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Brisbane Comes Alive with Colours and Culture at Basava Jayanthi 2025
Indian Times
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July 11, 2025
Brisbane, Australia – 23 May 2025: The vibrant multicultural city of Brisbane witnessed a heartwarming celebration of Basava Jayanthi 2025, hosted by Basava Samiti of Asia Pacific (BSAPAC). The annual event commemorates the birth anniversary of...
Fact-check: KTR stokes row over cultural map gift by BJP leader to Lokesh — an older illustration, not political
Organiser Weekly
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A recent gesture by Andhra Pradesh BJP’s newly-appointed State President PVN Madhav has sparked an online controversy, with political undertones. After assuming office, Madhav gifted a large framed portrait to AP Minister Nara Lokesh. The...
How a Beetle Is Threatening Hawaii’s Culture and Climate Resilience
Earth.Org
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July 11, 2025
Before hotels and highways, the niu (Hawaiian for coconut) provided the Hawaiian people with shade, tools, and purpose. Its leaves danced in the wind and its roots were grounded into the earth with strength. However, a relentless menace looms over...
Edinburgh to host Chinese Culture Week 2025
China Daily
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Poster of Chinese Culture Week 2025 [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Chinese Culture Week 2025, a nonprofit international platform for contemporary Chinese arts and cross-cultural exchanges, is set to be held in Edinburgh from Aug 1 to 10....
Lee completes nomination of all Cabinet posts with culture, land minister nominees
The Korea Times
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July 11, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung has tapped a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea as land minister and the head of a travel platform as culture minister, the presidential office said Friday, completing the nomination of all 19 members of his...
Nigeria is reclaiming its cultural power
Business Ghana
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A powerful cultural renaissance is underway in Nigeria, where communities are reclaiming their heritage and reimagining their future with confidence and clarity. Long known for its vibrant artistic traditions and dynamic creative industries, the...
Calls for further inquiry into Queensland CFMEU to change culture 'forever'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
An inquiry into the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) Queensland is needed to "change the culture in the industry forever" and allow for women to speak without fear, industry leaders say. This comes after a bombshell...
Sozopol Transforms into Bulgaria’s Cultural Heartbeat with Apollonia Arts Festival 2025
Novinite
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Sozopol is once again set to become Bulgaria’s summer cultural hub as the Apollonia Arts Festival returns this year from August 28 to September 6. The event promises a vibrant lineup of music, theater, literature, cinema, and fine arts, showcasing...
Culture Ministry Plans 2-Year Events To Mark 125Th Birth Anniversary Of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Culture has planned a two-year official commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, honouring the legacy of the visionary who founded Bharatiya Jana...
India News | Arunachal Minister Holds Meetings with Centre for Tourism, Cultural Projects, Welfare Schemes
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Itanagar, Jul 11 (PTI) Arunachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul held a series of meetings with union ministers in Delhi to accelerate key development projects focused on culture, tourism, and welfare schemes in the...
Nol Universe CEO Tapped as Culture Minister, 3-Term Lawmaker as Land Minister
KBS World
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July 11, 2025
Photo : YONHAP News President Lee Jae Myung has nominated Choi Hwi-young, CEO of the online travel and leisure platform Nol Universe, as the minister of culture, sports and tourism, and three-term Democratic Party Rep. Kim Yun-duk as the minister...
Eleven coffee shops that are elevating Boston’s cafe culture
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Bostonians want our coffee when we want it: early in the morning, late at night, over ice on the coldest day of the winter. How else could we sustain so many Dunkin’s? (We’ll happily seek out the best ice cream in the depths of February, too.)...
Peru recovers valuable Moche culture necklace seized in Italy
Andina
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July 11, 2025
Featuring nine ancient "piruros" and circular motifs, the artifact had been seized in the city of Udine. The recovery, carried out by the Udine Unit of Italy's Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (CCTPC), is the result of...
Celebrating First Nations culture
Brimbank & North West Star Weekly
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July 11, 2025
Kids in Brimbank had the opportunity to learn about First Nations culture from an experienced First Nations educator, as part of a NAIDOC week event hosted by Brimbank council with Brimbank Neighboured Houses. Djarrin Blow ran the workshop and...
Lee nominates culture, land ministers
The Korea Times
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July 11, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung has tapped a lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party as land minister and the head of a travel platform as culture minister, the presidential office said Friday, completing the nomination of all 19 members of his first...
A shared culture is a shared renaissance
Philippine Asian News Today
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July 11, 2025
Poverty in the Philippines and Mexico stems from colonial legacies, yet cultural resilience offers pathways for transformation and community support. By Rosette Correa From Manila’s sprawling barangays to Mexico City’s colonias populares, poverty...
A Persian in the Ranks: Rethinking Military Culture through the Life of a Forgotten Civil War Sharpshooter
Small Wars Journal
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July 11, 2025
In military history, the West often casts itself as having invented the clean, decisive, and morally superior way of war. From Victor Davis Hanson to popular portrayals of elite modern forces, the story is familiar: Western armies fight in fair,...
A new book studies how Indian women ‘Instapoets’ are forming new collective cultural identifications
Scroll.in
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Cultures and communities on Instagram and Facebook are bound by common interests and may often reveal underlying ideological inclinations. Through the process of interpellation, they also have a profound impact on self-perception and the...
Cultural and tourism development promoted in Diaoyuan Ancient Village in E China
Xinhua News Agency
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An aerial drone photo taken on July 9, 2025 shows a view of Diaoyuan Ancient Village in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province. Tucked into the undulating hills of Ji'an City in east China's Jiangxi Province, Diaoyuan Village has stood for over...
Youth explore conservation through culture at day camp
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Submitted Photo Beth Miller, North Dakota Forest Service, introduces students to native tree species during the Rolette County Day Camp June 25. BELCOURT – Students from across the region came together June 25 at the Anishinabe Learning, Cultural...