Damascus art installation turns ceramic doves into war symbol
by Maher Al Mounes © Agence France-Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Hundreds of ceramic doves are suspended over the streets…
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Arts and Culture
Boarding on an active volcano: Nicaragua’s tourism boon
LEON, Nicaragua (AFP) - It took Ana Muller half an hour to trek to the peak of the Cerro Negro…
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Uruguay’s century-old Russian colony troubled over war from afar
by Jordane BERTRAND Agence France-Presse SAN JAVIER, Uruguay (AFP) - Far away from Kyiv and even further from Moscow, residents…
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Sudanese women footballers tackle hurdles to play the game
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) - Sudan's women's football team is yet to win a match, but members say they have scored…
2 years ago
Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generations
by Haitham El-Tabei Agence France-Presse JIZAN, Saudi Arabia (AFP) - For Farah al-Malki, growing coffee plants in Saudi Arabia's southwestern…
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End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?
by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…
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Japan proposes controversial mine in World Heritage bid
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan will seek UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a centuries-old network of mines on Tuesday, the…
2 years ago
Start ups bringing Pakistan’s farming into digital age
by Yann SCHREIBER Agence France-Presse CHAK TWENTY-SIX SP, Pakistan (AFP) - Agriculture entrepreneurs are bringing the digital age to Pakistan's…
2 years ago
The exiled sculptor of ‘all that is no longer there’ in Syria
by Lucie PEYTERMANN Agence France-Presse VANVESS, France (AFP) - A Syrian neighbourhood targeted by regime bombing lies in ruins, with…
2 years ago
Virtuoso keeps Afghan music alive despite Taliban ban
by Anna MALPAS Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - Homayoun Sakhi closes his eyes and runs his fingers along…
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