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Deep Purple thrills Japan's superfan prime minister with visit
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2026
» TOKYO — Legendary British rock band Deep Purple made Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's day with a brief visit to their high-profile superfan on Friday as they returned to the country they first toured more than half a century ago.
Splashing times ahead!
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 10/04/2026
» Songkran is one of Thailand's most cherished celebrations and Bangkok has become a world-class stage for festival revellers who want interactive experiences, contemporary creativity and the traditions of Thai New Year. As there is no reason to stop for fun at only one destination during this long holiday, here we recommend some interesting venues you can go and create your own kind of Songkran memory.
The Speak Easy
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 08/04/2026
» As it marks its third anniversary, ZLB23, one of India’s most decorated cocktail destinations, ushers in a new chapter defined by dual ambition. The Kyoto-style speakeasy at The Leela Palace Bengaluru introduces a powerful expansion of its "Native" cocktail menu, where regional ingredients are blended with Indian heritage flavours. Simultaneously, the bar debuts The Theatre, a first-of-its-kind, seven-seat immersive cocktail experience where mixology is staged as performance.
TikTok to build a second billion-euro data centre in Finland
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2026
» HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM — TikTok plans to invest €1 billion (US$1.16 billion) to build a second data centre in Finland in less than a year as it moves data storage for European users to the continent, company officials said on Wednesday.
UK government blocks Kanye West from London music fest
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» LONDON - The government of the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday blocked American rapper Kanye West from visiting the country to headline a music festival due to his past antisemitic outbursts, forcing organisers to cancel the event.
Experts warn over growing dependence on conversational AI
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2026
» KYODO — An increasing number of people are forming emotionally close relationships with conversational artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, with some users describing them as friends, counsellors or even family members, according to recent surveys.
From relics to daily sanctuary: inside South Korea's museum boom
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2026
» On a crisp morning in Seoul, even before the exhibition halls officially open, a group of visitors stands in line outside the National Museum of Korea, a cultural institution that has recently changed from a traditional repository of ancient relics into a lively space for daily activities.
Major sponsors drop Kanye West London gigs as PM voices concern
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» LONDON - Drinks giants Pepsi and Diageo on Sunday pulled out of sponsoring a music festival in London headlined by US rapper Kanye West, who has a history of antisemitic outbursts.
The cost of Bangkok's health obsession
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 04/04/2026
» There is a particular kind of Saturday morning that has become recognisable in certain Bangkok circles. Someone wakes at 5am, checks their recovery score on their Whoop band, approves of the number, and heads to the airport. Not for a holiday or a work trip, but for a fitness race in Singapore.
Renaissance master Raphael honoured by New York's Met
Life, S.P. Somtow, Published on 04/04/2026
» Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and now Raphael. Starting today, New York's prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art is dedicating a retrospective to the third of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance.