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2024 F1 World Championship Calendar

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SAKHIR – The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship is a planned motor racing championship for Formula One cars set to be the 75th running of the Formula One World Championship (in its 74th anniversary of the world championship run). It is recognized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsports , as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is scheduled to be contested over a record twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world, beginning in March at Bahrain and ending in December at Abu Dhabi.  Drivers and teams will compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Dutch driver Max Verstappen is the reigning Drivers' Champion since 2021, while his team/constructor, Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, are the reigning Constructors' Champions since 2022. A. Calendar The 2024 calendar comprises a record twenty-four Grands Prix. Th

Descendants facts: Auradon favorite royal couples

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AURADON – In many television dramas (telenovelas in Spain and Latin Americas), there have been romantic moments, such like kissing, flirting and engaging. Those moments they shared when they belong together, at least until they've got married and build a great family in the end. In Descendants , there's also many romantic moments. And here are the royal romantic couples from the popular teen drama film series Descendants ! 1. Ben and Mal Ben (Mitchell Hope) and Mal (Dove Cameron) during Auradon Royal Engagement in 2019 . Ben and Mal is a romantic pairing; Ben is the son of Belle and Beast, and Mal is the daughter of Maleficent and Hades. They are the main couple of the film series. They first meet each other at the beginning of Descendants and they later started dating and became a couple. In Wicked World , the two are shown to flirt, with Mal often complimenting on how cute Ben is and being impressed when he lied to Jay, while Ben encourages her to do her best and being a go

Sejarah Mercedes-Benz S-Class di Indonesia

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JAKARTA – Jika pada artikel sebelumnya membahas satu-per-satu model Mercedes-Benz S-Class, pada artikel kali ini kami membahas tentang sejarah Mercedes-Benz S-Class di Indonesia. Seperti yang kita ketahui, S-Class merupakan salah satu mobil sedan mewah dengan penjualan paling populer di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Berbagai kalangan, mulai dari eksekutif perusahaan ternama/BUMN, pejabat negeri sipil (PNS), duta besar, menteri negara, hingga presiden negara pun menggunakan mobil Mercedes-Benz S-Class sebagai sarana transportasi. Seperti apakah sejarah Mercedes S-Class di Indonesia dari generasi ke generasi? 1. S-Class generasi pertama (W116) Mercedes Benz W116 ini sebelumnya pernah digunakan sebagai mobil kepresidenan Republik Indonesia , ditandai dengan plat "INDONESIA 1" (kini "RI 1"). Mobil ini pernah digunakan oleh Mantan Presiden Soeharto, BJ Habibie, dan Abdurrahman Wahid. S-Class pertama dipasarkan secara global pada tahun 1972, dan masuk pasar Indonesi

Remembering Hamka, one of the most political Indonesian ulemas in 20th century

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JAKARTA – In this article, we give some profiles from one of Indonesian national heroes. This time is Buya Hamka , an Indonesian ulema who also involved in political cases. This year in 2024, Hamka should turn 116 years old, but he had left his beloved Indonesian moslems in July 1981. - Early life Hamka was born Abdul Malik on 17 February, 1908 in Agam, West Sumatra, the eldest of four siblings. Raised in a family of devout Muslims, his father was Abdul Karim Amrullah, a clerical reformer of Islam in Minangkabau, also known as "Haji Rasul". His mother, Sitti Shafiyah, came from a lineage of Minangkabau artists. His paternal grandfather, Muhammad Amrullah, was a member of the Naqshbandiyah. Prior to his formal education, Hamka lived with his grandmother in a house south of Maninjau. When he was four years old, Hamka and his family moved to Padang Panjang, where he learned to read the Qur'an and recite prayers under the guidance of his half-sister Fatimah. At the age of sev

What is the general meaning of love? (plus top 10 favorite love songs of all-time [UPDATED])

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Every February 14, people celebrated Valentine's Day, a very special day for couples to celebrate love. In this article, we're pleased to know what love is about and some of our favorite love songs of all-time. - Definition of love According to Wikipedia article , love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love for food. Most commonly, love refers to a feeling of a strong attraction and emotional attachment.  Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection, as "the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another" and its vice representing human moral flaw, akin to vanity, selfishness, amour-propre, and egotism, as pote

Countdown to 2024 Indonesian presidential election: President/Vice-president candidate profiles

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Jakarta – With the 2024 Indonesian general and presidential elections within days, we take a look at profiles of the president/vice-president candidates for 2024-2029 presidency period. Who are they? And who do you mostly like to vote? A. President candidates 1. Anies Baswedan Anies Baswedan is an Indonesian politician born in Kuningan, West Java. He was worked as minister of education and culture (Mendikbud) from 2014 until 2017. Baswedan became the governor of Jakarta from 2017 until 2022 after the previous governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) became commissioner for one of national companies in Indonesia. Anies resigned from his Jakarta governor job after in November 2022 he began his candidacy for his 2024-2029 presidential election campaign. 2. Prabowo Subianto Prabowo is considered (and acknowledged) as the hardest thinking politician since carrying his military experiences during the Soeharto era. After Soeharto's fall in 1998, Prabowo still remained the most vicious pol

BREAKING: Hamilton joins Ferrari from 2025

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Maranello – Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton will begin a new chapter of his career, after the British driver signed a multi-year contract for Scuderia Ferrari factory constructor on Thursday (February 1) starting 2025 season. This means his Mercedes era will come to the end at the end of 2024 season. BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton to join Ferrari in 2025! #F1 @LewisHamilton @ScuderiaFerrari pic.twitter.com/M5QrB5pM8G — Formula 1 (@F1) February 1, 2024 Hamilton isn't the only British driver to drive the Prancing Horse; the last two British drivers driving for Ferrari were Nigel Mansell (1989-1990) and Eddie Irvine (1996-1999); however the last British driver to win the world title with Ferrari was John Surtees in 1964.  The speculation of rumors that Hamilton would join Ferrari began in 2021, after Sebastian Vettel left Ferrari for Aston Martin, however, he lost the seat to Carlos Sainz Jr. who moved from McLaren. Then in 2022, Hamilton offered the contract fro

Albums we'll excited to listen in 2024

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This year, the music industry will be filled by new album releases from pop singers and band. In this article, we will bring you some singers/groups who will release his/her/their new album in 2024 . Are you excited? 1. Justin Timberlake - Everything I Thought It Was After a six year hiatus, JT is back with his new album Everything I Thought It Was , which will be released on March 15. The album's lead single "Selfish" released on January 25. For this album, (where in the previous albums he worked with Timbaland), JT will hire Cirkut, who previously worked with JT's ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. 2. Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine After success with Thank You, Next and Positions , Ariana will return to the music scene with her new album Eternal Sunshine , to be released on March 8. The album already spawned her single "Yes, And?", which debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100 chart. 3. Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me... Now The album will be released in F