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At a previous edition of the festival \| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When it comes to poetry, there is an interesting dichotomy that Atta Galatta’s Subodh Sankar cannot help but notice. “Poetry just doesn’t get…
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CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22. AFP-TNS Exploiting racism has been a profitable strategy in Hollywood since the dawn of…
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By Oh Seok-min MANILA, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were set to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation Wednesday amid the Middle East conflict while advancing…
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People move to safer places carrying their belongings in a flood-affected area in Assam’s Sivasagar on July 21, 2026.. \| Photo Credit: ANI GUWAHATI In one of the highest single-day flood-related fatalities recorded in…
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Country music singer Jelly Roll isn't afraid to tackle the "uncomfortable stuff" in his marriage to TikTok star Bunnie XO up front in order to keep their marriage strong, the "Son of a Sinner" musician shared with Fox…
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(ATTN: UPDATES with names in 3rd para, former member's post in paras 9-11) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Popular K-pop girl group NewJeans released a surprise video and photos featuring four members, including Minji, on…
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In brief Shareholders voted by more than 90% to sell the company's 668 BTC, return capital, and cancel its London Stock Exchange listing This marks the end of a Bitcoin treasury experiment in under twelve months.…
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The General Directorate of Crisis Management of Iran's East Azerbaijan province said that a military area near the city of Tabriz was struck by the US, but added that no point inside the city was attacked, state media…
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This El Niño is fast morphing into a whopper, and its impact will be felt across a broad range of soft commodities around the world that will drive up the prices of many of the basic foodstuffs that land on your table.…
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Hormuz and a handful of maritime straits around the world have served as the linchpin of global trade since the 16th century and have fuelled geopolitical rivalries throughout history. As Iran tightens its grip on the…
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Hong Kong’s rainfall so far this month has already surpassed typical levels for July by 23 per cent, a review of Observatory data shows, with a meteorologist warning the city will experience more extreme downpours due…
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DOHA, July 22. /TASS/. US military personnel carried out an airstrike on the city of Bushehr in southern Iran, the Tasnim agency reported. According to preliminary data, two facilities were damaged. Emergency services…
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A second minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurs at the Taal Volcano Main Crater at 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. — Screengrab from Phivolcs/Facebook LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province displayed signs…
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(ATTN: UPDATES para 2; ADDS info in bottom; CHANGES lead, photo) SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Wednesday on semiconductors as investors closely wait for the upcoming earnings…
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Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Tuesday proposed replacing a seven-year-old set of rules with a single framework that would govern overseas fund flows into equity instruments across companies, limited liability…
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MANILA, Philippines — The P85 minimum wage increase for daily minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will proceed despite calls from the private sector to suspend its implementation. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been rapidly expanding its workforce, hiring thousands of new officers as part of the Trump administration’s attempt to ramp up immigration arrests and…
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Welcome back to day three of state budget estimates for 2026, with plenty of intrigue already laid bare by the first two days of hearings (which you can catch up on here and here). This included Tuesday’s cabinet…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the days after two American citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis earlier this year, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the department would “rapidly acquire and deploy” body…
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“I’m so devastated to hear this. You will be deeply missed Kaylee,” her Godzilla co-star Millie Bobby Brown posted on Instagram. Costar Alexander Skarsgård, who learned ASL to communicate with Hottle, told the pop…
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general criminally investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids, the Mexican…
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NEW DELHI – Indian police on Tuesday detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi during youth-led protests in New Delhi calling for education reforms, after he called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation. The…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by…
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Report finds 74% of regular AI users now pose questions to AI instead of human colleagues New workers are missing out on vital social interactions for company culture Employees say they feel more self-sufficient and…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A planned joint U.S.-Canada ceremony Friday celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is no longer expected to take place after President…
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Although the Draft Protected Disclosures Bill promises stronger protection in future, it may still take several years before it becomes law. Fortunately, South African law already provides remedies for whistleblowers…
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s Congress on Tuesday approved nearly all of the remaining changes to a sweeping tax and economic overhaul package promoted by President José Antonio Kast, delivering a legislative victory…
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Not one, not two — but at least six restaurants have closed in Edmonton’s downtown since the beginning of June. Restaurateurs like Maheik Bhasin are warning others of the alarming trend. “The cost of running this…
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields said Tuesday he would not seek reelection to his redrawn Louisiana congressional district that was at the center of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling on race and redistricting. The…