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For ballet shoes, one Russian company is on pointe
AFP, Published on 01/03/2020
» MOSCOW - Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip.
China sees drop in new virus cases, two Japan cruise passengers die
AFP, Published on 20/02/2020
» BEIJING - China reported a big drop in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, fuelling hopes the epidemic is nearing its peak, but Japan faced a growing crisis as two passengers from a quarantined cruise ship died.
SE Asia tourism splutters as virus keeps Chinese at home
AFP, Published on 16/02/2020
» LUANG PRABANG, Laos: Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of a deadly new coronavirus.
The 97km that frustrate China's mastery of the Mekong
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» CHIANG KHONG: Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
Trump blasted by US veterans for 'abandoning' Kurdish allies
AFP, Published on 10/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has come under angry criticism from US military veterans for abandoning Kurdish battlefield allies after greenlighting Turkey's assault on the Kurds in northeastern Syria.
Keeping the thread alive at a Vietnam silk village
AFP, Published on 23/09/2019
» NAM DINH, Vietnam: Cocoons bob in boiling water as silk is rapidly teased out, spinning on reels skilfully operated by women in Vietnam's Co Chat village, where households have been making thread for more than a century.
'Star Wars' and 'Frozen 2' footage wows Disney fan fest
AFP, Published on 25/08/2019
» ANAHEIM: New "Star Wars" footage, sequels to "Frozen" and "Black Panther," and an animated epic fantasy about dragons were among a raft of movies presented to screaming fans at Disney's D23 convention Saturday.
The rugby-mad duo cycling from Twickenham to Tokyo
AFP, Published on 11/08/2019
» HANOI - They survived angry dogs in Iran and stomach bugs in India, and have slept in monasteries, underpasses and on farms -- it's been a madcap adventure for a pair of rugby enthusiasts cycling from Twickenham to Tokyo for charity ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Rice terraces and 'turtle shell' scrums: barefoot rugby in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 26/06/2019
» HOA BINH, Vietnam: Barefoot and muddied, a group of youngsters sprint across a makeshift pitch in rural Vietnam, passing the ball in a game of touch rugby in a country where few people have ever heard of the sport.
US adds Saudi Arabia, Cuba to blacklist on human trafficking
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» The United States on Thursday added Saudi Arabia and Cuba to its blacklist of countries that it says are not doing enough to fight human trafficking, a designation that could bring sanctions.