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World's most expensive coffee goes on sale in Dubai at $1,000 a cup
AFP, Published on 01/11/2025
» DUBAI - Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world's most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price.
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» SYDNEY — High above Sydney's beaches, drones seek one of the world's deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
South Australia bans plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian state has banned plastic fish-shaped soy sauce containers, reeling in a sushi lovers' favourite that is washing up in drains and beaches.
Dying breed: Tunisian dog lovers push to save age-old desert hound
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» RAS ANGELA (TUNISIA) - Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential threat to their dwindling breed.
Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies.
Baidu develops AI to decode animal sounds into human language
Online Reporters, Published on 18/05/2025
» Chinese tech giant Baidu has filed a patent with the National Intellectual Property Administration for an AI system designed to translate animal vocalisations and body language into human speech.
Sean Combs's ex Cassie says he 'controlled' her life with violence
AFP, Published on 14/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs's former partner Casandra Ventura told jurors at the music mogul's sex trafficking trial Tuesday how he "controlled" her life and brutally beat her to keep her in line.
Vespa lovers converting vintage scooters to electric
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» JAKARTA - When Indonesian executive Heret Frasthio takes his antique 1957 VL Vespa for a ride, its white paint peeling off, the usual fumes and hum of the free-spirited scooters cannot be seen or heard.
Art lovers mob Paris's Pompidou Centre ahead of five-year closure
AFP, Published on 09/03/2025
» PARIS - Tourists and French visitors alike filled Paris's landmark Pompidou museum on the weekend to catch a last glimpse of its prestigious art collection ahead of a five-year closure for a major renovation.
France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite
AFP, Published on 22/01/2025
» PARIS - Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million visitors, holding off stiff competition from countries including Spain, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday.