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Indonesia's penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code.

Since the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan's coal exports have increased — and so has child labor. At a coal mine in Baghlan province, boys earn between $3 and $8 for a day's work.

Taylor Swift won big at Sunday's MTV European Music Awards. Swift, walking away with multiple wins, including for best artist, best video and best long-form video.

Uncovered coffins, papyrus documents and other artifacts have recently been found at the Saqqara site in Giza, Egypt. It coincides with a new accusation that jewelry was stolen from the site.

Join Timken Museum of Art for a Virtual Talk! Throughout art history, artists have utilized specific imagery to convey messages. Sometimes these references were subtle, but oftentimes they would resonate with viewers. Masterpieces from the Timken collection will be examined to explain this concept. This event is held online via Zoom. Date: Jan. 27, 2022 Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information on this event and zoom link registration please visit HERE!

McCarthy is still short of the votes he needs to be speaker, and it's because of a staunch, anti-establishment, intransigent far-right group that wants government to do a lot less.

San Diego Public Library and University of San Diego Copley Library are teaming up once more to bring to the City our annual Black History Month lecture series. This lecture will be held virtually over Zoom with a watch party at San Diego Central Library. Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy—and the mystery of why it often fails the American public. Join us for a thought-provoking evening as McGhee discusses the ramifications of racism and the ripple effect it has for everyone, not just people of color. She will address themes from her book The Sum of Us: How Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. Learn how we as a people can move away from the idea that progress for some must come at the expense of others and how we can achieve great things working with one another. Date | Monday, February 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location | Online Register here! For more information, please visit sandiego.librarymarket.com/HeatherMcGhee or contact Joseph Miesner at JMiesner@sandiego.gov.

Exhibits, Sales & Make 'n Take Workshops for Collectors, Artists & DIY Crafters of Dollhouse Sized Miniatures It's not just Victorian Dollhouses! It's farmhouse chic and midcentury; it's laser cuts, 3D prints and LEDs along with handcrafted wonders! Exhibits included with ticket price - enjoy small scale to 1:12 displays. You'll be inspired by the imagination of San Diego Miniature Crafters. Just for our youngest shoppers under 12 - The Kids' Table will be full of items priced just right to get young miniaturists making and collecting! Dates: Saturday/Sunday February 5th and 6th from 10 a.m. - 4p.m. Location: San Diego Marriott Del Mar Cost: $5-$10 FREE Sunday with Paid Saturday - Tickets also available at the door For more information on this event and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

Join a live online discussion with the Museum of Making Music and guest Miranda Altman. The discussion features special guest interviewer Causby Challacombe, Director of Membership at NAMM. Together we'll learn about the impact Miranda is making through her work with Smart Women in Music, Women of NAMM, and Little Kids Rock. Miranda Altman is the Senior Director of Program Operations at Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives by restoring, expanding, and innovating music education in our schools. Date | Thursday, February 10 at 2 p.m. Location | Online This is a free event open to the public. For more information, please visit museumofmakingmusic.org/mommathome or call (760) 438-5996.

In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family.