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'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» MISATO, SAITAMA (JAPAN) - Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Prada’s mouldy cuffs take Milan Fashion Week
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 21/01/2026
» Prada showcased their Autumn/Winter 2026 Menswear Collection earlier this Sunday during the on-going Milan Fashion Week. Co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons commemorates the spirit of the show’s title “Before And Next” through exploring new designs with echoes of the past.
After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum
AFP, Published on 31/10/2025
» CAIRO — With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel on authorities' efforts to overhaul the country's vital tourism industry.
Historic preservation needs you and me
Oped, Published on 29/09/2025
» Thais deeply revere our heritage. Millions of us visit museums, temples, old towns, and monuments every year.
Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» ATHENS - Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognisable.
France's military pigeons race in memory of brave predecessors
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» MONT VALéRIEN (FRANCE) - These days, French military pigeon number 193-529 is no longer needed to carry tiny messages during war-time communication blackouts.
Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» TORONTO (CANADA) - She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor after her death.
New York's Met museum sheds new light on African art collection
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» NEW YORK - From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present.
Tunisia sets sights on becoming world's top seawater therapy spot
AFP, Published on 03/02/2025
» KORBOUS (TUNISIA) - With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world's second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.
Impostors' role in modern warfare
News, Published on 18/12/2024
» Israel's detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah fighters and loyalists in mid-September will be remembered as one of the most ingenious plots in the history of spycraft. It is also a reminder that the most powerful weapon in war is not a fighter jet, a drone, or even artificial intelligence, but rather something much older: impersonation.