Mexican TikToker shares Maya language with new generations
by Sofia Miselem Agence France-Presse OXKUTZKAB, Mexico (AFP) -- Santos Tuz bids his followers farewell with a smile in Maya…
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Sweden’s teens drive Porsches and BMWs, no license needed
HUDDINGE, Sweden (AFP) by Alma COHEN -- Too young for a driver's license at 15, Evelina Christiansen is already cruising…
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Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with ‘poetic force’
by Etienne BALMER / Kyoko HASEGAWA Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised…
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Peru returns seized Roman coins to Italy
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru on Thursday returned a collection of 73 Roman coins, some from the second and fourth…
3 years ago
‘Wholesome’ South Korean reality TV proves a global hit
by Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The challenge is straight from Greek mythology: hold a boulder…
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Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach dead at 94
Legendary American pop composer Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s and 70s with…
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Japan picks ‘war’ as kanji character of the year
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) Japan chose the kanji character for war on Monday as the symbol for 2022 after a year…
4 years ago
French Pres. Macron caps US visit with New Orleans trip, meetup with Musk
New Orleans, United States (AFP) by Francesco FONTEMAGGI President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visited New Orleans, a city emblematic…
4 years ago
‘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…
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Ukraine assault sparks talk of Russian ‘cultural revolution’
by Marina LAPENKOVA Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Actor Sergei Bezrukov says the world has had enough of "liberal…
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Whites-only town booms in ‘Rainbow Nation’ South Africa
by Susan NJANJI Agence France-Presse ORANIA, South Africa (AFP) -- From a distance, Orania looks like any other small town…
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Bolsonaro vetoes Covid aid for Brazil culture sector
BRASÍLIA, Brazil | AFP Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro vetoed a bill Wednesday that would have provided aid funds to artists…
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