Life
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Women break into Japan's 'masculine' Noh theatre
Noh, with its elaborate layered costumes and hand-crafted masks, is one of the most ancient surviving forms of theatre, with origins dating back to the eighth century
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Gen Z is seriously concerned about the climate crisis: survey
"These young people are very concerned and, in a way, intimidated by the lack of concrete action being taken to battle climate change," confirms Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainable Development at Curtin University and co-author of the study
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Gender, culture and age could influence how we interpret emojis
How people interpret emojis may vary considerably according to their gender, age and culture, reports a recent study published in the Plos One journal
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Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's Geisha district
Kyoto residents have long expressed frustration with tourists misbehaving, especially in the city's Gion district, home to teahouses where "geiko"—as geisha are locally known—and their young "maiko" apprentices perform
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Team sports bring in higher viewership than individual sports: PKSV Sagar of GMR
The CEO of GMR League Games, the co-owners of Delhi Capitals, is looking to expand the portfolio through team sports and cricket
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The world's most Googled chefs aren't those with the most Michelin stars
A new comparative study shows that a chef's popularity in terms of Google searches is not proportional to the number of stars they hold
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Low-end internet auctions upend art market: Artprice survey
Here are the auction highlights from 2023 that show the trend of buying and how India is becoming an emerging market for art auctions
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Rodrigues kicks off WPL's Delhi leg in style with a Jem of a knock
Why women's cricket needs more like the Delhi Capitals batter
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France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
A congress of both houses of French parliament, gathered in a special chamber at the Palace of Versailles, easily found the three-fifths supermajority needed for the change, with 780 lawmakers in favour and 72 voting against
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Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act
Here are five rules included in the law that will force the tech titans to change their ways
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Paris Fashion Week highlights: teddies, kids and a phone ban
From phone ban at The Row showing to rain at the Hermes do, here are a few highlights from Paris Fashion Week