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Racing towards great white sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Sensible people might prefer to flee at torpedo speed from a great white shark, but there’s one job in Australia that pays you to race towards the predators.
Piercings and prayer: Malaysian Hindus celebrate Thaipusam
AFP, Published on 05/02/2023
» Ethnic Indian Malaysians massed in Hindu temples across the country Sunday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, months after the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions that had barred large crowds.
Russian spy tried to penetrate war crimes court, say Dutch
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» THE HAGUE - The Netherlands said Thursday it had stopped a Russian spy posing as a Brazilian intern from infiltrating the International Criminal Court, which is investigating war crimes in Ukraine.
Fire, tobacco and spirits: Venezuelans fight Covid with ritual
AFP, Published on 15/10/2021
» MONTAñA DE SORTE (VENEZUELA) - With a single kick, Victor Medina collapses a burning pyre, then crosses the smouldering embers in his bare feet.
In Canada, psychedelics re-emerge in treatment of depression
AFP, Published on 16/04/2021
» TORONTO (CANADA) - To manage her stress and fears, Andrea Bird -- who is suffering from terminal cancer -- uses psychedelics, which are seeing a sudden re-emergence in Canada as a possible treatment for mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression.
Paris raves draw crowds as virus shutters nightclubs
AFP, Published on 07/08/2020
» PARIS: Unauthorised rave parties, long a fringe pastime with a hardcore techno following, have found a new fan base among young people in Paris denied a dance floor by the coronavirus outbreak.
Rhythm and smiles as Morocco's Gnawa artists cheer UNESCO listing
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» ESSAOUIRA (MOROCCO) - In a riot of colour, acrobatics and drum beats, Morocco's gnawa artists joyously celebrated the inclusion of their ancient art-form in UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Smith scores second century of Ashes opener as Australia build lead
AFP, Published on 04/08/2019
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - England finally saw the back of Steve Smith but only after a second century in his comeback Test saw Australia compile a potentially match-winning lead in the Ashes opener at Edgbaston on Sunday.
Pakistan's qawwali music fights to be heard after singer's death
AFP, Published on 26/04/2018
» KARACHI - Nearly two years after Pakistan's foremost qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi, the devotional music of Islam's Sufi mystical sect is struggling to survive, as fears of sectarianism and modern pressures slowly drown out its powerfully hypnotic strains.
Crocodiles guard secrets of Pakistan's lost African past
AFP, Published on 05/04/2018
» KARACHI - Dancing and chanting in Swahili at a crocodile shrine outside Karachi, hundreds of Pakistani Sheedis swayed barefoot to the rhythm of a language they no longer speak -- the celebration offering a rare chance to connect with their African roots.