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Extravagant opera costumes up for auction
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» GENEVA - Sandra Delpierre’s fingers linger on a long blue and white fur coat and graze a pair of angel wings as she winds past thousands of colourful costumes used in opera performances.
Submersibles revealing mysteries of the deep sea
AFP, Published on 26/01/2026
» ABOARD OCEANXPLORER, Indonesia - A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000 metres in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.
Plastics everywhere, and the myth that made it possible
AFP, Published on 22/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - If there’s one material that defines modern life more than any other, it’s plastic: present from the moment we’re born in newborn stool, in product packaging, in the soil beneath our feet and the air we breathe.
Hungry Alcaraz, focused Sabalenka target Australian Open glory
AFP, Published on 17/01/2026
» MELBOURNE - Carlos Alcaraz launches his bid for a career Grand Slam on Sunday “hungry” for an elusive Australian Open title, while Aryna Sabalenka is laser-focused on clinching a third Melbourne crown.
French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» PARIS — Should foreign tourists pay more for state-funded galleries than locals, or should art be accessible to all, without discrimination? France is hiking prices for non-Europeans at the Louvre this week, provoking debate about so-called "dual pricing".
US plans to order foreign tourists to disclose social media histories
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice.
Australia bans under-16s from social media in world-first crackdown
AFP, Published on 10/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia banned under-16s from social media in a world-first crackdown on Wednesday, declaring it was time to "take back control" from formidable tech giants.
EU fines X $140m, risking US pushback
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union has fined X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon MUsk, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a clash with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 128, dozens missing
AFP, Published on 29/11/2025
» HONG KONG - A sombre air hung across Hong Kong on Saturday, as residents prepared to honour the at least 128 people killed in a massive apartment complex blaze during condolence events and vigils across the Chinese financial hub.
High-flying tech hits potholes in India’s Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 27/11/2025
» BENGALURU, India - In India’s tech capital, the morning “rush hour” lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy.