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Eajantha Hamuduruwo,” elected to the State Council representing the North-Central Province century ago, marked a significant ...

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Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...