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'City of jinn': magical myths haunt ancient Omani oasis
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» BAHLā' (OMAN) - Deep in Oman's parched interior, the ancient oasis town of Bahla abounds with myths of camel-eating, fire-mouthed hyenas and men turning into donkeys -- a reputation for magic and mystery that persists to this day.
Guardiola unfazed as Man City face Real in Bernabeu cauldron
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» LONDON - Pep Guardiola has urged his Manchester City stars to show their "personality" as the Spaniard plots yet another successful visit to Real Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg.
Myanmar spirit mediums take aim at military coup
AFP, Published on 14/02/2021
» YANGON: Otherworldly forces are displeased with the generals behind Myanmar's coup, according to the ornately dressed spirit mediums joining street protests to denounce the country's sudden turn back to army rule.
In land of 'manana,' pandemic sparks rush for wills
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» MEXICO CITY - Fear of dying from the coronavirus led Laura Villa to finally get around to doing what many Mexicans had put off until the pandemic struck -- making a will.
Pandemic, election brew an extra-spooky Halloween
AFP, Published on 29/10/2020
» CROTON-ON-HUDSON (UNITED STATES) - Croton-on-Hudson is a quaint village an hour north of New York City that has thrived thanks to a spooky tale written some 200 years ago.
Cambodian farmers deploy scarecrows to ward off virus
AFP, Published on 11/10/2020
» Armed with a stick, a floral-shirted scarecrow with a plastic pot for a head stands guard in front of a rural Cambodian home -- a sentry erected by superstitious farmers to ward off the coronavirus.
'It was karma': Mercedes boss rages after German GP flop
AFP, Published on 29/07/2019
» HOCKENHEIM (GERMANY) - Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff was critical of his team's preparations and reactions on Sunday after both drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas crashed out of contention in a chaotic rain-hit German Grand Prix.
Revolution and financial crisis will wrack US says Bannon
AFP, Published on 05/09/2018
» VENICE - America is heading for a revolution which will "cut like a scythe through grass", Donald Trump's former chief advisor Steve Bannon predicts in a revealing new film.
Indonesia's debus fighters: tough as nails
AFP, Published on 24/06/2018
» BANDUNG, Indonesia: Mulyadi pounds a nail into his nostril, leaving it embedded in his face, horrifying a group of slack-jawed spectators of debus, an Indonesian tradition blending martial arts with grotesque self-injury.
Blind singers break through Bangkok's sound barrier
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» Strumming his guitar with ease and backed by a drummer, Singhkum Boonriang belts out covers of Thai ballads as strangers pass by on a busy Bangkok afternoon.