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Red-hot Ole Romeny keeps Indonesia's FIFA World Cup dream very much alive
A third goal in as many caps by Ole Romeny has kept Indonesia's dream of World Cup qualification very much alive.
The Japanese city where cats with hooked and bent tails are thought to bring good luck
In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck, and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as “omagari neko ...
Cats with hooked and bent tails fill Nagasaki, Japan, where they are thought to bring good luck
Nagasaki, Japan — In Japan, bobtail cats are considered good luck and Nagasaki is the place to find them. They are known as ...
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Holland America Introduces Tea Blend with Art of Tea
Holland America Line is partnering with Art of Tea to elevate its Royal Dutch Tea, Regional Afternoon Tea and Standard Afternoon Tea services with a custom blend that celebrates the cruise line's ...
Bobtail cats in Japan bring good luck, especially for Nagasaki city
Nagasaki bobtails have their roots in the Dutch East Indies when the city was Japan's only foreign port in the 17th to 19th ...
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Meteorology of the Dutch East Indies
The proposal of the latter, in 1857, included the organisation of hourly observations at Batavia and the establishment of secondary stations at some places in the East Indian Archipelago ...
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19th century shipwreck discovered off Australian coast highlights once common maritime ‘side hustle’
The Koning Willem de Tweede was meant to do trading between the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies, a former colony that’s now Indonesia. However, just before returning home, the crew picked ...