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King Tut's collection displayed for first time at Egypt's grand museum
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» CAIRO - Thousands of visitors streamed through the Grand Egyptian Museum on Tuesday as almost the entire collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures -- over 4,500 artefacts -- was displayed together for the first time since the young pharaoh's tomb was discovered in 1922.
Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» CAIRO - Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for its lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays.
‘Raped, jailed, tortured, left to die’: the hell of being gay in Turkmenistan
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WARSAW - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they were tortured, beaten and raped in Turkmenistan for the “crime” of being gay.
Trump to build huge $200 million ballroom at White House
AFP, Published on 01/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - United States President Donald Trump, who is remodelling the White House to his tastes, will build a massive ballroom for hosting official receptions, one of the largest projects at the US executive mansion in over a century.
Las Vegas in Laos: the riverside city awash with crime
AFP, Published on 14/07/2025
» VAN PAK LEN, Laos - Rising from the muddy fields on the Mekong riverbank in Laos, a lotus tops a casino in a sprawling city which analysts decry as a centre for cybercrime.
France's Versailles unveils AI-powered talking statues
AFP, Published on 25/06/2025
» VERSAILLES (FRANCE) - Visitors to France's famed Palace of Versailles can now strike up a conversation with talking statues instead of listening to a traditional audio guide, as part of a new collaboration with artificial intelligence companies, the palace has said.
Gender not main factor in attacks on Egyptian woman pharaoh: study
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» TORONTO (CANADA) - She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor after her death.
Bust attributed to Donatello splits Slovakia
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» BRATISLAVA - A bust attributed to Renaissance master Donatello re-emerges in Slovakia after falling into obscurity following World War II, but the country’s nationalist government sparks anger by squirrelling it away in a ministry building.
Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» GOWARJAN, Afghanistan - In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in power and claim to be making strides to preserve Afghanistan's millennia-old heritage, including pre-Islamic relics.
South Korea struggles to contain deadly wildfires
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» UISEONG, South Korea - Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said on Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country’s worst-ever fire outbreaks.