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Handicraft community struggles to pass baton to next generation
While it is increasingly common these days to find imported souvenirs and household items at tourist destinations across the Kingdom, a small community in Svay Rieng province is thriving through their traditional handicraft heritage.
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Filmmaker sheds light on UK’s role in 1953 Iran coup
Publication date 09 October 2019 | 20:37 | ICTFilmmaker Taghi Amirani calls them the documents that changed the fate of his country, casting light on Britain’s role in organising the overthrow of Iran’s leader six decades ago.
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Lake Maracaibo: Polluted by a permanent black tide
Publication date 09 October 2019 | 20:35 | ICTSmelling like an oil refinery, the vast expanse of Lake Maracaibo has become polluted by its own reserves of crude as Venezuela’s economic collapse has left wells and pipelines in ruin.
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From Med’s biggest nesting ground, turtles swimming to uncertain future
Publication date 09 October 2019 | 20:34 | ICTFreed from its eggshell by a volunteer, the tiny turtle hatchling clambers across a pebble-strewn sandy Greek beach in a race to the sea, the start of a hazardous journey that only one in 1,000 will survive.
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E-Lab helps students practice science experiments at home
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:25 | ICTTech Girls Cambodia is a team of five young women who scooped first prize at Technovation Cambodia last year after developing the E-Lab app to help high school students practice science experiments at home.
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Israeli archaeologists unveil remains of centuries-old city
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:22 | ICTIsraeli archaeologists recently unveiled the remains of a 5,000-year-old city they said was among the biggest from its era in the region, including fortifications, a ritual temple and a cemetery.
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Giant art project transforms East German housing blocks
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:20 | ICTAn enduring reminder of the communist era, the vast, concrete plattenbau tower blocks that surround cities in eastern Germany are usually considered eyesores rather than works of art.
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Tannishtha Chatterjee says ‘shift’ underway in India’s Bollywood
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:18 | ICTAcclaimed actress Tannishtha Chatterjee believes Bollywood is undergoing a subtle shift at Asia’s biggest film festival as the work of more Indian women – and more stories about Indian women – are hitting the silver screen.
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Tumultuous life of ‘South Korea’s Liz Taylor’ revealed
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:16 | ICTOne of the most prolific actresses of all time, Kim Ji-mee has been dubbed South Korea’s Elizabeth Taylor for her looks, popularity, and a string of high-profile marriages which challenged social taboos.
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Bike riding courses offer Finland’s immigrants freedom
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 20:13 | ICTIt's a skill you never forget once learnt, as the saying goes: Now immigrants to Finland can receive free cycling lessons to help them better integrate into life in the bike-loving nation.
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The taste of Malaysian cendol in Phnom Penh
Publication date 08 October 2019 | 15:32 | ICTOn Street 51 in Phnom Penh’s BKK 1 commune, a restaurant serving Malaysian food has become a popular place for locals and expatriates alike to have a bowl of its signature cendol, a mouth-watering Southeast Asian favourite