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'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» ROGOJENI — They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot summers, do look like something from "The Lord of the Rings".
Taliban shuts down landline internet to curb ‘immorality’
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2025
» KABUL - In a dim home used as a small business in Afghanistan, women bent over bright cloth use needles to form intricate embroidery. But their fibre-optic network in Kandahar — their primary link to buyers — has now gone dark.
France’s Macron begins ‘historic’ UK state visit
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» WINDSOR, England - French President Emmanuel Macron received a warm and pomp-filled welcome on Tuesday from King Charles III as he began a three-day state visit to Britain, the first by an EU head of state since Brexit.
Murderers, kidnappers sell art from Pakistani prison
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» KARACHI - Karachi's colonial-era prison is adorned with murals of rural Pakistani life, painted by convicted murderers and kidnappers locked away from the world but learning their craft inside its walls.
Met unveils 'Sleeping Beauties' gala, exhibit theme for 2024
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Wednesday unveiled the theme for the Costume Institute's 2024 exhibition and gala, the fashion world's party of the year -- "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
'It's time': haute couture embraces men
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» PARIS - Long the preserve of women, haute couture has in recent years opened up to men who dare to ditch the black tuxedo for something with a few more feathers, sequins and embroidery.
Ali Sethi's infectious hit 'Pasoori' reverberates from Pakistan to Coachella
AFP, Published on 18/04/2023
» INDIO (UNITED STATES) - A tale of forbidden love with an infectious hook, Ali Sethi's song "Pasoori" has become an international phenomenon, fusing poetic tradition with global beats to fuel the rise of the Pakistani singer's star.
Mexico fights 'plagiarism' with indigenous fashion fair
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico is fighting back against what it calls the plagiarism of indigenous textiles, bringing together traditional artisans and international designers for dialogue aimed at creating a more equitable fashion industry.
France's Bayeux Tapestry faces first restoration in 150 years
AFP, Published on 17/03/2021
» BAYEUX (FRANCE) - It has stood for over nine centuries as the most celebrated record of the 1066 Norman Conquest of England, its famous images cemented into the mind of every British school child.
All-women band in Iran struggles to break through
AFP, Published on 17/09/2020
» BANDAR ABBAS (IRAN) - The men in the audience clapped and the women ululated as the band finished singing: it would have been commonplace except the venue was in Iran and the group on stage were all women.