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With its eyes closed in eternal prayer, a 1.7-meter-tall statue of a Buddha was unearthed by the Korean Archaeology Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences and the National Authority for the Protection of Cultural Heritage at an archaeological site in Yakjon-ri, South Phyongan Province, North Korea. It is an early relic of the Goryeo (pronounced “Koryo”) dynasty, which rose in 918 A.D. and lasted until 1392. Also known as the Golden Age of Buddhism (or the Age of Enlightenment) in Korea, the Goryeo dynasty—which was a Buddhist state—saw the flourishing of religious art and architecture known as Bulsa, or “Buddhist Projects.” Goryeo Korea was...

EUTIN, Germany (AP) — It’s timber over Tinder in a forest in northern Germany where the Bridegroom’s Oak has connected lovers for more than a century.   (A letter posted in a hole in the Bridegroom’s Oak which has a famous knothole that has been used as a mailbox since 1892, in Dodau forest, near Eutin, northern Germany, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Known as “Bräutigamseiche” in German, the Bridegroom’s Oak has a famous knothole that’s been used as a mailbox since 1892. It even has its own postal code in the Dodau Forest some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Berlin. Mail carriers from the German postal...

Yu started from humble beginnings, having been born in a small village in China's southern Hunan province in 1922, according to Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail. In 1949, he left his hometown for Shanghai, where he worked multiple jobs in hopes of achieving success. However, he faced imprisonment for several years due to false accusations, leading to the confiscation of his entire savings. Upon regaining his freedom, Yu moved to Hong Kong in 1958 and started working as a toilet cleaner for a large firm. While his colleagues often rushed their jobs, Yu was diligent and made his best efforts at work and even came to work on the weekends when others were seeking rest or...

ပစိဖိတ်သမုဒ္ဒရာမှာရှိတဲ့ ကမ္ဘာ့အနက်ဆုံးသမုဒ္ဒရာချောက်နက်ကြီး Mariana Trench ရဲ့အောက်ဆုံးဖျားဆီသို့ သင်ကိုယ်တိုင်ကူးခက်သွားခဲ့ရင် အံ့ဩစရာ ပင်လယ်ရေနေသတ္တဝါတွေကို မြင်တွေ့ရမှာတော့ အမှန်ပါပဲ။   အပြင်ပန်းက ကြည့်ရှုရင်တောင် အပြာရောက်နက်နက်နဲ့ လှပနေတဲ့...

An Indonesian man named his newborn son ‘Dinas Komunikasi Informatika Statistik’ — after the department he works in. Indonesian portal Kompas reported that Slamet ‘Yoga’ Wahyudi, 38, from Brebes Regency, Central Java had come to an agreement with his then pregnant wife, Ririn Linda Tunggal Sari, that he would be allowed to choose the baby’s name if the child is a boy. When the baby arrived on December 23, Slamet decided to name him ‘Dinas Komunikasi Informatika Statistik’ (Department of Statistical Communication). Slamet admitted that hearing the name for the first time does sound strange. “Thankfully my wife did not mind,”...

Japan has always been at the forefront of earthquake-resistant housing, continuously seeking innovative solutions to protect its citizens from devastating seismic events. One of the most groundbreaking advancements in this area is the levitating house technology developed by Air Danshin Systems Inc. This unique system utilizes compressed air to lift homes off the ground during earthquakes, effectively minimizing damage. With Japan being one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, this new technology has the potential to revolutionize the housing industry and set a new standard for seismic safety worldwide. The Science Behind the InnovationAir Danshin’s...

Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire Meta titan, has been outed as the buyer of a $23 million residence in Washington, DC — a purchase that underscores a growing trend among tech execs securing a foothold in the nation’s capital during President Donald Trump’s second term. The expansive property, located less than 15 minutes from the White House depending on traffic, also places Zuckerberg in walking distance to Vice President JD Vance’s official residence at the Naval Observatory. The transaction, executed in March through a Delaware-based limited liability company in all cash, ranks as the third-most expensive home sale in the city’s history, according to...

BANGKOK - Kong HuayraiThai singer & actorBorn: April 1, 1987 (age 38 years), Wanon Niwat District, ThailandHeight: 1.65 m A 19-year-old girl whose father passed away and is waiting for her mother who is stuck in the collapsed building, has to take care of her 7-year-old brother and her elderly grandmother. The superstar Kong Huay Rai announced that he will accept her as his daughter and help take care of her in the future. cr: ข่าวเด็ดเจ็ดหมีIn 2022, the Thai singer Kong Huayrai encountered a fourth-grade boy, Tle, selling garlands barefoot at an intersection in Khon Kaen province to support his sick grandmother and younger sister after their...

For nearly as long as the moviegoing public has been aware of Vin Diesel, he’s had a special woman by his side. The Fast & Furious star, who’s remained with the franchise playing Dominic Toretto, patriarch of the unofficial “family,” since the 2001 debut film, has been romantically linked with Paloma Jiménez since 2007. But through almost two decades together, they've decided to keep things very low-key by Hollywood terms. Yes, they make the occasional red carpet appearance. And unlike Post Malone’s fiancée, we know her actual name. We also know that she once worked as a model. Still, the two tend to keep their private life just that....

After being spotted by a Russian photographer in Bangkok, a young street sweeper became an overnight sensation in her native country and landed various modelling gigs with established brands. The movie-worthy rags-to-riches story of Noppajit “Meen” Somboonsate began last month when the 28-year-old single mother of two was noticed on the streets of Bangkok by Russian photographer Semyon Rezchikov. Meen was out doing her job as a street sweeper and didn’t even notice when Rezchikov, mesmerized by her natural beauty, took a photo of her from a distance. He later approached her to show her the photo and commend her on her beauty. He filmed the whole encounter with his...