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Tokyo Sakura Tram, officially known as the Toden Arakawa Line, is Tokyo's last remaining historic streetcar line.

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Deze zomer is Amsterdam het middelpunt van de internationale queergemeenschap. Het is World Pride, twee weken vol feest én protest.

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The Saito family were one of the wealthiest family-controlled business conglomerates (zaibatsu) in Niigata who built their fortune in the shipping business and financial industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the villa was built as a guest house to entertain guests.
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Tokyo Sakura Tram, officially known as the Toden Arakawa Line, is Tokyo's last remaining historic streetcar line.

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Orikum Marina is an international resort with luxurious residences, world-class yachting facilities, glorious beaches and crystalline waters. Enveloped by the Mediterranean Sea, Orikum Marina is a destination for international yachting, connecting Albania with Greece, Montenegro, and Italy. The architectural concept of Orikum Marina is inspired by a coral ecosystem: all the buildings are connected in a solid living marine structure, the balcony grid resembles a coral reef, and at the same time the facades differ from each other in exterior details. The book design and art direction for the Orikum Marina project continue the idea of the architectural concept like a coral reef. Minimal cone-shaped graphics of the book cover symbolizes the corals-like structure and linear texture of the buildings. The selection of sand color paper refers to the limestone finishing material of the facades.

We've had Paste Magazine's 100 greatest songs of the 1960s (previously). They've now moved to the 100 greatest songs of the 1970s. It's another great list.

Russian attack killed 11 at publicly promoted event attended by military and state officials; Zelenskyy heads for Washington. What we know on day 1,616

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In opening statements, state argued Meta’s own research showed it harmed teens while firm’s attorneys pointed to transparency

The long-awaited trial between the social media company Meta and the state of Tennessee began proceedings on Monday. Attorneys for Tennessee told a jury in Nashville that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, disregarded internal research about its platform’s impact on teenagers, while the company sought ⁠to maximize profit from those young users.

During ⁠opening statements in a seven-week ​trial in state court, the state’s lawyers said Meta researchers repeatedly flagged teenagers’ compulsive use of the platform – leading to eating disorders, depression and self-harm. But despite those warnings, Meta did not ⁠disable features such as autoplay, notifications and infinite scroll which, the lawyers said, were designed to keep teens on Instagram as long as possible and increase the number of ads they viewed.

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The Houthi threat to Saudi oil exports comes as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines are still reeling from the closure of the strait of Hormuz

Governments in Asia are scrambling to avoid their second major energy crisis in six months, as another maritime chokepoint in the Middle East faces a violent blockade, leaving only the Suez canal completely open for the free movement of gulf oil.

Countries like Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea – which rely on Middle East oil for up to 90% of their imports – are working to secure supplies after Yemen’s Houthis launched a blockade of Saudi Arabian shipping passing through the Bab al-Mandab strait, which forms the southern entrance to the Red Sea.

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Leading assemblage artist was known for reclaiming Jim Crow-era memorabilia as images of Black liberation

Artist Betye Saar, the pioneering figure of the Black arts movement, died on Sunday morning in her home town of Los Angeles. She was 99.

Saar, a famous practitioner of assemblage, an artistic style that builds sculpture from everyday objects, was best known for reclaiming Jim Crow era memorabilia such as dolls and washboards and recasting them as images of Black liberation. Saar also worked in genres including printmaking and film, exploring themes from family to spirituality.

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