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Memoir by Amos Oz’s Daughter Divides Family and Shocks Israel

“He told me I was filth,” Galia Oz writes in her book, “Something Disguised as Love,” among other accusations of…

Amos Oz, Galia Oz, Memoir, Something Disguised as Love

Man from Ireland becomes world’s oldest ice mile swimmer

 A 66-year-old Irish man plunged into freezing waters and swam for a mile to claim a Guinness World Record as…

Ger Purcell, Guinness World Records, Ireland, Limerick, Swimmer

The World’s Weirdest Museums You Didn’t Know Exist

After months of museums and cultural centers remaining shuttered around the world, some venues are once again opening their doors.…

Amsterdam, Avanos, Beijing, Maine, Mexico, New Mexico, Osaka, Weirdest Museums, Zagreb

Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo: From Miss Indonesia Finalist to Empowering Refugee Women

JAKARTA :  A refugees’ life is always full of uncertainties. Work opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers are limited to…

Empowerment, Miss Indonesia, Refugees, Tamara Dewi Gondo Soerijo, Women

Nearly All Indonesian Medical Workers Have Received First Dose of Covid-19 Vaccine

JAKARTA :  Indonesia has vaccinated 1.46 million medical workers since the campaign began on Jan. 13, representing 99.53 percent of…

Coronavirus, Covid19, Vaccination, Workers

Gibran Inaugurated as Mayor of Solo

SOLO : Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), has been officially inaugurated as Mayor of…

Ganjar Pranowo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Mayor, Solo

Johari: Anchor party should dominate ruling and opposition coalitions

Only then will Malaysia enjoy robust economic growth from the Covid-19 economic fallout, he adds. The single largest party in…

Bersatu, Government, Perikatan Nasional, Prime Minister, UMNO

Xi Jinping declares extreme poverty has been wiped out in China

President says 850 million people have been lifted out of destitution in an ‘unprecedented accomplishment’ Beijing’s success in fighting poverty…

China, Economic Reform, Poverty, President, Xi Jinping

RM10,000 fine – MPs cite double standard still an issue

Both sides of the political divide express concerns over the hefty fine. Punishment for MCO violators should be to educate,…

Covid19, Emergency Proclamation, Fine, Pandemic, SOPs

Puad: It’s an open secret that Umno will leave PN

Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has told Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin that his party will ditch Perikatan Nasional…

Coalition, Government, Perikatan Nasional, UMNO

Govt, AmBank unit agree on RM2.83 bil 1MDB scandal settlement

Out-of-court deal saves cost, time, resources; benefits Malaysian people, says finance minister KUALA LUMPUR : The Finance Ministry and AmBank Group’s…

AmBank, Government, Out-of-court, Settlement

Mr. Potato Head Brand Goes Gender Neutral

Hasbro is dropping the Mr. from the Mr. Potato Head brand name and logo “to promote gender equality and inclusion,’’…

Gender, Hasbro, Mr. Potato Head

Street Artist Transforms Ordinary Landscapes Into Playful Cast of Characters

In the eyes of the artist Tom Bob, a parking block is more than just a concrete slab. To him, this…

Mural, Street Art, Street Artist, Tom Bob, Urban Landscape

El Chapo’s wife goes from obscurity to celebrity to arrest

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) : Despite her status as the wife of the world’s most notorious drug boss, Joaquín “El Chapo”…

Drug Kingpin, Emma Coronel Aispuro, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexican

Van Gogh painting to be shown in public for first time

(Reuters) : A painting of a Paris street scene by Vincent Van Gogh is to be shown to the public…

1887, A street scene in Montmartre, Painting, Paris Street, Sotheby, Vincent Van Gogh

Tapir rescued after being trapped in Kuantan school drain

KUANTAN: Civil Defence Force (APM) and Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) personnel took about five hours to rescue…

Animal, Food, Habitat, Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)

Commentary: Politicians are using yesterday’s tools for today’s tech challenges

Businesses, communications, cities, even political systems are being altered and destabilised in ways beyond the control of nations, says the…

Communications, Innovation, London, Technology

Rescuers hunt for survivors after Indonesia landslide

JAKARTA : Rescue teams in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province searched for survivors today after a landslide in an illegal gold…

Disaster, Landslide, Illegal, Gold Mining, Central Sulawesi

When and why Zahid’s corruption trial has been postponed 15 times since it began in Nov 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 : It was clear through High Court Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah’s exasperated sigh and remarks in…

Corruption, Zahid Hamidi

Bad news for Malaysia if govt SPV manages 5G roll-out: Fitch Solutions

It may lead to high capital expenditure, lower operator margins and purported corruption, says research house KUALA LUMPUR : The…

5G, Fitch Solutions, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Telecommunications

PN to form state election structures soon – Azmin

The matter was decided at a PN Election Committee meeting in Putrajaya last night, says the party’s information chief. Perikatan…

Bersatu, General Election, Gerakan, PAS, Perikatan Nasional, SAPP, Star

Mt Etna’s latest eruptions awe even those who study volcanos

ROME (AP) : Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, has awed even seasoned volcanologists in recent days with spectacular spurts…

Geophysics, Italy, Lava, Mount Etna, Volcano

139-year-old house rolls to new San Francisco address

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) : After 139 years at 807 Franklin St. in San Francisco, a two-story Victorian house has a…

New Address, Properties, San Francisco, Victorian house

I’m the Amazon Worker the Media Doesn’t Want You to Meet | Opinon

I appear to be that rarest of working-class Americans: a gruntled Amazon employee. Judging from what you read in the…

Amazon, Covid19, Experience, Workers

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