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The riotously noisy, muddy and slightly chaotic annual tradition marks the beginning of the rice planting season.
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The swag bag dished out by the American Chamber of Commerce to promote US industry are bearing the slogan "Made in China."
World
Rio de Janeiro has a racy reputation, but it rose to a new level when porn films started playing on screens at the Brazilian...
World
Wishing a newly elected fellow world leader good luck is one thing, but US President Joe Biden also wants Australia’s Anthony Albanese to have...
World
A Japanese man who blew a $360,000 Covid-19 handout at online casinos after receiving the cash in error will pay authorities back “bit by...
Business
Lebanese activists rolled out mock banknotes featuring gutted central bank to denounce corruption that has wrecked the country.
Business
A Japanese town that accidentally sent a resident $360,000 in financial aid said on Wednesday it has been forced to file a lawsuit after...
Tech & Science
Biologists studied over 7,000 recordings from 411 pigs, from the squeaks of satisfaction at feeding time to the desperate cries at slaughter.
Life
After revelations that the Brazilian military had bought Viagra pills for its troops, a lawmaker claimed Tuesday it had also acquired 60 penile implants...
Entertainment
Beijing has some of the world’s most restrictive censorship rules with authorities only approving a handful of foreign films.