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We Found a Hotel as Wide as a Parking Spot, and It’s in a Chill Indonesian City Even Locals Overlook
Wego Travel Blog
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August 1, 2025
Have you heard about the hotel in Central Java, Indonesia, that’s only nine feet (2.8 meters) wide? It’s a real place. Called PituRooms, the five-story building rises up from a tiny strip of land in the city of Salatiga. The land it sits on was...
India’s health influencers are the new WhatsApp University. Fact-checkers just can’t keep up
The Print
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August 1, 2025
“I check what advice is coming from which mouth,” he said. Health content is now ubiquitous — spread across the digital wild west. Onions “pull toxins through your feet.” Cucumbers can “cure glaucoma.” And there’s a diet that will help you “beat...
Pakistan vs South Africa Champions, WCL 2025 Final Live Score Streaming: When and Where to Watch PAK vs SA World Championship of Legends 2025 Final Match Live telecast?
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
PAK vs SA Champions Legends Final Live Cricket Score Streaming, World Championship of Legends 2025: The World Championship of Legends 2025 league is heading to its culmination with South Africa Champions and Pakistan Champions set to face off each...
Japan’s Nikkei slips on tech investment concern; Tokyo Electron plunges
Business Recorder
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August 1, 2025
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average slid on Friday, dragged lower by chip-related stocks on rekindled concerns about technology investment. Tech heavyweight Tokyo Electron plunged 17%, the most in almost a year, after the chip equipment maker...
Gulf Madhyamam Independence Day quiz ‘India @ 79’ begins today
Madhyamam
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August 1, 2025
Muscat: Gulf Madhyamam has launched the ‘India @ 79’ Freedom Quiz to celebrate India’s 79th Independence Day. The quiz starts today, August 1, and will run through August 30, offering participants the chance to win daily and grand prizes. The...
China Happily And Aggressively Filling Trump's Climate Vacuum
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
Latest stories US going all in on sea drones to deter Taiwan war US-China trade talks threaten to explode over Russia oil Trump burning a diplomatic bridge to Malaysia Globally, leaders from Italy, Germany and France rebutted Trump's assertion...
The US Advances Its Dystopian Plan to Destroy China
Common Dreams
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August 1, 2025
Imagine: It’s the summer of 2025, and the United States has been surrounded by foreign military bases. The bases have been built by some antagonistic country on the other side of the world that drones on about the inevitability of war. Leaders of...
New book encourages travel that explores Missouri one small town at a time
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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August 1, 2025
Lifelong Missourian Caitlin Yager knows firsthand that there’s more to Missouri than its biggest cities or most popular vacation destinations. Her new book, “Small Town Missouri,” encourages people to hit the road to experience the legends, lore...
Patch Notes #16: Sony sues Tencent over 'blatant' Horizon clone, Reality Labs remains a money pit, and Microsoft just became PlayStation's top publisher
Game Developer
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August 1, 2025
I can hardly believe it's Friday. I rolled into the week feeling a tad sorry for myself after celebrating England's seemingly inevitable Euro 2025 victory over Spain with one too many beers and a now-traditional karaoke session with friends in...
Kaplan’s Revenge: Why Geography Still Constrains China at Sea
Geopolitical Monitor
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August 1, 2025
In an age defined by artificial intelligence, long-range missiles, naval modernization, and other advancements, geography may seem like an outdated constraint, a relic conquered by modern technology and global ambition. There are many who assume...
Pandas As China's Most Valuable And Vulnerable Diplomats
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
Latest stories China seeks power beyond water with world's biggest dam The strong case for a royal revival in Nepal China happily and aggressively filling Trump's climate vacuum These photos generated rumors on Chinese social media that the pandas...
Nine-Day Chinar Book Festival To Commence In Srinagar Tomorrow
Kashmir Observer
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August 1, 2025
File photo Srinagar- The second edition of the nine-day Chinar Book Festival will commence here on Saturday, featuring over 200 publishers and bookstalls from across the country. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and J-K Lieutenant...
The fight for Cambodia: from Vietnam to the French
The Indian Express
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August 1, 2025
One of the conflicts drawing global attention in 2025 is the dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours — Thailand and Cambodia. At its core lies a border. Stretching across 508 miles, this boundary was drawn when France occupied Cambodia in...
PureJewels showcases British Asian craftsmanship at UK–India Trade Celebration at Chequers
Retail Jeweller
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August 1, 2025
1st August 2025 By May Garland British Asian jeweller PureJewels took centre stage at the official UK–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) celebration (24 July), presenting a curated selection of handcrafted designs at Chequers, the country residence...
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slips on Tech Investment Concern; Tokyo Electron Plunges
The Japan News
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August 1, 2025
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo The Tokyo Stock Exchange Reuters 11:27 JST, August 1, 2025 TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average slid on Friday, dragged lower by chip-related stocks on rekindled concerns about technology investment....
Second edition of Chinar Book Festival to commence in Srinagar on August 2
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 1, 2025
The organisers said that following the overwhelming response to its inaugural edition last year, this year's edition promises an even more expansive celebration of literature in different languages Image for representational purposes only (Photo...
Pakistan fails to end inherent violence against women among tribes
Awaz The Voice
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August 1, 2025
Uzma Khatoon In recent weeks, a heartbreaking video from Balochistan shocked millions across South Asia. A young woman named Bano Satkzai was seen walking with confidence in bright red clothes, adjusting her shawl. She looked calm and fearless. In...
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Trump wants to develop ‘massive oil reserves’ in Pakistan. Does the country have enough?
Firstpost
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August 1, 2025
“I think they may have some illusions about finding oil in Pakistan. And I wish them luck,” said Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday (July 31) hours after Donald Trump said that the United States had struck a deal with Pakistan and together...
100 yrs of RSS as seen by global media house: Power, controversy, push for Hindu-first India
Sabrang India
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August 1, 2025
On a blistering summer evening in Nagpur, nearly a thousand men in brown trousers, white shirts, and black caps stood in formation as a saffron flag was raised, marking a graduation ceremony for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers. This...
Nine-day Chinar Book Festival to commence in Srinagar on Saturday
Kashmir Reader
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August 1, 2025
SRINAGAR: The second edition of the nine-day Chinar Book Festival will commence here on Saturday, featuring over 200 publishers and bookstalls from across the country. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj...