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Pakistan's K2 porters tread between tradition and modernity
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» URDUKAS CAMP (PAKISTAN) - Under mountains that dagger the sky, a misfit caravan of Pakistani porters trudge towards K2 toting live chickens and lawn furniture for adventurers seeking an audience with the world's second-highest peak.
Fading neon signs shine again in Hong Kong exhibit
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» HONG KONG - A fuchsia sign for a bridal shop, the Chinese "double happiness" character, a cool-blue flying dragon -- luminous lights of dozens of neon signs removed from the streets of Hong Kong flickered on once again at a downtown exhibit.
Swiss paper cutting artist takes the scissors to old ways
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» CHâTEAU-D'ŒX (SWITZERLAND) - Marianne Dubuis stared intently through a magnifying glass, using a slim cutter to make tiny incisions in paper as she carved out delicate tableaux of life and human emotions.
Niger coup leaves France facing range of dilemmas
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» PARIS - The coup in Niger has left former colonial master France with an array of headaches ranging from how to extract its citizens in the face of a deteriorating security situation to future French military strategy.
Wagner mercenaries stay in Africa despite Russia mutiny
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» PARIS: Ever since Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin staged a mutiny in Russia last month, questions have been raised over the future of his group in Africa, the cradle of its wealth and notoriety.
Tuna-obsessed Tunisia in a fish funk
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/07/2023
» Perhaps you are one of the more than 5,000 subscribers to "Popping Tins," an email newsletter devoted exclusively to tinned seafood. Perhaps you belong to a tinned-fish-of-the-month club, or have leafed through a tinned-fish-focused cookbook that tells you how best to cook a food already cooked.
Famous Italian brand spreads to Manhattan
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 23/07/2023
» For decades, people in search of the best food in Rome have found their way into the arms of the Roscioli family. Atop a network of wine cellars between the ancient Jewish quarter and the Campo de' Fiori flower market, descendants of Marco and Franco Roscioli run four businesses, each outstanding in its field: a bread bakery, a pastry shop, a wine bar and a salumeria moonlighting as a restaurant that has become one of the most sought-after tables in the city.
Italy's 'miracle' of the pizzas spurs Vatican to action
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» CIVITAVECCHIA (ITALY) - On the third of every month, hundreds of the faithful gather in a windswept field in a village near Rome where they believe a statue of the Virgin Mary is crying tears of blood.
Macron sticks with PM after pensions crisis, riots
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron is keeping his prime minister in place, his staff has said, ending weeks of speculation about a possible reset after successive crises shaking his government.
Threatened Ethiopian cabaret lives to dance another day
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» ADDIS ABABA - A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition.