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Lifting lives: Taiwan’s 90-year-old weightlifting hero champions health in ageing society

TAIPEI, Dec 23 — Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35-kg weightlifting bar to her ...

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Mumbai’s Art Deco charm at risk: Can the city save its iconic architectural heritage?

MUMBAI, Dec 23 — A towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out in India’s financi...

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Don't mess with perfection: The great Brit debate over new takes on mince pies

LONDON, Dec 23 — Every Christmas, Brits devour about 800 million mince pies, but moves to jazz up th...

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Rome’s Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds after three months of cleaning, as authorities mull entry fee

ROME, Dec 23 — Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain reopened yesterday following a three-month clean-up, but...

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Snowy streets, no crowds: Japanese hot spring town Ginzan Onsen limits entry to protect its winter vibe

TOKYO, Dec 23 — A Japanese hot spring town popular for its photogenic snowy scenes began limiting en...

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A ride too quiet? Austrian man caught trying to sneak deceased woman in car across border, avoid official paperwork

ZAGREB, Dec 22 — Croatian authorities arrested an Austrian national on suspicion of trying to smuggl...

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We meet again: Italian woman rescued from cave... again, 18 months later

ROME, Dec 22 — An emergency team said Wednesday they had rescued an injured Italian caver trapped un...

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Iraq’s alcohol ban sparks struggle in Baghdad’s vibrant nightlife scene

BAGHDAD, Dec 22 — The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad,...

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Meet the amphibious mouse: Scientists uncover 27 new species in Peru’s Amazon

LIMA, Dec 22 — An “amphibious mouse” with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among ...

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Resurrecting Aleppo: Healing war’s scars on Syria’s heritage

ALEPPO, Dec 22 — The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of w...

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‘Pre-loved’ Christmas: UK shoppers swap consumerism for sustainability

LONDON, Dec 22 — Bursting with customers one afternoon the week before Christmas, a second-hand char...

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Five films from around the world to get you into the spirit of Christmas

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Watching Christmas films has long been a beloved tradition, setting the perfe...

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Thai ceremony for the dead brings good karma and emotional closure

BANGKOK, Dec 22 — When two month old Bibeam died in November 2023, the temples in her district would...

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Thousands greet the sun at Stonehenge solstice celebration

STONEHENGE (United Kingdom), Dec 22 — Thousands flocked to Stonehenge yesterday to greet sunrise at ...

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Arahmaiani: From exile to global stage, Indonesia’s fearless artistic voice

JAKARTA, Dec 21 — Indonesian artist Arahmaiani has had many lives — from an imprisoned then exiled a...

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