Herd the moos? Latvia’s symbolic blue cow back from the brink
by Imants Liepinsh Agence France-Presse KALVENE, Latvia (AFP) - Once a rarity, cows with light blue or dark ultramarine hides…
4 years ago
Culture
Porters carry Istanbul’s trade traditions on their backs
by Remi BANET Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - Just blocks from Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, porter Bayram Yildiz waits his…
5 years ago
Japan manga artist Takao Saito, ‘Golgo 13’ creator, dies aged 84
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Manga artist Takao Saito, who created the most prolific Japanese comic-book series of all time "Golgo…
5 years ago
Oldest city in the Americas under threat from squatters
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse CARAL, Peru (AFP) — Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archeological site in the…
5 years ago
Heavy rains trigger collapse at Yemen’s newly restored museum
TAEZ, Yemen (AFP) — Heavy rains have triggered the collapse of parts of the newly restored National Museum in Yemen's…
6 years ago
New York museums, galleries to reopen from August 24
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York's museums, art galleries and other cultural institutions will be allowed to…
6 years ago
Skin deep: Japan’s ‘washi’ paper torn by modern life
by Natsuko FUKUE HIDAKA, Japan (AFP) -- Once an indispensable part of daily life in Japan, ultra-thin washi paper was…
7 years ago
Duterte signs law mandating conservation of Gabaldon school buildings
(Eagle News)--President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law mandating the protection of Gabaldon school buildings in the country as part of…
7 years ago
Remains found of explorer who put Australia on the map
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The remains of the first British explorer to circumnavigate the Australian continent and popularize the…
7 years ago
After 600 years, night watchman still keeps vigil over Lausanne
by Eloi ROUYER Agence France Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) -- Every evening, the night watchman clambers to the top of…
7 years ago
Brazil museum holds first exhibition since fire
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's historic National Museum on Wednesday displayed fossils discovered in the Antarctic at an off-site…
7 years ago
Historic library weaves ‘Harry Potter’-style tourist magic in Rio
by Marie Hospital and Marc Burleigh Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- From the outside, it looks like…
8 years ago
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