UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years

[ad_1] The objects were stolen from the court of the Asante king during the 19th century Anglo-Asante wars.The United Kingdom has returned 32 gold and silver treasures stolen from the Asante Kingdom more than 150 years ago in what is...

Inside the pressures facing Quebec’s billion-dollar maple syrup industry

[ad_1] Saint-Urbain-Premier, Quebec, Canada – In clear safety glasses and heavy beige overalls, Jean-Francois Touchette is in his element. All around him are pipes, tubes, temperature gauges and various humming instruments: all the machinery needed to turn tree sap into...

‘Accepted in both [worlds]’: Indonesia’s Chinese Muslims prepare for Eid

[ad_1] Jakarta, Indonesia – Millions of Muslims across Indonesia, including some of its ethnic Chinese minority, are preparing for Lebaran, as Indonesians call Eid, the festival that marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. About 87 percent of...

Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse

[ad_1] A major golf tournament ground to a halt. Schools emptied of students. And thousands of people across North America turned their eyes to the sky to watch a rare celestial event. On Monday, parts of Canada, Mexico and the...

What is a Godzilla anyway? The 70-year-old monster behind the movies

[ad_1] It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King Kong have made a film appearance together in recent times with 2021’s Godzilla vs...

Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in India’s Kochi

[ad_1] Kochi, India - A chance encounter when he was selling postcards to tourists in Jew Town as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s would change the course of Thaha Ibrahim’s life. Growing up in Mattancherry, a bustling hub of...

Russia mulls labelling queen of Soviet pop Pugacheva a ‘foreign agent’

[ad_1] Musician Alla Pugacheva, who is currently abroad, has criticised the Kremlin for its actions in Ukraine.Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider labelling Alla Pugacheva, the queen of Soviet pop music, as a “foreign agent”, the Reuters...

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race

[ad_1] Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des Cafes (“coffee race”) returned to the French capital on Sunday. The competition, which began...

‘No dancing in the streets’: Why has Cambodia banned musical vehicle horns?

[ad_1] EXPLAINERAuthorities across Cambodia have been ordered to remove musical horns from vehicles and put a stop to roadside dancing.Having ruled with an iron fist for 45 years, Cambodia’s governing party leaders have a lengthy list of practices that have...

After success of BTS and Parasite, South Korea woos digital nomads

[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea – Riding the wave of enthusiasm for all things Korean, South Korea has in recent years become one of Asia’s most popular tourist destinations. Now, the cultural juggernaut known for the K-pop band BTS, the movie...
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