Life
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Santal's Baha Festival: Celebrating fertility and innate union with nature
The Santal tribe's Baha (flower) festival in eastern India marks the onset of spring, celebrating fertility and the symbiotic relationship between society and nature. Through rituals emphasising the forest's importance and women's vital role, it underscores the Santal worldview of interconnectedness and ecological harmony
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From Barry Keoghan to Margaret Qualley, five budding stars to watch at Cannes Film Festival
Here are five names to watch as they walk the red carpet on the French Riviera
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Comics king Zep turns from toons to tunes
Philippe Chappuis, 56, is behind the Titeuf comic book series—one of the most popular children's comics in French-speaking countries over the past 30 years
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Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Schraderr: 'New Hollywood' swansong set for Cannes Film Festival
Half a century later, Francis Ford Coppola and Paul Schrader will compete head-to-head for the festival's coveted Palme d'Or with their new films "Megalopolis" and "Oh Canada", while George Lucas receives an honorary award for his blockbuster career
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Ode to joy: How Austria shaped Beethoven's Ninth
While he was born in Bonn in 1770, Beethoven spent most of his life in Vienna after moving to the Austrian capital as a 22-year-old
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Yashasvi Jaiswal's game was stripped down and rebuilt at RR's high-performance centre: Zubin Bharucha
A number of cricketers playing for the national team, like Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel, have sharpened their game at the centre in rural Nagpur, powered by the Jaipur-based IPL franchise
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Taylor Swift's tour arrives to shake up Europe
The Eras Tour, which began in March 2023, is already the first to sell more than $1 billion in tickets and is expected to more than double that by the time it concludes in Vancouver this December
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The Nokia 3210 returns, offering a retro alternative to modern smartphones
The Nokia 3210 is a phone that marked its era, not only with its attractive price but also with its interchangeable cases, customizable ringtones and pre-installed games
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From Tokyo to Sapa, here are the trending destinations in 2024
Asia dominates as the go-to region for emerging travel destinations in 2024
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Helsinki tourism suffers over Ukraine war travel restrictions
Travel restrictions put in place after Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in a "substantial change on the market when you look at the Russian and Asian travel," says Mikko Leisti, chair of the Helsinki Tourism Foundation
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Japanese startup to use AI to translate manga
Only about two percent of Japan's annual output of 700,000 manga volumes is released in English. Orange Inc. wants to change that