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Gaming fans bring electric energy to Rotterdam as TwitchCon arrives
AFP, Published on 02/06/2025
» ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) - A few metro stops from Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena, chatter is already flowing among gaming fans -- TwitchCon passes swinging from their necks, animal ears perched on their heads.
School's out forever in ageing Japan
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» NAMEGATA (JAPAN) - Fading photos of smiling children still adorn the staircase walls at the Ashigakubo primary school, one of thousands that have shut in ageing Japan over the past 20 years.
How Peta infiltrated major fashion shows
New York Times, Published on 07/10/2023
» PARIS — A young woman crouched in the tall grass, waiting for her moment to strike.
No stars? Comic-Con returns to roots as Hollywood strikes
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» SAN DIEGO - Comic books, video games and colorful "cosplay" outfits took center stage at Comic-Con as the giant pop culture event kicked off Thursday without its usual A-list stars due to the Hollywood strike.
UK PM rivals spar over tax in first head-to-head primetime TV debate
AFP, Published on 26/07/2022
» LONDON - Britain's two prime ministerial contenders clashed fiercely over tax Monday night in their first head-to-head televised debate, as former finance minister Rishi Sunak seeks to peg back the frontrunner, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
Armed and Isolated: Ten years of Kim Jong Un's reign
Published on 29/12/2021
» Ten years after Kim Jong Un assumed power North Korea is better armed but deeply isolated and more dependent on China, despite actions by the young leader that raised - and dashed - hopes of economic transformation or international opening. - REUTERS
Star Wars fans build Mandalorian spaceship in Siberia
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» YAKUTSK (RUSSIA) - Star Wars fans in Russia have built a giant replica of a spaceship from the spinoff series "The Mandalorian" and installed it in a park in one of the coldest cities on Earth.
Trashy fashion: dressing up to take the bins out in virus lockdown
AFP, Published on 10/04/2020
» SYDNEY - Staying at home all day is rubbish, so people around the world are dressing up to take the bins out and sharing photos of their outfits online to cheer up others in lockdown.