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AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» TAKEFU (JAPAN) - Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried by samurai.
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» TOKYO - Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18, she met her "saviour" at one of Tokyo's hundreds of host clubs, where men entertain women.
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - "There's a lot of jealousy in football," said Sheikh Issa, holding up a piece of bark and a bottle of a yellowish potion.
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» LYON - A woman found murdered 31 years ago in a river in Belgium has been identified over three decades later thanks to her flower tattoo and an international appeal, Interpol said on Tuesday.
AFP, Published on 15/11/2023
» KRASNOPILLIA, Ukraine - To reach Ukrainian soil from Russia, teacher Olena Yevdokiyenko had to lug suitcases and push her mother's wheelchair for two kilometres in the dark.
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» NEW YORK - For the first time in nearly a century, the Metropolitan Opera in New York City will stage a performance in Spanish on Thursday, as the company works to expand its appeal to wider audiences.
AFP, Published on 05/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - While the stakes could hardly be higher for American democracy, voters are increasingly turned off by the apparently inevitable rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - While the stakes could hardly be higher for American democracy, voters are increasingly turned off by the apparently inevitable rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
AFP, Published on 29/10/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Shock over the sudden death of Matthew Perry, troubled star of the beloved "Friends" sitcom, rippled from Hollywood to his boyhood home in Canada, where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the world would remember his "joy."
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» AMSTERDAM - Amsterdam's sex workers Thursday protested against the transfer of their famed red light district to an out-of-town "erotic centre", in what is seen as part of a battle for the city's soul.