Arts and Culture

‘Murder, She Wrote’ star Angela Lansbury dies aged 96

  Los Angeles, United States | AFP | by Huw GRIFFITH / and Manon BILLING in Paris Actress Angela Lansbury,…

Taste of Qatari hospitality: traditional Arabic coffee

by Raphaelle Peltier Agence France Presse Al Wakrah, Qatar (AFP) -- With its strong aroma of cardamom and its yellowy,…

Five things to know about the Nobel prizes

Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) -- Since 1901, the Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that…

‘Safari for sound’: New York Philharmonic fine-tunes new home

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - The New York Philharmonic is tuning up to open their brand-new performance space next…

Child art show draws parallel between WWII, Ukraine war

by Anna Maria Jakubek Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- A new exhibition of child art from post-war Poland and…

Obamas get their White House portraits after Trump snub

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Former president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama finally got their official White House…

Christie’s to auction Microsoft co-founder Allen’s $1bn-plus art collection

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder…

Famed Winston Churchill photograph stolen from Canada hotel

Ottawa, Canada (AFP) The heist of a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill has gripped Canada's capital since it…

‘We are divided’: lake upends life for tiny Kenyan tribe

by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse EL MOLO BAY, Kenya (AFP) -- At first light, children from one of Kenya's smallest…

France’s ‘Little Nicolas’ illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempe dies aged 89

by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Jean-Jacques Sempe, who illustrated the beloved "Little Nicolas" series of French…

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