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New Fashion Trend For Women Slammed In China: “Easy-To-Get-Married Style”

September 4, 2023 admin

The new fashion trend has taken over Chinese social media. A new fashion trend is being criticised by social media users in China, who say it encourages conformity to societal expectations and prioritises the satisfaction of others over personal will. The style, called “easy-to-get-married” fashion – or “hao jia feng” in local language – is…

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What are the charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump?

September 4, 2023 admin

Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Atlanta, Georgia. | Photo Credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office via Reuters The story so far: Donald Trump on August 24 became the first President, either sitting or former, to have his mugshot taken at a jail in the country,…

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Hong Kong Logs Hottest Summer On Record In 2023

September 4, 2023 admin

The top three warmest years in Hong Kong’s history were all recorded after 2018. (File) Hong Kong: Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with the city seeing “record-breaking” temperatures, the government said Monday, the latest region to experience the impact of a warming planet. Climate change has fuelled searing temperatures across…

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Gabon’s military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the President last week

September 4, 2023 admin

File photo of General Brice Oligui Nguema. | Photo Credit: AFP Gabon’s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state on September 4 less than a week after ousting the President whose family had ruled the Central African nation for more than five decades. Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, took the oath…

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5 Facts About Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Who Will Attend G20 Summit In Delhi

September 4, 2023 admin

64-year-old Li Qiang is the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Monday, announced that Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the 18th G20 Summit in New Delhi, instead of President Xi Jinping. The ministry released an official statement on its website. Here are 5 facts about Chinese Premier Li…

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Explained | The global push to make ecocide a crime

September 4, 2023 admin

The story so far: Mexico’s Maya train project has earned a contradictory reputation. Some describe it as a “Pharaonic project”, the train route covers 1,525 km (about the distance from Florida to New York City), connects tourists in the Caribbean with historic Maya sites and costs $20 billion (almost four times India’s Great Nicobar Project)….

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Global Search Launched For Paul McCartney’s Bass Guitar

September 4, 2023 admin

Paul McCartney last used the guitar in 1969. (Representational Pic) A global search has been launched to find a bass guitar that once belonged to Paul McCartney. According to CNN, the original Hofner bass guitar has featured in several iconic early Beatles songs including ‘Twist And Shout‘, ‘Love Me Do‘ and ‘She Loves You‘. The…

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Thousands without power after Typhoon Haikui batters Taiwan

September 4, 2023 admin

A man takes pictures of huge waves in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on September 3, 2023 | Photo Credit: AFP Taiwan worked to restore power to more than 40,000 households after Typhoon Haikui barrelled into the east and south of the island, as cities and counties in the affected areas closed schools and…

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Scientists Recreate What Egyptian Mummies Smelled Like

September 4, 2023 admin

Beeswax, plant oil, fats, bitumen and tree resin were among the ingredients that made up the aroma Researchers at Max Planck Institute have recreated one of the scents used in the mummification of an important Egyptian woman more than 3,500 years ago. According to a report in The Guardian, scientists have recreated a particular odour called…

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Israel’s PM pitches fiber optic cable idea to link Asia and the Middle East to Europe

September 4, 2023 admin

PM Benjamin Netanyahu floated the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable linking countries in Asia and the Arabian Peninsula with Europe through Israel and Cyprus. | file photo | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday floated the idea of building infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable…

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