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One of the few remaining refuges to keep cars dry at the height of 2011 flooding in Bangkok: elevated parkways

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Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity comes into being in Istanbul, Turkey.

Twelve elements, ranging from rice planting rituals in Japan to Mexico''s mariachi music to a horseback-riding tradition in France, were today added to the United Nations-backed list of the world''s outstanding examples of intangible heritage.

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Some of the migrants gathered on Obock’s pier have been stranded for over a month with no money to continue or return home

Women attend a talk on Wednesday at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Portland, Ore. The conference offers mentoring and recruiting for women in technology fields.

All Hallows Eve is fast upon us, bringing with it fun-sized eating binges, sullen teens who can't be bothered to slap together a costume trying to cadge some free Kit Kats, and those fake spider webs that, if we're honest, really just make your front porch look like somebody unraveled a sweat sock all over it.

Lena Blackburne Baseball is the only baseball rubbing mud company that serves the pro leagues. Where does the mud come from? That's a secret.

According to leading Sydney-based hair stylist Marc Azzi of the Marc Azzi Hair Salon, Brazilian Blowout Keratin treatments are now the most popular among Australian women, thanks to their promotion by Hollywood movie stars such as Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Lopez.

Evidence of glutinous millet's cultivation has been found in the northern province of Hebei that could date back to 10,000 years, said Chinese archaeologists Sunday.