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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.
Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico in joyous Super Bowl halftime show
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» SANTA CLARA, United States - Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny on Sunday turned the Super Bowl into a giant street party, delivering his hits on one of the world's biggest stages -- and becoming the first-ever halftime show headliner to sing only in Spanish.
Bad Bunny: the Puerto Rican phenom on top of the music world
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» NEW YORK - A musical deep dive into colonial legacy, an epic concert residency, an oeuvre of smash albums with remarkable range: no one is doing it quite like Bad Bunny.
Seize or freeze? Friction in Europe over Russian assets for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 05/03/2025
» PARIS - As Europe scrambles to boost military aid to Ukraine, calls are intensifying to fund it by seizing tens of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets, in an issue causing tension between European allies.
Vintage Ikea goes high-end at auction
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» STOCKHOLM - At a chic Stockholm auction house, 122 carefully curated items with unusual provenance went under the hammer on Monday evening: vintage furnishings from the flatpack furniture retailer Ikea were sold for a total of 37,000 euros ($40,000).
The fight to save 'sacred' Carpathian forests from loggers
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» CARPATHIANS - Vast gaps in the forest canopy are visible from above Romania's Carpathian mountains, while stumps studding the ground are reminders of the trees chopped into logs and piled beside dirt roads.
Bad Bunny: the reggaeton star transforming pop music
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» INDIO (UNITED STATES) - High-octane hits, dance breaks, fireworks and a bonus lesson on the history of Caribbean music: with his groundbreaking Coachella set, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny showcased a Latin revolution in pop fueled by his skyrocketing fame.
India's 'brown beauty' make-up influencers go global
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» MUMBAI - Under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment, Indian make-up maven Debasree Banerjee has found fans across the world with a simple philosophy: brown is beautiful.
Mould and red tape: Ukrainians hosted in UK struggle to find own housing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2022
» LONDON - Viktoriya arrived in the UK in March after fleeing war-torn east Ukraine with her two sons and their cat and dog.
Germany's Russian gas crisis sparks coal rush
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» BERLIN: "A rush like this in the summertime, it's unheard of -- everybody wants coal," says Frithjof Engelke, a supplier of the briquettes which have become a hot commodity in the German capital.