Australia cites ‘invasive’ searches in Qatar Airways rejection
Australia's government Thursday cited Qatar's "invasive" searches of women air passengers three years ago as a factor in its decision…
8 months ago
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Musk says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be in Italy
WASHINGTON, Aug 12, 2023 (AFP) - Elon Musk said Friday that his much-hyped cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg would take…
9 months ago
Archaeologists uncover Europe’s oldest stilt village
By Briseida MEMA LIN, Albania, Aug 11, 2023 (AFP) - Beneath the turquoise waters of Lake Ohrid, the "Pearl of…
9 months ago
Belgium canal city of Bruges hits ‘red line’ with tourist crowds
BRUGES, Belgium, Aug 5, 2023 (AFP) - Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit…
9 months ago
Ancient Egypt artists altered their work, study shows
By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, July 12, 2023 (AFP) - From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups…
10 months ago
Pakistani mountaineer races rivals, hunts funds to chase summit record
https://youtu.be/4Pb5IVJyIUw By Deva LEE Pictures by Amna Yaseen, Video by Faisal Satti LAHORE, Pakistan, July 10, 2023 (AFP) - Pakistani…
10 months ago
UNESCO condemns bombing of ‘historic building’ in Lviv
PARIS, July 6, 2023 (AFP) - UNESCO on Thursday condemned the bombing of a historic building in the western Ukrainian…
10 months ago
Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara
By Camille LAFFONT A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings the visitor to one of the most…
11 months ago
Building fever grips Greece as tourism booms
by Hélène COLLIOPOULOU Agence France-Presse PAROS, Greece (AFP) -- It's early morning in the picturesque village of Naoussa on the…
1 year ago
Smiley, dimpled sphinx statue unearthed in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt (AFP) -- Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near…
1 year ago
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