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Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» CAIRO - Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
Merriam-Webster crowns 'authentic' as word of the year
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - In an age where forces from AI to Donald Trump have left Americans doubting the truth, United States dictionary Merriam-Webster says that 2023's most looked-up word was "authentic."
Prince's ruffled shirt sells for $33,000
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» NEW YORK - A silk shirt with a ruffled collar that helped define late music legend Prince's distinctive style has sold for US$33,000.
Fencing in turmoil after Poles cancel World Cup event over Russia
AFP, Published on 06/04/2023
» WARSAW - The rebellion against the decision by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) to reintegrate Russians and Belarusians into Olympic qualifying grew on Wednesday with the cancellation of the women's World Cup event in Poznan, Poland.
Licence to bill: Bond's Aston Martin sells for nearly 124 million baht
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» LONDON - A replica of an Aston Martin DB5 used for the stunts in James Bond blockbuster "No Time to Die" sold for nearly £3 million (124 million baht) at auction on Wednesday, auction house Christie's said.
Gorbachev's love-hate relationship with Putin
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» MOSCOW: Mikhail Gorbachev struggled to make up his mind about Vladimir Putin.
Gorbachev: the man who let the Soviet empire go
AFP, Published on 31/08/2022
» MOSCOW - Mikhail Gorbachev changed the course of modern history by triggering the demise of the USSR and allowing Eastern Europe to free itself from Soviet rule, earning him accolades in the West but the scorn of many Russians.
'Sight to behold': tourists flock to Florida for Moon rocket launch
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» MERRITT ISLAND: Seeing a rocket blast off to the Moon is "a once-in-a-lifetime thing to experience," says Joanne Bostandji.
The battle to keep Russia's internet free
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» PARIS - Western powers have seized the yachts of Russian oligarchs and booted Russian banks out of the international system in response to the Ukraine invasion, but sanctions that limit access to the internet are proving highly divisive.
'Non-lethal' guns -- a deadly scourge in Bogota
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» BOGOTA - One can buy them on street corners, legally, for the price of a toy -- so-called non-lethal guns that nevertheless maim, and which proliferate in Colombia's crime-plagued cities.