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Ukrainian Hare Krishna devotees seek sanctuary in N.Ireland
AFP, Published on 01/07/2022
» INISH RATH (UNITED KINGDOM) - Nestled among the reeds of Northern Ireland's Lough Erne, the wooded island of Inish Rath has been home to a Hare Krishna temple since the 1980s.
Five critically endangered monkeys shot dead in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» HANOI: Poachers in Vietnam have shot dead five critically endangered langurs, a type of monkey killed for bushmeat and traditional medicine, state media said Tuesday.
India begins mega-rollout of Covid-19 vaccine
AFP, Published on 16/01/2021
» NEW DELHI: India begins one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccine programmes on Saturday, a colossal and complex task compounded by safety worries, shaky infrastructure and public scepticism.
Ancient eye-popping martial art gains popularity in modern Vietnam
AFP, Published on 11/06/2020
» HANOI: In a sunny temple courtyard in Vietnam, Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and tries to make it bend -- his dizzying strength honed through years of practising centuries-old martial art Thien Mon Dao.
EU haggles over deal, WHO warns pandemic far from over
AFP, Published on 23/04/2020
» BRUSSELS: Bitterly divided EU leaders will try Thursday to hammer out a huge coronavirus rescue package, as the WHO warned the pandemic is far from over.
Going viral: Demand for disease-themed movies and games explodes
AFP, Published on 20/02/2020
» HONG KONG - As the world confronts the spread of a deadly new virus, interest in disease-themed movies, games and TV series has exploded, with worried viewers turning to documentaries and disaster flicks for answers and ways to cope.
Uncle Ho's minders, protectors of Vietnam's embalmed leader
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» HANOI: The task of safeguarding the embalmed corpse of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh is gruelling: carefully-selected riflemen work around the clock, watching over the communist nation's founding father who died 50 years ago Monday.
Marvel's newest star on female villainy, karaoke with Spielberg
AFP, Published on 04/07/2018
» LOS ANGELES - When Hannah John-Kamen learned she was to be Marvel's next supervillain, she let out a yelp, hung up the phone and cranked up "Do My Thang," Miley Cyrus's empowering paean to self-determination.
Tourism keeps Vietnam's ancient water puppets afloat
AFP, Published on 10/06/2018
» HANOI: In a darkened theatre in central Hanoi, a wooden dragon emerges from a pool to the sound of cymbals crashing in a traditional water puppet show that lures hundreds of tourists daily but is largely shunned by locals.