Wed February 15, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon, the figurehead of the faltering Scottish independence movement, dramatically announced on Wednesday that she would resign after eight years as Scotland’s first minister. At a news conference in Edinburgh, the leader of the Scottish National Party made the declaration. She will continue to serve as SNP leader until a […]
Hong Kong | Monday, November 28, 2022 Australia will continue to see a spike in extreme rainfalland heat, as well as more dangerous fire events, its government agencies warnedWednesday. TheCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and theBureau of Meteorology of Australia stated in a biennial climate report thatthey had lately discovered “an increase in
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Last month, the Delhi High Court dismissed a plea to suspend Satyendar Jain from the Cabinet following his arrest in the money laundering case. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been submitted to the Delhi High Court asking the court to declare AAP leader Satyendar Jain, who was recently detained in connection with a money
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The US Navy revealed on Friday that it had disciplined more than 20 sailors for the four-day fire that ravaged the USS Bonhomme Richard while the amphibious warship was docked in San Diego in July 2020. The warship’s captain and the fire response team were the targets of the most serious actions. Capt. Gregory Scott
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Tumpek Uduh: A Traditional Balinese Hindu Ceremony Honouring Plants The special ceremony to honour plants is known as Tumpek Uduh, a ritual that falls on Saniscara Kliwon Wariga, a day in which God gave grace to mankind in the world. This ceremony is performed in the context of worshiping God in its manifestation as Dewa
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Tumpek Wayang: The Lord of Puppets Celebrated Tumpek Wayang is a recurring rahinan, or special day, for the Balinese. It comes every 6 months and is always on a Saturday, but there is no specific date due to the differences in the Gregorian and Balinese calendars. Without going deeper into the complicated Balinese calendar, you
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Tumpek Kandang: The Holy Day for Animals Tumpek Kandang is a Balinese Holiday dedicated to Sang Hyang Rare Angon, the god of all cattle and livestock. Household animals, such as pigs, cows, ducks, and birds deserve extra attention on this day. The name of Tumpek Kandang is derived from two words, “Tumpek” meaning Saturday and
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Pengrupukan day One day before the Nyepi day is called Pengrupukan day Family member will walking around their compound bringing fire torch and make a lot of noise by kulkul (traditional bamboo bell). Pengerupukan is a ritual ceremony one day before silent day. Pengerupukan purpose ward off demons which symbolized by parading ogoh-ogoh around the
As Russia continues to build up soldiers on its border with Ukraine, Australia has ordered all remaining embassy workers in Kyiv to depart, according to Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The evacuation comes after similar announcements from the US and Canada, and after a flurry of phone diplomacy failed to defuse rising regional tensions on Saturday.
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In announcing new sanctions on Thursday, the US accused Russia of recruiting current and former Ukrainian government officials in an attempt to seize control of the Ukrainian government. “Russia has directed its intelligence services to recruit current and former Ukrainian government officials in preparation for an occupying Russian force to take over the government of
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