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China's Buddha artisans carve out a living from dying trade
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» SUZHOU, China - In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of half-completed life-sized Buddha statues looked on silently.
With poetry and chants, Omanis strive to preserve ancient language
AFP, Published on 11/08/2025
» SALALAH, Oman - Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting to keep alive a spoken tradition used by just two percent of the population.
'Toxic masculinity': Russia targets women behind award-winning play
AFP, Published on 12/11/2023
» MOSCOW: Yelena Efros has been sending letters to Russian prisons for years, as the head of a volunteer group writing regular dispatches to the country's swelling ranks of political prisoners.
TV series 'The Crown' brings mourners closer to royals
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» LONDON: As Liz Butler stood among the crowds of well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace, she couldn't help asking herself if she was living through a future episode of hit TV series "The Crown".
Zelensky warns Russia against putting Ukraine soldiers on trial
AFP, Published on 22/08/2022
» KYIV: Russia might take the provocative step of putting Ukrainian soldiers on trial as Kyiv marks 31 years of independence for the war-ravaged country next week, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday.
Russia to quit International Space Station 'after 2024'
AFP, Published on 27/07/2022
» MOSCOW - Moscow said on Tuesday it was leaving the International Space Station "after 2024", amid tensions with the West, in a move analysts warned could lead to a halt to Russian manned flights.
Hamilton calls for action after Piquet's racist slur
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LONDON - Lewis Hamilton said the "time has come for action" after being the subject of a racially offensive term used by three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet.
36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peruvian desert
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» LIMA: Paleontologists unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert.
Tesla hit by string of US sex harassment lawsuits
AFP, Published on 15/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Six women sued Tesla on Tuesday, alleging a culture of sexual harassment at the electric carmaker's California plant and other facilities that included unwanted touching, catcalls and retaliation for those who complained.
Generation gap: Why Japan's youth don't vote
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» TOKYO - Shoma Motegi will vote for the first time in Japan's general election on Sunday, but the 19-year-old is a minority in his age group -- something he wants to change.