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Dr M’s granddaughter Ally Mukhriz gets married, shares cute photo eating instant noodles in wedding outfit
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Aussie boy with dwarfism wins hearts on internet after video of him crying after bullying episode goes viral (VIDEO)
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Rome to unveil tomb that may belong to wolf-suckled king
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Adorable Japanese toddler melts hearts online with awesome skateboarding skills (VIDEO)
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Bumblebees remember objects they see and recognise them by touch
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Koala snuggling up to teddy bear after rescued from Australian bushfire tugs at heartstrings (VIDEO)
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Asian elephant in Argentina packs trunk for long trip to Brazil
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Peru recovers priceless Inca manuscript stolen during occupation
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IJN sends in physiotherapists for impromptu exercise session to ease waiting patients’ boredom (VIDEO)
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Famed Malaysian designer Rizalman announces retirement (VIDEO)
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Moscow meltdown: Russian capital has warmest January as experts point to global warming
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Prada challenges definition of femininity in Fall/Winter collection
MILAN, Feb 21 — Prada celebrated the “pluralism and complexities of female identities” at its Fall/Winter show in Milan yesterday, with designs ranging from strict tailoring...
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Rare Ethiopian crown, hidden for 21 years in the Netherlands, returns home
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia), Feb 21 ― Ethiopia's government yesterday assumed custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his apartment in the...
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Fendi reveals structured, fitted Fall/Winter 2020 look
MILAN, Feb 21 ― Italian fashion house Fendi yesterday staged a star-studded, size and age inclusive show in Milan, presenting a Fall/Winter collection of fitted feminine looks....
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France launches anti-bed bug offensive
PARIS, Feb 21 ― The French government launched a campaign yesterday, complete with emergency number, to combat an influx of unwelcome visitors that have left Parisians in...
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Mussels ‘cooked alive’ in balmy New Zealand ocean
WELLINGTON, Feb 20 — Up to half a million mussels were effectively cooked in the wild in unusually balmy waters on the New Zealand coast in a massive “die-off” that marine...
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Top worry for young Africans? Jobs and corruption — but green anxieties grow
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 — Despite surging climate change threats, from worsening storms to growing water shortages, young Africans see unemployment, corruption and political...
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg donates prize money to new foundation
LONDON, Feb 20 — Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg is using her prize money from an award known as the alternative Nobel to help set up a non-profit organisation in her name...
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Americans trust US govt to handle Covid-19 outbreak, poll shows
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 — More than three in four Americans say they are very confident or somewhat confident in the US federal government’s ability to handle a coronavirus...
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On magnets, mugs and matryoshka dolls, Putin’s face still sells
SAINT PETERSBURG, Feb 20 — Under the onion domes of its Orthodox churches or in front of its imperial facades, one face peers out at tourists strolling past the rows of Saint...
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How cat videos could cause a ‘climate change nightmare’
TBILISI, Feb 20 — A stone’s throw from a power station on the barren outskirts of Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, a grey warehouse surrounded by metal containers hums to the...
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Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts
OTUKE (Uganda), Feb 20 — Under a warm morning sun scores of weary soldiers stare as millions of yellow locusts rise into the northern Ugandan sky, despite hours spent spraying...
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Addiction in paradise: Seychelles battles heroin crisis
LES MAMELLES (Seychelles), Feb 20 — On a plain suburban street in Seychelles, far from the idyllic coastline and luxury resorts pampering honeymooners and paradise-seekers,...
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Ukraine’s LGBT+ war veterans boost battle for equality
KIEV, Feb 20 — Ukraine army veteran Viktor Pylypenko kept his sexuality a secret for years, worried that the men he had fought alongside would turn against him if they knew he...
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Study: Coronavirus outbreak slashes China carbon emissions
BEIJING, Feb 20 — The coronavirus epidemic that has paralysed the Chinese economy may have a silver lining for the environment. China’s carbon emissions have dropped by least...
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What makes dogs so special? Science says love
WASHINGTON, Feb 20 — The idea that animals can experience love was once anathema to the psychologists who studied them, seen as a case of putting sentimentality before...
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Cover up or be censored: Cambodia orders women not look sexy on Facebook
PHNOM PENH, Feb 20 — A crackdown in Cambodia on women who wear provocative clothing while selling goods via Facebook live streams was slammed by women’s rights groups...
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Men’s health: Overactive bladder and its burdensome complications among ageing Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 — Changes in an individual’s urinary habits can have a negative impact on the quality of life. For the uninitiated, urinary urgency refers to a situation...
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Romanian boxer inspires girls to knock out poverty
BUZAU (Romania), Feb 20 — Steluta Duta was a teenaged orphan living on the streets when, one cold January day in 2002, she stepped through the door of a boxing gym in the town...
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Singapore chicken rice shop gives free meals to hospital staff fighting Covid-19, despite losses
PETALING JAYA, Feb 20 — OK Chicken Rice owner Daniel Tan has been giving out free meals to hospital staff in Singapore who are battling the Covid-19 outbreak. The selfless...