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'Not bad!': Swimming between continents in Istanbul
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» ISTANBUL - Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul.
Top court blocks French city's bid to allow 'burkini' in pools
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» PARIS - A top French court on Tuesday blocked a bid to allow the "burkini" at municipal pools in the city of Grenoble, upholding a government challenge against a move that revived France's intense debate on Islam.
French city rekindles burkini row with pool rule change
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» GRENOBLE (FRANCE) - The Alpine city of Grenoble is set to reignite one of France's recurring summer debates on Monday when it votes to authorise the "burkini" in state-run swimming pools.
Vietnam's lockdown ensnares world's clothing giants
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» HANOI: From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam's strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages among worldwide brands such as Nike and Gap which have grown increasingly dependent on the Southeast Asian nation's manufacturers.
Pink offers to pay bikini fine for Norway beach handball team
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - US pop star Pink has offered to pay a "sexist" fine levied on Norway's women's beach handball team after they refused to wear bikini bottoms during a game in the Euro 2021 tournament.
Sun worshippers: Indonesians soak up the rays to battle virus
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» JAKARTA: From shirtless soldiers to teens suntanning on their parents' driveways, Indonesians are soaking up rays like never before in the hope that plentiful sunshine will ward off coronavirus.
Surfing's 'Indiana Jones' stages unlikely photoshoot to save planet
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» LONDON: It's a scene that seems almost surreal today -- adventure filmmaker Alison Teal paddle surfing along the River Thames in bubblegum-pink swimwear, fishing out plastic rubbish from the murky waters.
These Icelanders skip the hot springs for ice baths
AFP, Published on 25/03/2020
» GRINDAVIK (ICELAND) - Using slow, deliberate movements and deep breathing, bathers immerse themselves in the waters of an ice-covered lake in southwestern Iceland.