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Jakarta’s over-30 crowd rediscovers the dance floor in daylight

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Kevin Spacey to pay US$31 mn after losing arbitration case with makers of 'House of Cards'

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Quentin Tarantino sued over 'Pulp Fiction' NFT plan

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