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Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: study

Though the surface of Mars is now an arid desert, billions of years ago rivers and vast lakes are thought to have stretched across its surface. ...

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Malaysia's Good Vibes festival seeks $2.7 million from The 1975

Homosexuality is illegal in Muslim-majority Malaysia and laws criminalising sodomy are punishable by imprisonment, while LGBTQ people in the country also face regular discrimination by authorities. ...

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Carvings are seen on the historic Banyan tree seen on the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, western Maui, Hawaii, US, on August 11, 2023. A wildfire that left Lahaina in charred ruins has killed at least 55 people, authorities said on August 10, making it one of the deadliest disasters in the US state's history. Brushfires on Maui, fueled by high winds from Hurricane Dora passing to the south of Hawaii, broke out August 8 and rapidly engulfed Lahaina.

Ashes and sadness under scorched Lahaina's banyan tree

All of that is now gone, subsumed in flames that killed at least 80 people and destroyed hundreds of houses.

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A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage and the lunar landing spacecraft Luna-25 blasts off from a launchpad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia on Aug. 11, 2023.

Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon

The Russian lunar mission, the first since 1976, is racing against India, which launched its Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander last month, and more broadly with the United States and China, both of which have advanced lunar exploration programs targeting the lunar south pole.

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Matthew “Matty“ Healy of the 1975 performs at the 2019 Governors Ball Festival at Randall's Island on June 01, 2019 in New York City.

Malaysia festival nixed over gay kiss seeks $2.7mn from British band

The organiser of a Malaysian festival cancelled after a kiss between two male members of The 1975 is seeking US$2.7 million in damages from the British indie-rock band, its lawyer said Friday.

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Blue Economy Development Must Include Sustainability and Justice Principles

Blue economy and ocean justice concepts need to be treated as a reference point for marine and fisheries policies, which simultaneously go hand in hand with three principles of effective protection, sustainable production, and equitable prosperity.

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A caterpillar made from a soft drink can is featured on a diorama at the Litter Critters, art exhibition by Dutch biologist and visual artist Arike Gill, which runs until Aug. 13, 2023.

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‘Litter Critters’: Transforming trash into treasure

Erasmus Huis Jakarta hosts an exhibition that reimagines litter as artworks and inspires people to reconsider how they treat their garbage.

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Dua Lipa attends the European premiere of "Barbie" in London, UK, July 12, 2023.

Dua Lipa must face lawsuit claiming she copied 'Levitating'

The lawsuit, filed in March 2022, claimed that "Levitating" shared "compositional elements" with "Wiggle and Giggle All Night," most significantly by duplicating its opening melody.

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According to the 2006 Citizenship Law, Indonesia does not recognize dual citizenship, except for in the case of children of one Indonesian and one non-Indonesian parent, who may hold their dual citizenship until the age of 17, after which they have three years to register their preferred nationality.

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Brain drain: Calls mount for dual citizenship in Indonesia

Indonesia has seen a wave of young people between 25 to 35 years old emigrating to Singapore.

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Incorporating Blue Economy and Ocean Justice into the National Development Plans

Indonesia is the biggest archipelago in the world, home to more than 18,000 islands, and has the second-longest coastline in the world, second only to Canada

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Kinetic art: Children interact with I (don't) SEE COLOUR, an art installation by Bibiana Lee, on July 4 at the Artjog 2023 festival at the Jogja National Museum in Yogyakarta.

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Artjog festival returns

The festival runs from June 30 to Aug. 27 with the theme “Motif: Lamaran” (Motif: Proposal).

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Bappenas, Kemenko Marves, IOJI collaborate for sustainable and equitable ocean governance

On June 15 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo launched the 2025-2045 National Long Term Development Plan (RPJPN) with the theme of "A Sovereign, Advanced and Sustainable Archipelago", delineating the global maritime agenda as part of the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision.

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This NASA file image obtained 09 August 2002 shows one of the Voyager spacecraft. Now in its 25th year, Voyager continues its quest to push the bounds of space exploration.

NASA back in touch with Voyager 2 after 'interstellar shout'

Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets and serve as a beacon of humanity to the wider universe, it is currently more than 12.3 billion miles (19.9 billion kilometers) from our planet, well beyond the solar system.

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An illustration of baby's hand on top of mother's hand.

Health

US approves pill for postpartum depression

The antidepressant drug, called zuranolone, is "the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults," the FDA said in a statement.

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Martha Isabel Gutierrez drives an electric public bus in Bogota on September 30, 2022. The mayor of Bogotá, Claudia Lopez, launched its first public bus system with electric buses driven mostly by women.

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Women's empowerment in public transportation: Lessons learned from Bogotá’s La Rolita

La Rolita tries very hard to provide facilities that make female drivers feel safe and comfortable in the depot.

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Australian actress Margot Robbie meets fans during a pink carpet event to promote her new film “Barbie“ in Seoul on July 2, 2023.

Japan opening of 'Barbie' marred by controversy ahead of nuclear memorials

Fans were not amused in Japan, which in coming days will mark the memorials of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 78 years ago.

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The race toward net zero: ViriyaENB announces first round of partnerships

ViriyaENB, Indonesia’s first climate foundation dedicated to supporting the country on its path to net-zero emissions by midcentury, announced its first round of partnerships with an event held in Jakarta on Tuesday.

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This handout photo provided courtesy of ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA on July 31, 2023, shows a test photo taken during commissioning of ESA’s Euclid spacecraft, to check that the Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) instrument is working as expected. The Euclid Space Telescope, whose mission is to study the dark matter of the Universe, reached its observation post and revealed its first test images on July 31, 2023.

First test images from Euclid space telescope unveiled

The star-filled snapshots were taken during the space telescope's commissioning -- a phase during which its powerful instruments are finely calibrated -- and therefore not representative of its full potential.

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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor performs on stage during the Positivus music festival in Salacgriva July 18, 2009. O'Connor, who shot to fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on July 26, 2023.

Sinead O'Connor was completing new album before death

Her death is not being treated as suspicious but an autopsy will be conducted to ascertain the cause, authorities have said, as tributes from around the world poured in for the 56-year-old Irish star.

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Culture

Sasa launches new company profile, advances fight against malnutrition in Indonesia

Renowned French Chef Auguste Escoffier said it best: “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.”

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Worsening air quality comes with health risks, causing at least 50 percent of diseases in Indonesia (Haryanto, 2018). The absence of control over the use of private motorized vehicles also affects road safety, with 30 percent of traffic accident victims being pedestrians (Transportation Ministry, 2013).

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Why cars and motorcycles should pay more

What is congestion pricing? And why is it one of the keys to cutting city traffic and pollution?

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An undated photo from the late 1980's shows Sinead O'Connor performing in Vancouver, Canada. I rish pop singer Sinead O'Connor, who shot to worldwide fame in the 1990s, has died at the age of 56, Irish media reported on July 26, 2023.

People

Sinead O'Connor death at London home 'not suspicious': police

"A 56-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene... the death is not being treated as suspicious," the force said in a statement which did not name O'Connor, in line with UK policing protocols.

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People

Sinead O'Connor, a troubled Irish icon

With a simple video shot in winter at a deserted park on the outskirts of Paris, she delivered a song of real and raw emotion encapsulating perfectly love and loss.

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People take part in a rally against the LGBTQ community in Bogor, West Java, on July 14, 2023.

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The 1975’s Malaysia performance casts shadow over future pro-LGBTQ acts in Indonesia

In Indonesia, while some fans blamed the front man for his performative activism, many members of the queer community stated that it also opened space for more people to spew hate toward LGBTQ people in the country.

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Lawsuit being prepared against British band The 1975

“We are putting our hearts and minds to improving the first working draft of the class action,” said lawyer Mathew Thomas Philip in a Facebook post yesterday.“If there is any information that you may possess and which may have a bearing on the suit against The 1975, such as the location of their assets, please contact our probono team,” he added.

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Google testing AI news writing tool

The project was first reported by The New York Times, which is working with The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal in testing the new product.

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Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris on June 16, 2023.

Twitter to be renamed X, get new logo

Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from a play on the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since its early days, when the company bought a stock symbol of a light blue bird for $15, according to the design website Creative Bloq.

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