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Women of the "Hojuelas de Miel" beekeepers association use a brush to remove bees while harvesting honey.

How climate funds helped Peru’s women beekeepers stay afloat

In the mountains of northeast Peru, a group of women beekeepers have plucked millions of the industrious insects from the jaws of death and saved their own livelihoods with the help of UN climate fun...
Ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov from the Mariinsky Ballet performs during a dress rehearsal of 'Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux' at the Saddlers Wells theatre in London, on October 15, 2008. --AFP

Funeral of famed Russian ballet star set for Thursday

This file photo shows visitors trying out the latest Dragon Ball game during the preview day for the annual Tokyo Game Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.

Japan’s manga powerhouse ‘Dragon Ball’ turns 40

A man takes photos of the artwork 'Resting Place II' by British artist Antony Gormley.

Sculptor Gormley hopes art can be bridge to China despite curbs

(From left to right) Pakistani education activist and producer Malala Yousafzai, US actress Jennifer Lawrence, producer Justine Ciarrocchi and director Sahra Mani attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Bread and Roses" at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles.--AFP photos

Phone documentary details Afghan women’s struggle under Taleban government

Morning Mama owner Qurrata Ayuni (center) poses alongside staff members at her cafe in Banda Aceh. --AFP photos

Woman-owned cafe in Indonesia’s Sharia stronghold shakes stigma

British screenwriter and director Richard Curtis (left) poses with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, British-US film producer Michael G. Wilson (second left) poses with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, US casting director Juliet Taylor (third left) poses with an honorary award, US record producer Quincy Jones' daughter US actress and filmmaker Rashida Jones (center) poses with an honorary award for ther late father and British-US film producer Barbara Broccoli (right) poses with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.

Quincy Jones awarded posthumous Oscar

French singer Charles Dumont performs during the Francofolies New York "Tribute to Edith Piaf", at the Beacon Theatre in New York, September 19, 2013.

Composer of Piaf’s ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’ dies aged 95

(From left) Nick Kroll, Dwayne Johnson, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Chris Evans attend the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Red One" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on November 11, 2024 in New York City. --AFP

‘Red One’ tops North America box office but could end up in the red

Visitors walk across the archeological site of Pompeii at the bottom of the Mount Vesuvius volcano (Rear) on May 26, 2020.

Pompeii rejects ‘mass tourism’ with daily visitor limit

French singer Charles Dumont performs during the Francofolies New York "Tribute to Edith Piaf", at the Beacon Theatre in New York, September 19, 2013.

Composer of Piaf’s ‘Non, je ne regrette rien’ dies aged 95

Songwriter and singer Charles Dumont, who composed the song “Non, je ne regrette rien” (“No, I do not regret anything”) made world famous by Edith Piaf, has died aged 95, his partner told AFP Monday. Dumont, who had also collaborated with Am...
(From left) Nick Kroll, Dwayne Johnson, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Chris Evans attend the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "Red One" at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on November 11, 2024 in New York City. --AFP

‘Red One’ tops North America box office but could end up in the red

Amazon and MGM’s new winter holiday film “Red One” opened solidly atop the North American box office this weekend with estimated ticket sales of $34.1 million, but with a budget estimated at $250 million analysts say it faces a tricky path to ...
Visitors walk across the archeological site of Pompeii at the bottom of the Mount Vesuvius volcano (Rear) on May 26, 2020.

Pompeii rejects ‘mass tourism’ with daily visitor limit

The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced on Friday a daily limit of 20,000 visitors, the latest Italian tourist hotspot to take action against overcrowding. The “experimental” scheme will see visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage ...
This photograph shows the inside the 16th-century Zeyrek Cinili hammam.

Turkey scrubs up its baths to keep hammam tradition alive

For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in Turkey are being restored to revive an ancient ritual bathing tradition. A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam ...
A stray dog wanders around of the Great Pyramid of Khoufou (Cheops or Keops), at the Giza Plateau, on the outskirts of Cairo.--AFP photos

Stray dogs in Giza become tourist draw after ‘pyramid puppy’ sensation

Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ancient wonders, but some had their eyes peeled for a new attraction. “There he is,” one Polish tourist told his wife as they spotted a scrappy dog perched on one of t...
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders pose for a group photo after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting on Nov 18, 2024. - AFP
Biden out of the picture as world leaders gather
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Amir, Trump reaffirm strong ties
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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on Nov 8, 2024. - AFP
Moscow lowers nuclear threshold
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah (right) are seen during their weekly meeting on Tuesday. — KUNA
Cabinet approves appointments, supports violation removal efforts
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EU-GCC Business Forum to foster trade with Kuwait