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Hit reality show helps rev up Japan's delinquent youth subculture
AFP, Published on 20/04/2026
» TOKYO — Sporting towering Elvis-style hair and a school uniform modified into a rebellious silhouette, 15-year-old Reona worships Japan's classic bad-boy subculture recently taken global by a hit Netflix dating show.
China sex toy makers cautiously embrace AI wave
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» SHANGHAI - Erotic chatbots, video-synced and voice-activated devices mesmerised visitors at a sex toy expo in Shanghai this weekend, as China's adult product firms join the global AI craze.
Lost film by French cinema pioneer found in US attic
AFP, Published on 13/04/2026
» CULPEPER, United States - The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century -- shifted from attic to barn to garage as it was handed down through the generations. No one knew a cinematic treasure was inside.
David Bowie’s childhood home to open to public
AFP, Published on 09/04/2026
» BROMLEY, England - With its grey front door and battered picket fence, No.4 Plaistow Grove in the anonymous London suburb of Bromley is unremarkable in every way except for one.
'True miracle': Napoleon's long-lost hat to go on display
AFP, Published on 27/03/2026
» CHANTILLY (FRANCE) - A newly discovered hat believed to have been worn by Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on the island of Saint Helena is set to go on display outside Paris later this year, historians said on Thursday.
Matisse’s last years in the spotlight at Paris expo
AFP, Published on 21/03/2026
» PARIS - The final years of Henri Matisse’s artistic life, marked by the Nazi occupation of France and a brush with death and surgery, will light up a twilight retrospective opening next week.
Italy buys rare Caravaggio portrait for €30 million
AFP, Published on 10/03/2026
» ROME - Italy has paid 30 million euros for a Caravaggio painting of the future pope Urban VIII, the culture ministry said on Tuesday, adding that the work would enter the Barberini museum collection in Rome.
Grooming makes Crufts debut as UK dog show widens offer
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - With her nose pointing high in the air, back arched and legs suitably astride, Raven stood proud on the grooming table as an expert judge appraised her condition.
New York model, carved in a basement, to go on display
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» NEW YORK - A painstakingly detailed model of New York City will go on display this week after a US truck driver spent 21 years building it in his basement as an evening hobby.
Nostalgia and new fans as Tamagotchi turns 30
AFP, Published on 07/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japan's Tamagotchi toys were a 90s playground craze and the virtual pets that demand food and attention are still a hit among retro-loving Gen Z and nostalgic parents.