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Spectacular lake festival in Myanmar shines despite political upheaval and natural disasters

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Myanmar's Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda Festival, a major Buddhist celebration and world-class tourist attraction, has seen some of its celebratory spirit diminished, with locals and vis... Read More


Australia's iconic beach boxes lack the comforts of home but can cost more than a house

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The iconic, brightly painted coastal sheds in and around Melbourne, Australia, are a quirky real estate mix: absolute beachfront views, but lacking basic features including a be... Read More


AI-cloning of Lara Croft's voice has 'Tomb Raider' fans and actors up in arms

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- A lifelong fan of "Tomb Raider," French gamer Romain Bos was on tenterhooks when an update of the popularvideo gamewent online in August. But his excitement quickly turned to a... Read More


Indigenous groups criticize Ecuador's $47 billion oil expansion plan in Amazon

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Seven Indigenous groups in Ecuador's Amazon have denounced a government plan to offer dozens of blocks of land for oil exploration, saying it threatens their ancestral lands and... Read More


Southern China closes schools and cancels flights as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Southern Chinese cities scaled back many aspects of daily life Tuesday with school and business closures and flight cancellations as they braced for one of the strongest typhoon... Read More


A new generation of musicians is revitalizing the music scene in Cuba

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Cuban teenagers Fabio and Diego Abreu seem shy at first, but the moment they step on stage, they become confident, filling a concert hall in downtown Havana with a hypnotic form... Read More


Lax gun laws in Brazil and US help arm Brazil's organized crime, study finds

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Gunmen in a car opened fire last November at Sao Paulo's airport and killed a cryptocurrency entrepreneur in a daytime hit that was one of Brazil's most shocking recent crimes. ... Read More


11 migrants deported by US to Ghana were sent home despite safety concerns, their lawyer says

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Eleven West African nationals deported by the U.S. to Ghana were sent to their home countries over the weekend despite safety concerns, their lawyer told a court in Ghana on Tue... Read More


Trump says he doesn't think Argentina needs a bailout, but US will help

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- President Donald Trump stopped short Tuesday of promising Argentina's President Javier Milei a financial bailout from the Latin American country's economic turmoil. "We're goin... Read More


Trump administration designates Barrio 18 gang as foreign terrorist organization

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Trump administration Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in rec... Read More