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Rugby League World Cup: Tongan and Samoan fans celebrate big ahead of Pacific showdown

Cultural pride on show in Auckland as Samoan and Tongan fans back their team this weekend.

AsiaOpen page
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34 projects compete at Green Startup Competition 2026 in HCM City

Thirty-four projects from 18 provinces and cities are showcasing innovative ways to turn local resources and agricultural by-products into higher-value products, promote green materials and develop sustainable business…

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How to store seeds properly and work out if old packets are still usable

The ultimate guide to seeds, by an expert gardener

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Travelling beyond the borders of Baku through fiction

What connects an Iranian novelist exploring women's lives, a British children's author creating imaginary worlds and an Azerbaijani writer preserving her country's cultural identity? The answer is stories…

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Trailblazing, sexualized, legendary: Lara Croft and ‘Tomb Raider’ celebrate 30 years of adventure

With two new video games on the way and a TV series in production, the archaeologist is marking three decades in which she has become a cultural phenomenon…

CultureOpen page
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Temple of Literature embraces digital technology to promote heritage

In line with Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, the Temple of Literature, a special national relic site in Hanoi, is accelerating the digitisation of artefacts, architecture and intangible cultural heritage…

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Cambodia Recovers 18 historical Khmer antiquities recovered in UK

Phnom Penh: Cambodia s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced on Friday the successful recovery and return of 18 Khmer cultural objects from Lond...

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Sognefjord Winery in Baraboo is closing after 2 years

Five sisters and their aunt opened Sognefjord in August 2024, joining event venues Vennebu Hill and Koselig Garden on the Myklebust family farm.

BusinessOpen page
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The road less travelled: Vietnam’s rugged Highlands

The country’s least-visited region is full of surprises.

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The Best Indian Restaurants in Austin

Much like its physical landmass, India’s cuisine is overwhelmingly expansive. A unique cultural blend of Portuguese and Konkani influences is found in Goan cooking, as well as border-crossing…

AsiaOpen page
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Mudenda slams poor content on local radio, ZTV

Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has criticised the quality of programming on ZTV and local radio stations, warning that some content is undermining Zimbabwe's cultural identity…

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WHAT ELSE, TAIWAN?

TaiwanLink Fair 2026 brought Taiwanese food, technology, consumer goods and agricultural innovations to Glorietta in Makati, highlighting business ties between Taiwan and the Philippines.

FoodOpen page
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Chumash Museum Series Features Artist Raymond Ventura Sr.

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center will host the next installment of its free Second Thursday at the Museum lecture series, 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12,…

CultureOpen page
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Violent rhetoric and the great Australian silence

There is an escalator running from think-tank talk of a nation under cultural siege, to populist cartoons and slogans, to men in black carrying flagpoles to an Aboriginal…

PoliticsOpen page
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Post-mortem helpers: WSU students explore forensic importance of insects

With Halloween this weekend, check out how WSU students are exploring the creepy but fascinating world of forensic entomology, where insects can provide valuable clues about when someone…

ScienceOpen page
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“Tip Toe” Is a Rare Outcry Against Social Revanchism

The gripping British show starring Alan Cumming is fuelled by panic over the erosion of progressive political and cultural gains.

CultureOpen page
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Things to do on Friday, October 30

Exhibitions, a two-day neighbourhood festival in Larnaca, a French string quartet’s return to Cyprus and the start of a THOC readings marathon lead this weekend’s cultural events. VISUAL…

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Brocade weaving heritage promoted through community-based tourism in Nghe An

The Thai ethnic brocade weaving craft in the central province of Nghe An has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage, creating new opportunities to preserve and…

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Dolores Huerta, legendary labor leader and civil rights icon, dies at 96

SACRAMENTO — Dolores Huerta, the trailblazing labor organizer, civil rights activist, and feminist icon who spent over seven decades rallying agricultural workers and co-founding the movement that became…

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Seaqaqa research to support farmers

The Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Sugar Industry, Tomasi Tunabuna, has highlighted the importance of agricultural research in improving food production, farmer resilience and innovation during a visit…

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