Japan Moon probe survives 3rd lunar night
TOKYO, April 24, 2024 (AFP) - Japan's Moon lander woke up for a third time after its main functions survived…
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In world first, Venice to trial day tickets
By Gildas LE ROUX ROME, April 23, 2024 (AFP) - Venice will this week begin charging day trippers for entry,…
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Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’
By Guillaume Lavallee JERUSALEM, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Gaza's ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its "Napoleon's…
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Japanese astronaut to be first non-American to set foot on Moon
By Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, April 10, 2024 (AFP) - A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set…
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Kyoto seeks to guard geishas from tourist ‘paparazzi’
By Fred Mery KYOTO, Japan, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Kyoto is cracking down after locals complained that Instagram-obsessed tourist…
1 month ago
Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail
Hikers using the most popular route to climb Japan's Mount Fuji will be charged $13 each from July, with numbers…
2 months ago
Archeologists probe mysterious Canadian shipwreck
A shipwreck believed to date from the 19th century has washed up on the snow-covered shores of Canada's Atlantic island…
3 months ago
AI reads ancient scroll buried by Vesuvius eruption
Three researchers on Monday won a $700,000 prize for using artificial intelligence to read a 2,000-year-old scroll that was scorched…
3 months ago
Deep sea explorer says may have found Amelia Earhart’s plane
A deep sea exploration company has released a sonar image they say may be the remains of the plane of…
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