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This music season has talking points, literally! Unlike a few years ago, we find a lot of ‘talkie concerts’ happening ...

Its easy switch from Classical Greek to Byzantine Greek and ... It was regarded as the language of the gods, and its ...

Two of the biggest sci-fi franchises in film history, Dune and. Star Wars, both feature spice ... but are they related? Let ...

Places of public worship in NSW will be able to upgrade their security without the need for lengthy planning approvals to offer worshippers better protections.

The Straits Exchange Foundation a few days ago said that in early October, three members of the I-Kuan Tao religious group were arrested while on a pilgrimage to the city of Zhongshan in China’s ...

The immigrant experience, whether it be in depictions of dangerous crossings or the strife of settling in a new place far ...

It’s fair to say that it was just an average school day — at least in this country. Children scooted into Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, for the ...

Although her political aspiration was “to lighten the burden on the suffering masses” Sirimavo soon found that the economic ...

This Christmas, as we come together to celebrate joy, hope and love, let us pause to reflect on Muhibbah – the spirit of goodwill, harmony and unity that lies at the heart of Malaysia’s identity. More ...

Officials say five people have been killed, including a 9-year-old, after a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market ...