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Offbeat

Children play in the grounds of a local primary school. Photo: Collected

How parents can help children make friends at a new school

Starting at a new school or moving from elementary to middle school can be difficult for children. Parents often want to help but may not know the best way.

School buses are seen parked at First Student Charter Bus Rental in San Francisco, California, US, 7 April, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Yellow school buses evolve as US education and transport needs change

The reception desk at Gorilla Clinic, a men's beauty clinic, in Tokyo, Japan, 19 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

No sweat: Japanese men turn to hair removal in scorching summer

Gandhi’s final piece of advice to us would be to pray. At the end of each day, sit quietly, reflect, and submit yourself to god, to life, to nature, to truth, to history. You have done all you could have. Photo: Getty Images via Hindustan Times

Gandhi's 688 handwritten reflections fetch record Rs16.2cr at auction

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Robots ask for tips, but who gets the money?

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Beyond the lens

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3-minute workout may outperform 90 minutes of exercise, scientists say

Roasted coffee beans are pictured in the hopper of a coffee grinder at a branch of Costa Coffee near Manchester, Britain May 5, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

‘I drink black coffee daily’: Oncologist shares 6 research-backed benefits, from brain health to longevity

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Secondhand book sales surge as AI firms fuel demand for old titles

Dog meat placed on a scale during Malbok, the last of Korea's traditional hottest days of summer, at a restaurant selling dog meat and black goat meat stews in Seongnam, South Korea,14 August, 2026. Photo: Reuters

In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat

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How much sunshine is good for you?

Snoopy. Photo: Collected

Snoopy at 76: The little beagle who never stopped dreaming

Fans had particularly been urged not to leave socks at the mock grave, which consists of pebbles bearing handwritten messages, because Freshwater West is an environmentally sensitive beach. Photo: Collected

£430m UK-Ireland power link rerouted after fans force to save Dobby's 'grave'