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An empty can, the base of a lamp and string: what sound like rubbish to some are music to the ears of a Turkish band that turns waste into instruments to promote recycling. Fungistanbul, a trio that began experimenting with a sound they call “Trash Oriental” in 2019, have joined a growing global movement of groups that bang, strum and blow into things they find in dustbins.

From the rubble of Iraq’s war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele.

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the number of new Covid cases did not significantly increase due to the reopening of tourist spots and heightened domestic travel during the Water Festival and Pchum Ben holidays.

Neang Kavich packed up his belongings and loaded them onto the moving truck before saying goodbye forever to the home where he spent his childhood, knowing that it would soon be no more than a memory. Everyone called the White Building a slum because of its notorious reputation for prostitution and drugs starting in the 1990’s, but Kavich had always called it his home.

From the rubble of Iraq’s war-ravaged city of Mosul arises the sight of androids gliding back and forth in a restaurant to serve their amused clientele. “Welcome”, “We wish you a good time in our restaurant”, “We would be happy to have your opinion on the quality of the service”, chime the automated attendants, red eyes blinking out of their shiny blue and white exteriors.

Japanese researchers have crafted a “super clone” of an Afghan mural destroyed by the Taliban, using a mix of traditional and digital techniques that they hope will salvage the work’s “spirit” for future generations.

Recently, Ros Saboeun – sister to Cambodian singer Ros Serey Sothea, dubbed “The Golden Voice” back in the 1960’s – celebrated what would have been the singer’s 74th birthday at the stupa dedicated to her and other victims of the Khmer Rouge located in Phnom Srouch district of Kampong Speu province.

Two decades after One Piece introduced the world to a swashbuckling pirate in a straw hat, fans of the Japanese cartoon series are giddily awaiting last weekend’s release of the 1,000th episode. One Piece first appeared in manga [comic book] form in Japan in 1997, with an anime [animated TV series] version following two years later.

Trying to figure out how the stock markets work? These days you’re as likely to turn to a social media influencer for advice as a financial adviser dressed in a suit.

The Earth’s largest whales may eat up to three times more than previously thought with crucial benefits for the ecosystems they inhabit, a study said on Wednesday. The largest creatures ever to live on Earth, baleen whales including blue whales, humpback whales and other species use filter feeding to consume krill and small fish.