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French baguettes get Unesco heritage status
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» PARIS: The French baguette -- "250 grams of magic and perfection," in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation -- was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday.
After abortion, gay marriage? Fears US court may target other rights
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» NEW YORK: After abortion, could gay marriage be next? With America's Supreme Court poised to roll back half a century of abortion rights, activists fear conservatives will set their sights on other constitutional freedoms, starting with same sex unions.
Indian sari weavers toil to keep tradition alive
AFP, Published on 11/04/2022
» VARANASI: In a dim room near the banks of India's Ganges river, arms glide over a creaking loom as another silken fibre is guided into place with the rhythmic clack of a wooden beam.
Shanghai tailors keep qipao dress tradition alive
AFP, Published on 14/03/2022
» SHANGHAI: Zhou Zhuguang surveys his Shanghai workshop and rows of workers meticulously stitching high-collared Chinese dresses known as qipao, some of which sell for nearly $5,000.
After 600 years of night watchmen, Lausanne gets first watchwoman
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» GENEVA: After over 600 years of night watchmen, a woman has for the first time been tasked with shouting out the time each hour through the night from the Lausanne cathedral bell tower.
Charles and Diana's 'wedding of the century'
AFP, Published on 24/07/2021
» PARIS: Their fairy-tale marriage 40 years ago this month was dubbed the "wedding of the century".
One, two, three! The Japanese stretch routine performed by millions
AFP, Published on 02/07/2021
» TOKYO: It might not make the cut for Olympians at Tokyo 2020, but each day in Japan's parks, schools and offices millions perform the country's most popular stretching routine: radio taiso.
I choose you! Pokemon turns 25
AFP, Published on 26/02/2021
» TOKYO: Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020.
Michelin strips star from French icon Bocuse
AFP, Published on 17/01/2020
» COLLONGES-AU-MONT-D'OR, France: Almost exactly two years after the death of the renowned French chef Paul Bocuse, the Michelin Guide has retracted the coveted three-star ranking his restaurant held for an unprecedented 55 years, prompting anger and dismay from many of his peers.
Hungarian Roma designer fights stereotypes with fashion
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» BUDAPEST: Hungarian Roma fashion designer Erika Varga says her label is about stitching together cultural traditions and snipping through stereotypes as much as it's about dressmaking.