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Women’s participation in ‘naked festival’ a sign of how aging is forcing changes to male-centric Japanese traditions

By Himari Semans and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — With a history spanning more than 1,200 years, “hadaka matsuri,” or the naked festival, is Japanese masculinity on full display. Quite literally. Across Japan, in freezing winter, thousands of men strip naked — except for a delicate piece of crotch-covering white loincloth — to

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Tony Awards Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Tony Awards which honor achievements on Broadway. June 16, 2024 – The 77th Tony Awards are scheduled to take place, with Ariana DeBose hosting for the third time. June 11, 2023 – The 76th Tony Awards take place. Facts The awards are presented by the American

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How to help Brazil flooding victims

Impact Your World (CNN) — Deadly, unrelenting floods in southern Brazil have impacted nearly two million people. If you’d like to help Brazilians affected by the storms, here are charities that are on the ground, assisting victims: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

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Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years

By Victoria Butenko, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Nick Paton Walsh and Zahid Mahmood, y (CNN) — Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia. In the first development, Russian

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Encampments cleared from at least 3 university campuses early Friday as pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue

By Isabel Rosales, Paradise Afshar and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian encampments were cleared from at least three college campuses early Friday as schools across the country continued to call in law enforcement to quell demonstrations in recent weeks. Here are the latest developments: Police broke up an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania

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UNRWA to close East Jerusalem headquarters after arson attack by ‘Israeli extremists’

By Hande Atay Alam and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief said Thursday. In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson

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