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Southeast Asia water festivals begin, but earthquake recovery blunts Myanmar's celebrations
Several Southeast Asian countries are kicking off their annual water festival holiday, an occasion for merrymaking during ...
Myanmar marks new year festival mourning quake losses
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's ...
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Celebrating Lao new year 2025: a joyful start to the Year of the Snake
April, the entire nation of Laos erupts into colour, laughter, and the splashing of water as the Lao New Year (Pi Mai Lao) ...
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Squirrels, Girls, and Other Pearls in This Weekend’s Recommended Events
His latest novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, heads to the sweaty oppression of 1970s Florida as a group of young women ...
‘Ne Zha 2,’ China’s Record Setter, Gets Beijing Fest Exhibition of Director Jiaozi’s Hand-Painted Posters
The festival says it is "committed to building a bridge between filmmakers and audiences," calling the event during its 15th ...
Wall Street Lunch: Musk's Reported Plea To Reverse Tariffs Falls Flat
Tesla CEO and White House adviser Elon Musk unsuccessfully made personal appeals to President Donald Trump to reverse the ...
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California lawmakers ask for millions for Prop. 36. The true cost is still unknown
The LAO’s estimate is far from conclusive. Before Prop. 36 passed, the criminal justice advocacy group Californians for Safety and Justice pegged the price tag of the measure to be much higher — over ...