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WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s culture ministry is expected Thursday to buy a private art collection worth two billion euros that includes Leonardo da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine”. The 15th-century portrait of a young woman holding a white ermine, a kind of short-tailed weasel, is one of just four known paintings of women by the Renaissance master. Another is the Mona Lisa. After announcing it was in talks to buy the collection earlier this […]
MARIKINA CITY, Philippines (PIA) — Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta on Monday (December 19), featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made from Marikina, the Philippines’ shoe capital known for producing durable and high-quality footwear. This is according to a recent report of the Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Jakarta. The store in Sogo Lippo Mall Puri located in the St. Moritz Central Business […]
NEW YORK,United States (Reuters) – Three new subway stations along Manhattan’s Second Avenue will finally open on New Year’s Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday (December 22), 10 years after construction started and decades after the seemingly interminable project was first proposed. “There’s much talk about the deadline and the deadline is January 1, and we are committed to that deadline and the train is going to run if we have to […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian MPs have approved the expropriation of the house where Hitler was born, ending years of bitter legal wrangling, but it was unclear Thursday what will now happen to the building. A large majority approved the new law late Wednesday, submitted by the government in a bid to stop the dilapidated house in the northern town of Braunau am Inn from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. The owner, local resident Gerlinde Pommer […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said Monday. The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is already watched by more than a million people at Sydney Harbor and a further one billion via a television audience. Organizers hope the live stream will be viewed by more than 10 million Facebook […]
ROVANIEMI, Finland (Reuters) — Tourists just south of the Arctic Circle were treated to a stunning display as the Northern Lights lit up the night sky in Rovaniemi, Finland on Friday (December 9). Just after 2300 local time (2100 GMT) atmospheric conditions on the sun fueled another breathtaking display, turning the skies a swirling green and prompting tourists and locals alike to rush outside to watch. Local stargazers say that the Northern Lights appear due […]
(Eagle News) — Pasok ang El Nido sa Palawan sa sampung tinaguriang “Travelers Choice Destination” ng Trip Advisor sa buong mundo. Ang El Nido na tanging Southeast Asian destinationay ika-anim sa nasabing listahan. https://youtu.be/Oerr_jgid7w
by Pascale Mollard Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The last of four boys who discovered the Lascaux cave paintings, a stunning display of prehistoric art in southwest France, will visit a new replica of the site Saturday. Simon Coencas, now 89, will join President Francois Hollande for the inauguration of the display at a visitors’ centre in Montignac, a village at the foot of the hills where he discovered the cave as a […]
An island of ice and lava battered by the Arctic winds, Iceland’s dramatic and pristine landscape is attracting a growing number of tourists, not all of whom are respectful of the fragile ecosystem. https://youtu.be/JK3a3_UQGsk
by René SLAMA ABU DHABI, UAE (AFP) — Representatives from dozens of countries meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday to discuss the creation of a $100-million fund to protect and restore heritage sites threatened by extremism and conflict. The two-day conference reflects growing international alarm over the destruction of ancient artefacts by Islamic State group jihadists using sledgehammers, bulldozers and explosives. On the eve of the meeting, five Nobel prize winners launched an appeal for […]
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) — A bath house in Japan’s Osaka offers a unique winter treat for children — a dip in warm water with over a 1,000 rubber ducks. Bath house “Yuraku” keeps around 1000 to 1500 rubber ducks in the tub for guests to enjoy. Children say they have fun swimming and jumping around with the floating toys. “It’s really fun to be surrounded by rubber ducks and it is also refreshing to soak […]
MANILA, Philippines –Czech and Filipino organisations opened new tourist trails equipped with international marker systems in Mt.Kanla-on Natural Park, Negros Occidental.Promoting the beauty of less known parts of the Philippines, three color- coded trails using the colors of the Philippine flag were opened from Guintubdan to Buslugan Falls in red, to Oro Falls in yellow and to Salas Park new Pavillion in blue. The system is unified across a number of countries, but is entirely new to the Philippines. The […]
