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Jan 15, 2025 - World

As children dance with great speed and energy in colorful robes, guided by the drumbeats and chants from dance troupes, the gods and spirits that are evident all around the arena are beckoned upon by the old and young for peace and prosperity. And on the sidelines, camera clicks from foreigners and locals follow the festivities.

Jan 15, 2025 - World

Tens of thousands of naked Hindu ascetics and millions of pilgrims took dips in freezing water at the confluence of sacred rivers in northern India on Tuesday, in the first of a series of major baths in the Maha Kumbh festival, the largest religious congregation on Earth.

Jan 15, 2025 - World

Bulgaria’s president has mandated the main center-right party with forming a government, almost three months after elections produced a deeply fragmented parliament

Jan 15, 2025 - World

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

Jan 15, 2025 - World

One expert says women’s bodies and attire have long been a source for public debate in a way that doesn’t happen with menA council in Greater Sydney has announced it is banning G-string bikinis at its public pools without providing further details about how the rule will be policed, sparking debate about gender standards.Earlier this month, Blue Mountains Leisure Centres (BMLC) posted on Facebook that it had noticed some “confusion” about “appropriate swimwear” when visiting one of their pools. Continue reading...