Arts and Culture

Ukraine assault sparks talk of Russian ‘cultural revolution’

by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Actor Sergei Bezrukov says the world has had enough of "liberal…

Whites-only town booms in ‘Rainbow Nation’ South Africa

by Susan NJANJI Agence France-Presse ORANIA, South Africa (AFP) -- From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town…

‘Total art’: Inside France’s vast video game archive

by Yassine KHIRI Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris,…

Solar electric tricycles give Zimbabwean women a lift

Zimbabwe (AFP) - For years, selling eggs was a joyless business for Danai Bvochora, as most of the money she…

Novelist Stephen King star witness in anti-trust trial

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Best-selling author Stephen King is horrified by an upcoming merger of major book publishers. The…

Syria’s last traditional boat-makers keep ancient craft afloat

by Maher Al Mounes Agence France-Presse ARWAD ISLAND, Syria (AFP) -- Khaled Bahlawan hammers nails into a traditional wooden boat…

The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions

by Sara Hussein Agence France-Presse SADO, Japan (AFP) -- Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies…

Rolex worn during WWII ‘Great Escape’ sells for $189,000 in New York

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A Rolex watch worn by a British prisoner during the real-life "Great Escape" from…

Elvis wedding crackdown leaves Las Vegas all shook up

  by Andrew Marszal Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Every year thousands of visitors to Las Vegas…

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