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Legendary Indonesian artist Amrus Natalsya passed away at the age of 90 on January 31, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The artist, who came of age just as his country emerged from colonialism,
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The Indian government has announced a cut in customs duty on imports of key components of mobile phones from 15 percent to 10 percent, a senior federal government official said on Wednesday.
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The State Council on Thursday announced the appointment and removal of several officials. Lin Xin was appointed vice minister of science and technology, and Zhao Zenglian was appointed deputy chief of the
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The plan of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as
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