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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.
Indian PM cheered at site of disputed temple
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 30/12/2023
» Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated projects worth 111 billion rupees (US$1.3 billion) in the northern riverside town of Ayodhya, ahead of the opening of a long-anticipated and controversial temple in January.
How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Penny Watson of the South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
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.
Trove of looted gold returns to Cambodia
Published on 21/02/2023
» Some were jewel-encrusted diadems worn by Angkor royalty as far back as the ninth century. Other items were also treasured legacies of Cambodia’s past: belts and necklaces woven from fine gold filaments, or body ornaments shaped into rosettes and scrolling vines.
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.