany & Co sued LVMH after the French luxury goods giant told the US jeweler it could not complete a $16 billion deal to acquire it because of a French government request and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

5 years ago

Illustration of a private members' club.

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Here come the girls? UK club faces lawsuit over ban on women members

A businesswoman is set to launch legal action against one of the world's oldest private members' clubs as she argues its men-only membership rules breach British equality laws.

5 years ago

Tinder intended to launch “Swipe Night” worldwide last March, however, the event had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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'Swipe Night' goes international: Live interactive show to increase Tinder matches

Can a post-apocalyptic series help you start a conversation with potential lovers on Tinder?

5 years ago

Empowerment through education: The Dahuni Foundation enlists volunteers, like Hanna (in blue top), to tutor and mentor underprivileged children in Indonesia and other countries.

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Going beyond awareness: Dahuni takes on cyberbullying via interactive platform

A new initiative under development is creating a platform that will arm social media users with the tactics and tools necessary to respond to negative comments; and in doing so, combat the online scourge of cyberbullying, one response at a time.

5 years ago

A mother runs her business from home while caring for her toddler.

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Women-run businesses deserve morale boost

While many of the country's micro, small and medium-sized enterprises are owned by women, not all of them are growth-oriented.

5 years ago

Going digital: The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry's director of financial access, Hanifah Makarim, talks at an event to encourage small- and middle-sized businesses in the culinary industry to join the incubation program Food Startup Indonesia.

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Home chefs get taste for business during pandemic

The ability to identify market opportunities and being technology-savvy are the keys.

5 years ago

Publican Joe Sheridan poses for a photograph in his closed pub, Walsh's bar, in the rural village of Dunmore, west of Ireland, on September 3, 2020.

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Record pub lockdown leaves rural Ireland high and dry

In the pubs of Dunmore in the west of Ireland, the Guinness glasses gather dust and the kegs are stacked dormant. Among the locals, a sober mood has taken hold.

5 years ago

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Israelis rejoice in weed from heaven

Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking delight on the ground.

5 years ago

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