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14 books to read for National Indigenous History Month June is National Indigenous History Month. This month, add these buzzworthy books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors to your reading list. Books |1 hour ago
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June is National Indigenous History Month. This month, add these buzzworthy books by First Nations, Métis and Inuit authors to your reading list. In her latest book, The Knowing, Tanya Talaga retells her family story to explore Canada's history...
The History Behind the World’s Most Expensive Hats: From Princess Beatrice’s Royal Wedding Headpiece to the $2.7 Million Chapeau D’Amour and More
WWD - New York
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June 19, 2025
Each June, Royal Ascot transforms into a global fashion show of headwear, where tradition and spectacle meet strict dress codes and creative expression. In 2025, the event continues its legacy as a proving ground for milliners and fashion houses,...
Historic OPM music festival to fill Philippine Arena in July
Manila Standard
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June 19, 2025
Puregold’s OPM Con 2025, the Philippines’ most anticipated music festival, will take over the Philippine Arena on July 5, with fans worldwide securing tickets for what organizers call a historic celebration of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). The...
Tradition, tech unite to rescue Potala Palace's palm-leaf legacy
Global Times
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Cultural relic restorers repair palm-leaf manuscripts in the cultural relic restoration room at the Potala Palace on May 25, 2025. Photo: Chen Xi/GTNestled within the majestic Potala Palace in Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a...
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought held in Tamale
Business and Financial Times
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June 19, 2025
…. with call for responsible and restoration of degraded lands By Samuel SAM This year’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought to contribute to national restoration and climate change resilience efforts has been held in Tamale with a...
Community centers can serve meals to all, not just seniors, Allentown City Council agrees
Morning Call - Pennsylvania
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June 19, 2025
Community centers in Allentown can serve meals to everyone, not just senior citizens, Allentown City Council agreed Wednesday. The council approved an amendment to its zoning ordinance in response to a Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas decision...
World record for launching four-meter kite set in Kazakhstan
AzerNews
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June 19, 2025
By Alimat Aliyeva A four-meter installation dedicated to the kimeshek, a traditional headdress worn by Kazakh women, has been unveiled in the city of Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Azernews reports. The installation was displayed along the central...
Traditional crafts fair Kyrgyz Shyrdagy to be held in At-Bashy
24.kg
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June 19, 2025
10:50, 19 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 10:50, 19 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA An exhibition and fair of traditional crafts, Kyrgyz Shyrdagy, as well as a national cuisine...
Local student awarded scholarship to study in Taiwan
Columbia Star - South Carolina
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June 19, 2025
Maelle Wong Maelle Wong of Lexington will study Chinese (Mandarin) this summer in Taiwan on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) scholarship. NSLI-Y, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and...
Local opinion: Barbarians have arrived, and are pushing us backward
The Arizona Daily Star
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Gerald Farrington The barbarians are not just at the gate. They’re inside. We are the barbarians who are destroying American culture from the inside. The opposite of being barbarian is to be...
Community Initiatives Fund grants benefitting West Central communities
West Central Online
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June 19, 2025
It was announced on Wednesday that 457 grants worth a total of $6,526,313 were approved through the Community Initiatives Fund’s (CIF) February 1 and April 1 deadlines. Numerous west-central Saskatchewan projects are on the list for the grants,...
World Sickle Cell Day | What India needs to do to eliminate this genetic blood disorder by 2047
The Week
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As we observe World Sickle Cell Day on June 19, it is worth taking stock of the country’s bold and ambitious national mission, launched two years back, to eliminate sickle cell disease (SCD) by 2047, the centenary of India’s independence. India...
National recognition for Banks Group in prestigious UK Best Managed Companies programme
Sunderland Echo
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June 19, 2025
County Durham-headquartered property, housebuilding and mining firm the Banks Group has been recognised as one of the UK’s top-performing private businesses in a major national business excellence initiative. Banks has been named as a winner in...
World Sickle Cell Day: Ministry of Tribal Affairs launches new initiatives at AIIMS Delhi
News9 Live
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June 19, 2025
India News New Delhi: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has organized observance of world sickle cell day in collaboration with Bhagwan Birsa Munda Chair, AIIMS Delhi on 19th June 2025. Sickle cell anaemia This is a genetic disorder causing a...
National award for literary illustration in memory of artist Namboodiri
The Hindu
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June 19, 2025
The Artist Namboodiri Samman Trust, formed with an aim to preserve and promote the rich legacy of the legendary artist Namboodiri, has instituted a national award for literary illustration. The aim of the award is to recognise outstanding artists...
Historic South L.A. Black Cultural District Designation Moving Forward
Forbes
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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 26, 2024 - - Ngozi wears the appropriate Kwanzaa wear and a smile at the 48th edition of the Kwanzaa parade to mark the start of the seven-day African-American festival in the Crenshaw District in Los Angeles on December...
World News | Congress MP Gurjeet Aujla Urges EAM Jaishankar to Ensure Safety, Evacuation of Indians in Israel-Iran Conflict
Latestly
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June 19, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla has written to External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, expressing deep concern over the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and urged the government to take...
World : IKIM Religious Forum Strengthens Malaysia–Indonesia Relations
Bernama
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June 19, 2025
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, 19 June (Bernama) — A total of 15 interfaith organisations participated in a religious forum in Jakarta on Wednesday, aimed at fostering closer ties among scholars and promoting harmonious relations between...
Local Student Named To ULM’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List
Summit Tribune - Missouri
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June 19, 2025
Ally Custer a Business Administration major from Lake Lotawana was named to the University of Louisiana Monroe’s Spring 2025 Dean’s List. Eligibility for the Dean’s List requires full-time enrollment (minimum of 12 semester hours completed) and...
Local opinion: Whom should we deport?
The Arizona Daily Star
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: Bud Snyder Should we deport your landscaper? My answer? It depends. Not all undocumented immigrants should be deported, and not all should be left to continue their undocumented lives here...