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Valentines-Day

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Love in the time of coronavirus: A quiet Valentine's Day in China

Couples around China settled for a quiet Valentine's Day this year, with COVID-19 intruding as an unwelcome third-wheel in romantic celebrations.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Drown your Valentine's Day sorrows at this Hollywood watering hole

Bitter or heartbroken on Valentine's Day? Then head to the BreakUp Bar in Hollywood, where classic movies about splits play on a huge projection screen and you can pin your thoughts and mementos on the Wall of Broken Relationships.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Banksy plays with violence and innocence in Valentine's Day graffiti

British street artist Banksy is thought to have given a Valentine's Day gift to his home town of Bristol in western England with the appearance of a new mural showing a small girl with a catapult and a splatter of red flowers.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Lonely no more: Ways to spend Valentine’s Day on your own

Here are some things you can do on your own this Valentine's Day.

People 6 years ago

The matchmaker of Beijing: Grandfather plays cupid for generations

For almost 50 years, Zu Fang, has been one of Beijing's most popular matchmakers, and even now -- aged 75 -- he remains in as much demand as ever.

National 6 years ago

‘Condoms are for married people’: Makassar warns shops, drugstores ahead of V-Day

In light of the celebration of Valentine’s Day, the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has urged stores to refrain from openly selling and displaying contraceptives.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Love, lust, heartache: Secret dating lives of young Saudis

In Saudi Arabia's rigid past, religious police once swooped down on rose sellers and anyone peddling red paraphernalia around Valentine's Day, but now a more open -- albeit risky -- dating culture is taking root.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Four Indonesian rom-coms for hopeless romantics

While some cannot wait to spend the day with their partners, others may have yet to find the love of their life and prefer to stay at home during Valentine’s Day. If that's you, here's a list of some films to watch.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Galentine’s Day has become a thing. Why hasn’t Malentine’s Day?

On Feb. 13, women will celebrate Galentine’s Day, a holiday trumpeting the joys of female friendships. But why hasn’t there been a male equivalent?

National 6 years ago

City in Aceh bans Valentine’s Day celebration as it ‘goes against Islamic law’

The city administration of Banda Aceh in the conservative province of Aceh has barred residents from celebrating Valentine’s Day, which falls on Feb. 14, on the grounds that it goes against Islamic teachings.

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Valentines-Day

Love in the time of coronavirus: A quiet Valentine's Day in China

Drown your Valentine's Day sorrows at this Hollywood watering hole

Banksy plays with violence and innocence in Valentine's Day graffiti

Lonely no more: Ways to spend Valentine’s Day on your own

The matchmaker of Beijing: Grandfather plays cupid for generations

‘Condoms are for married people’: Makassar warns shops, drugstores ahead of V-Day

Love, lust, heartache: Secret dating lives of young Saudis

Four Indonesian rom-coms for hopeless romantics

Galentine’s Day has become a thing. Why hasn’t Malentine’s Day?

City in Aceh bans Valentine’s Day celebration as it ‘goes against Islamic law’

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