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In Saudi Arabia, an all-women psychedelic rock band jams out as its conservative society loosens up
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Leaning into the microphone in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Nora let loose a primal scream. Guitars wailed ...
Side hustle tips: Carter started a side job to make a little extra money. It turned into a $172,000 paycheck
Carter Osborne spent two months agonising over whether to leave his full-time job for his tutoring side hustle. He did ...
Eurovision explained, from ABBA to Zorra, as the song contest is shadowed by war
MALMO, Sweden — Scores of musicians, hundreds of journalists and thousands of music fans have gathered in the Swedish city ...
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence protests after being locked out of his lab
SHANGHAI — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China was staging a sit-in protest ...
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut ...
Pope visits Venice to speak to artists and inmates and finds a city taxing day-trippers like him
VENICE, Italy — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, ...
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler wins sexual assault lawsuit dismissal
A US federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually ...
Ukrainian duo heads to the Eurovision Song Contest with a message: We’re still here
KYIV, Ukraine — Even amid war, Ukraine finds time for the glittery, pop-filled Eurovision Song Contest. Perhaps now even more ...
Brazil again extends visa exemptions for US, Canada and Australia, this time until 2025
Brazil’s government has extended exemptions to tourist visa requirements for citizens of the U.S., Australia and Canada until April 2025, ...
Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote Ruang Island, North Sulawesi
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears ...
