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Thumbs-up for Wilders in one of poorest Dutch districts
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) - Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders's stunning election win may have sent shockwaves through Europe's political elite, but in one of the country's poorest districts, his populist message is hitting home.
France goes (a bit) veggie for Olympics
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» PARIS - With France slowly weaning itself off its traditional obsession with meat, the top chefs in charge of feeding the sporting masses at the 2024 Olympic Games are emphasising a more vegetarian approach.
Beyond sushi: Japan expands veggie options to tempt tourists
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» TOKYO - Even on a weekday, there's a queue at Tokyo's vegan Izakaya Masaka, including many tourists eager to try meat-free versions of Japanese classics like fried chicken and juicy dumplings.
French gastronomy facing huge logistical challenge for Olympics
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» PARIS - France's vaunted gastronomy will be put to the ultimate test when organisers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have to feed 15,000 athletes.
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.
Tunisia TV series sparks polygamy row
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» TUNIS - A Ramadan TV series dealing with polygamy has sparked a heated debate in Tunisia, an Arab pioneer in women's rights that banned the practice decades ago.
Indonesia starts testing homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» Indonesia began testing a homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on humans Wednesday after getting the green light from the drug regulator as the country faces a rising wave of virus cases.
Beauty is only skin deep in China 'micro-procedure' craze
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» SHANGHAI: Midday queues snake out to the street in an upmarket Shanghai neighbourhood, but it's not lunch at the city's hottest restaurant that people are lining up for -- it's cosmetic "micro-procedures", which are surging in popularity in China.
Daily tests, cardboard beds: 24 hours at Tokyo's Olympic Village
AFP, Published on 13/07/2021
» TOKYO: For athletes competing at the Tokyo Games, the Olympic Village will be almost all they see, with strict coronavirus rules preventing them from leaving the compound except to train and compete.
Tokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over pig insult to comedienne
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» TOKYO: The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies announced his resignation on Thursday for proposing a plus-size woman comedian appear as a pig, just weeks after the postponed Games' chief stepped down in a sexism row.