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Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

The "polka dot queen" channeled hallucinations and battles with mental health into vibrant art featuring her trademark dots, nets and infinity motifs over a career spanning decades and continents.

3 days ago
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Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80

It was her ability to stay true to her roots, combined with her drive to work hard and her nonpartisanship, that fueled her appeal among conservatives and liberals in a politically polarized America. ...

4 days ago
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Saparinah Sadli: A century of curiosity, courage and conviction

A scholar, activist and mentor to generations of women, Indonesia’s pioneer of gender studies remains an enduring force for women’s rights and social justice. ...

1 week ago

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Donald Trump's first wife Ivana dies aged 73

Ivana Trump "passed away at her home in New York City," Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

4 years ago
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Finding fame... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dream

Korean-American K-pop star AleXa has wanted to be on stage since she was a kid, but her search for fame in South Korea was also fuelled by another reason -- to help her mother find her birth family.

4 years ago
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'Everywhere they dig': looters hunt Albanian antiques

Illicit treasure hunters operate with near impunity in the country, stirring outrage among archaeologists over the theft of priceless national heritage that feeds a global black market.    

4 years ago
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Bhutan's trailblazing beauty queen speaks up for LGBTQ community

The remote country is famed for its philosophy of "Gross National Happiness", in which it prioritises citizens' well-being on par with economic growth. 

4 years ago
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Love letters and tax returns: Bolivia's sidewalk scribes prefer typewriters

Dressed in a suit, a feather in his hat, Rogelio Condori sits bent over a small table on a sidewalk in La Paz, tapping on a typewriter with his index fingers.

4 years ago
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South Korean auteur behind 'Oldboy' returns with 'pure' love story

Filmmaker Park Chan-wook, known for his ultra-violent thrillers that helped catapult South Korean cinema onto the global stage, is back with a different work -- a love story.

4 years ago
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'Faceless killer': Syria landmines keep sowing death

Family members from three generations were huddled on the back of a pickup truck for what started as a joyful ride through the Syrian countryside for Abdulaziz al-Oqab and his relatives.

4 years ago
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After war, Syrians in Jordan find joy and jobs in dance

Singing joyfully to beating drums, Syrian refugees who fled brutal civil war perform traditional "Arada" dances in neighboring Jordan, honoring their home culture and earning extra income.

4 years ago
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Musk says doing 'best' to boost birth rates

Elon Musk said he was helping combat falling birth rates after it was reported that he had twins last year with an executive at one of his companies.

4 years ago
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Inspired by Ukraine, civilians study urban warfare in Taiwan

When Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade Ukraine at the end of February, he gave shape to the darkest fears of many Taiwanese.

4 years ago
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Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields maths medal

Ukraine's Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn country on Tuesday when she became the second woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, known as the Nobel prize for mathematics.

4 years ago
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Ancient Spanish village loses school, fears for its future as population dwindles

The tiny village of Pitarque at the foot of a mountain in Aragon in eastern Spain has survived for more than 1,300 years, but if depopulation continues at the current rate, it will be deserted by 2046, its residents warn.

4 years ago
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Indian police arrest 'masterminds' behind execution of Hindu tailor -officials

Indian police made fresh arrests in the case of the execution of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, a murder that stoked unease between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority, leading to a clampdown on protests and the internet to prevent tensions escalating.

4 years ago
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for 'horrific' sex trafficking

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for helping the sex offender and globetrotting financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, in what a judge called a "horrific scheme" that inflicted "incalculable" harm on victims.

4 years ago
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A promise kept or betrayal? Hong Kong 25 years on from handover

Hong Kong will mark the 25th anniversary of the handover on Friday and the halfway point of One Country, Two Systems -- the governance model agreed by Britain and China under which the city would keep some autonomy and freedoms.

4 years ago
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Delhi police arrest Muslim journalist over Twitter post

Delhi police on Monday arrested the Muslim co-founder of a fact-checking website, accusing him of insulting religious beliefs on Twitter TWTR.N, a network of digital media organizations said, condemning it as an attempt to harass him for his journalism.

4 years ago
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Rich heritage buried under impoverished Gaza Strip

One of the burial sites found so far is decorated with multi-colored paintings representing crowns and garlands of bay leaves, as well as jars for funereal drinks, the archaeologist added.

4 years ago
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Polish, Ukrainian LGBT+ parades unite in Warsaw

The annual Pride march in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was cancelled due to Russia's invasion, leading the LGBT+ community in Warsaw to team up with their counterparts in Ukraine to organise the event in the Polish capital.

4 years ago
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'Miracle on the Hudson' pilot steps down from international post

C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger, the commercial pilot who safely landed an Airbus A320 on New York's Hudson River in 2009 after hitting a flock of geese, said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. envoy to an international aviation group on July 1.

4 years ago
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Journalists killed, wounded in Ukraine honored in Kyiv

Journalists killed or wounded during Russia's invasion of Ukraine were honored Thursday in an exhibition in Kyiv, months into Moscow's war 

4 years ago
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Short hair, don't care: Saudi working women embrace cropped locks

The haircut –- known locally by the English word "boy" –- has become strikingly visible on the streets of the capital, and not just because women are no longer required to wear hijab headscarves under social reforms pushed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler.

4 years ago
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Ancient Afghan Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

4 years ago
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Ben Stiller tells of 'harrowing stories' from Ukraine visit

US actor and comedian Ben Stiller said he had been deeply affected by the stories he heard from Ukrainians after a surprise visit to the war-torn country.

4 years ago
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Evoking Diana, Prince William commits to homelessness cause

Prince William evoked his late mother Princess Diana's work for charity, as he described as "eye-opening" selling copies on a London street of a magazine that helps to combat homelessness, saying he was committed to highlighting the problem.

4 years ago
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Brazilian police find boat of murdered British journalist, guide

Brazilian police said Monday they had found the boat in which British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian expert guide Bruno Pereira were traveling before they were killed in the Amazon.

4 years ago
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Police say British journalist and Brazilian guide shot in Amazon killings

Authorities said both men were gunshot victims -- Phillips, 57, struck by a single shot to the chest, Pereira, 41, by three shots, one to the head -- with ammunition typically used for hunting. 

4 years ago
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UK clears Assange extradition to US

Britain approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.

4 years ago
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Suspect confesses to burying bodies of two men missing in Amazon

One of two men arrested over the disappearance of a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon confessed to having buried the pair in the jungle, federal police said Wednesday after human remains were found.

4 years ago
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Human remains found in Amazon search for journalist, expert

Human remains have been found in the search for a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who disappeared deep in the Amazon after receiving threats.

4 years ago
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'How to murder your husband' writer jailed for life over spouse killing

A US writer who penned a tract entitled How to Murder Your Husband was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for fatally shooting her spouse.

4 years ago

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