Life
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Britain's iconic red phone boxes get a new lease of life
Redundant red and other phone boxes are increasingly being adopted by local communities and converted into facilities such as mini libraries, visitor information stands and defibrillators
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'Too hot outside': Saudis take to walking, jogging in malls
It is a scene replicated daily in malls across the Saudi capital, highlighting how a growing interest in physical fitness in the Gulf kingdom has collided with a dearth of suitable spaces for working out
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Young gamers are rallying for Palestine... on Roblox
Called "(PALESTINE) Dataran tanjung mas" (written in Malay), this online space was created by the user "Tanah Melayu Official," according to the Roblox page, and has caused quite a stir on social networks
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'Last' Beatles song set for release next week
"Now And Then", first written and sung by ex-Beatle John Lennon and developed by the rest of the band, has now been finally finished by McCartney and Starr—and AI—decades after its original recording
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Generation Alpha are the biggest gaming enthusiasts, study finds
Video games play an essential role in the lives of Generation Alpha (people born after 2010), according to Newzoo's Global Gamer Study 2023
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Car drivers torture a New Zealand city with Celine Dion songs
Local media have reported on contestants—often people with family links to Pacific Island nations—using large siren-type speakers on cars and even bicycles to drown each other out with their powerful systems
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Vacation inspiration: Top travel destinations for 2024
Thoughts are already turning to vacation plans for 2024, and Mongolia takes first place, ahead of India and Morocco
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Iraq dig unearths 2,700-year-old winged sculpture largely intact
Erected at the entrance to the ancient city of Khorsabad, some 15 kilometres (10 miles) north of the modern city of Mosul, the sculpture shows the Lamassu, an Assyrian deity with a human head, the body of a bull and the wings of a bird
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Drought in Brazil's Amazon reveals ancient engravings
The rock carvings are not usually visible because they are covered by the waters of the Negro River, whose flow recorded its lowest level in 121 years last week
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The Woman In Me: Britney Spears tells of troubles in new memoir
From sharing daiquiris with her mother as a young teenager to the 13 years she spent as an adult in a conservatorship, the memoir details how Britney Spears struggled to escape the influence of her controlling father
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In pictures: Ramlila, keeping the tradition alive
Saint Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas in the sixteenth century to make Ramayana (originally written in Sanskrit) accessible to the masses. Centuries later, its interpretations are still adding to the festivities of Dussehra, which celebrates Lord Ram's win over demon king Ravana—good triumphing over evil. Here's a look at the artists keeping the play alive in Mumbai