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Prague cathedral's long-awaited organ to pipe up in 2026
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» PRAGUE — Prague's St. Vitus Cathedral, a favourite feature of postcards from the Czech capital, is next year set to inaugurate a long-awaited organ that befits its Gothic splendour.
Tracing the 'Green Sahara' in Chad's northern desert
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» N'DJAMENA — A cloud of dust escapes from an excavation site in the sand of Chad's arid north, where scientists are looking for signs of human habitation in an area once humid and called the "Green Sahara".
500 tourists evacuated from Grand Canyon wildfires
AFP, Published on 12/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service saying at least 500 people had been guided out of the danger zone.
Biggest Loch Ness monster search begins
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» DRUMNADROCHIT, Scotland: The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades got under way in the Scottish Highlands on Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world braved pelting rain to try to track down the elusive Nessie.
Myanmar boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» HLAINGBWE, Myanmar: After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.
Myanmar traditional boxing packs a punch, kick and headbutt
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» After Hlaing Htet Aung landed another vicious kick to his opponent's chest, the referee called a stop to the bout of traditional Myanmar boxing, the crowd cheered and the ringside band ended their tune with a flourish.
Australia to oust monarch from banknotes
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» SYDNEY: Australia will erase the British-based monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II's image on its A$5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said Thursday.
Late Australian cardinal's funeral sparks Sydney protests
AFP, Published on 02/02/2023
» SYDNEY - Protesters denounced late Australian cardinal George Pell for his "bigoted" views on Thursday, as the Catholic Church remembered his "remarkable legacy" with a grand funeral mass in Sydney.
Saudi camel-whisperers use 'special language' to train herd
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» RUMAH (SAUDI ARABIA) - The cries of camel herder Hamad al-Marri mean nothing to the untrained ear, but his animals respond instantly, gathering behind him to walk together across the Saudi desert.
Saudi artists marvel at surprise patron: their own rulers
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» AL-ULA (SAUDI ARABIA): In one of Saudi artist Ahmed Mater's best-known works, a silhouette of a gas pump morphs into a man holding a gun to his head –- a clear critique of oil's damaging influence.