Culture

Art market rebounds despite challenges, with Monet at $34.8 million and Basquiat works surpassing $46 million

  NEW YORK, May 16, 2024 (AFP) - A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby's…

‘Dragon Ball’ theme park planned in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - A theme park based on Japan's "Dragon Ball" manga franchise will be built in…

Spring’s splendor: Celebrating 75 years of blooms at Keukenhof

LISSE, Netherlands, March 22, 2024 (AFP) - The world's biggest tulip garden opened to the public on Thursday for its…

For ‘difficult’ creator, ‘Dragon Ball’ success provided acceptance

TOKYO, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - Akira Toriyama was already famous to comic fans in the early 1980s with "Dr.…

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away at 68

  By Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential…

Underfunded & under-maintained: Eiffel tower workers strike for repairs, fair treatment

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's…

Merriam-Webster crowns ‘authentic’ as word of the year

WASHINGTON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - In an age where forces from AI to Donald Trump have left Americans doubting…

Japan’s second-oldest museum forced to crowdfund to pay bills

TOKYO, Aug 9, 2023 (AFP) - Japan's second-oldest museum has raised $3.4 million through crowdfunding after reportedly being denied additional…

Violins in the sun: Stradivari’s home workshop reopens in Italy

By Brigitte HAGEMANN Agence France-Presse CREMONA, Italy (AFP) -- For over three centuries, music lovers the world over have been…

South Koreans get younger as traditional age system dropped

By Cat BARTON Agence France-Presse SEOUL, June 28, 2023 (AFP) -- Lee Jung-hee was set to turn 60 next year…

Indonesia Indigenous group requests internet blackout

JAKARTA, June 9, 2023 (AFP) - An Indigenous community in Indonesia has requested an internet blackout in their area to…

With bows and spears, Indigenous ‘warriors’ defend the Amazon

By Hervé BAR Agence France-Presse JAVARI, Brazil (AFP) -- In a remote pocket of the Brazilian Amazon under siege from…

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