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Being human: Antony Gormley's new bodies
AFP, Published on 28/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Some of the figures seem to be concentrating on yoga poses. One is standing on its head, another lies down with its upper back and legs lifted, its "core" apparently hard at work.
Nigeria struggles to contain dramatic spread of deadly Lassa fever
AFP, Published on 13/03/2018
» IRRUA, Nigeria: Nigeria is battling on two fronts against an unprecedented outbreak of Lassa fever, a cousin of Ebola, that has already killed 110 people this year.
Sichuanese slurp on spicy marinated rabbit heads
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» CHENGDU, China - Diners greedily crack open delicate rabbit skulls and slurp down their contents, tucking into a delicacy so popular in one province that it has to import its supplies from France.
European expansion on tap for 'katsuobushi' makers
Business, AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» They came all the way from Japan to France with a crazy idea: establishing a factory for authentic dried bonito flakes, a key ingredient in Japanese cuisine that is very rare in Europe.
Hopeless Afghan struggle to save boy sex slaves
AFP, Published on 19/12/2016
» LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN) - Quivering with quiet rage, Shirin holds a photo of his teenage brother-in-law, who now lives as the plaything of policemen, just one victim of a hidden epidemic of kidnappings of young boys for institutionalised sexual slavery in Afghanistan.
Roots revival: India's classical dance is back en vogue
AFP, Published on 25/11/2016
» NEW DELHI - Students elegantly curve their hands before breaking into synchronised footwork at a class in New Delhi, where growing numbers are signing up for Indian traditional dance classes rooted in Hindu mythology.
Pope Francis gathers his flock in secular Sweden
AFP, Published on 01/11/2016
» MALMö (SWEDEN) - Pope Francis is to hold a mass on Tuesday for the Catholic minority in Sweden, a Lutheran but secular country where same-sex marriage is allowed even for priests.
Tradition, art blend in Morocco 'tbourida' cavalry charges
AFP, Published on 14/10/2016
» EL-JADIDA (MOROCCO) - The equestrian art of tbourida, inspired by the historical charges of the feared cavalrymen of Morocco, fascinated Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix two centuries ago and still draws enthusiastic crowds today.
Ex-NBA star's faith leads to personal promised land
AFP, Published on 13/10/2016
» JERUSALEM - The big man sat in a chair after practice, ice packs taped to his knees, and spoke about an upcoming basketball season that promises to be far different from the many others he has known.
Italian farmers cultivate Jewish tradition with fragrant citrons
AFP, Published on 04/10/2016
» SANTA MARIA DEL CEDRO (ITALY) - There's less than a month to go until the Jewish festival of Sukkot, and New Yorker Hershel Mann is feeling the heat under the broiling sun of southern Italy.