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The S.E.A. Write Award Ceremony
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WWF launches Plastic Smart Cities initiative in South East Asia with a $40M...
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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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The Pyramid of Gunung Padang
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PeruGunung Padang is once again making headlines as the first pyramid in Southeast Asia and the oldest megalithic site in the world.Recent discoveries as deep as 90 feet found the hill-pyramid to contain...