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Venezuela's El Dorado, where gold is currency of the poor
AFP, Published on 17/06/2025
» EL DORADO — In the Venezuelan mining community of El Dorado, the majority of residents carry around gold instead of cards or cash to pay for groceries.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Feb 9-15
Guru, Published on 09/02/2024
» Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
New York's Met stages Spanish opera for first time in nearly a century
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» NEW YORK - For the first time in nearly a century, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City will stage a performance in Spanish on Thursday, as the company works to expand its appeal to wider audiences.
Search for missing paused in Colombia after landslide kills 15
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» QUETAME (COLOMBIA) - Rescue teams temporarily suspended efforts to search for survivors Tuesday after a landslide triggered by heavy rains left at least 15 people dead and more than a dozen missing in central Colombia, authorities said.
James Caan, star of 'The Godfather' and 'Misery,' dies at 82
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES - James Caan, the tough-guy US actor best known for playing tragic and hot-tempered gangster heir Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather," has died aged 82, his manager said Thursday.
James Caan, star of 'The Godfather' and 'Misery,' dies aged 82: manager
AFP, Published on 08/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES - James Caan, the US actor best known for playing Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather," has died aged 82, his manager said Thursday.
Covid proves to be 'El Dorado' for matchfixers: expert
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» PARIS - The Covid-19 pandemic has been an "El Dorado" for match fixers due to the negative impact the virus has had on the finances of individual sports, a leading sports technology company has told AFP.
Damaged Amazon forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs
Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO PAULO, Brazil: Something is wrong. Holed up in her lab, Brazilian atmospheric chemist Luciana Gatti crunches her numbers again and again, thinking there is a mistake.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.
Timely commissions
Life, Published on 22/10/2021
» Audemars Piguet's patronage of contemporary art is unquestionable since it has nurtured artistic exchanges and commissioned artworks presented at major venues including Art Basel and Venice Biennale.