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A waxwork head of murderer John Thurtell, who was executed by hanging at the time of Jack the Ripper in 1883, is displayed at a press preview of the 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' exhibition at Museum in Docklands, in London, on May 14, 2008. --AFP

Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest

A descendant of one of Jack the Ripper’s victims has demanded a new inquest into one of history’s most notorious serial killers, after DNA evidence suggested the murderer was a Polish barber. The...
A window cleaner wipes the glass door of the Paris' tourist office, showing its logo and buildings reflection on October 20, 2016 in Paris.--AFP

Last tourist information center in Paris closes

French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director, Marjane Satrapi, poses during a photo session in Paris on November 1, 2022. --AFP

‘Persepolis’ author refuses French award over Iran ‘hypocrisy’

These photographs show creations of Italian luxury fashion house Dolce & Gabbana in the "Opera" room during the press preview of the exhibition "From the Heart to the Hand: Dolce&Gabbana" at the Grand Palais in Paris.--AFP photos

A Dolce & Gabbana retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris

Tourists visit Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto.--AFP photos

Japanese tourist magnet Kyoto to hike hotel taxes

Shop owner Ali Fakhro prepares Dubai chocolate at his Abu Khaled Sweets oriental pastry shop in Berlin's Wedding district.

German court halts sales of ‘Dubai’ chocolate made outside UAE

Members of the public queue to enter the Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers exhibition at the National Gallery in Central London on September 27, 2024.--AFP

London Van Gogh show to open all night to meet demand

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas.

Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon

Artist Hong Jinshi posing for photos next to a sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at his workshop in Xiamen.

Chinese artist cashes in Buddha-like Trump statues

US actress Meghan Markle addresses the audience during the "Afro women and power" forum, at the Municipal Theatre in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024. --AFP

Meghan Markle’s Netflix show delayed due to LA fires

A bucket hangs from a rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) during rubber extraction in the municipality of Anajas.

Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon

As the sun rises over the Amazonian Island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees. Drop by drop, he collects the milky white sap, known as latex, that sustains him. The recent revival of...
Artist Hong Jinshi posing for photos next to a sculpture of US president-elect Donald Trump in a pose evoking the Buddha at his workshop in Xiamen.

Chinese artist cashes in Buddha-like Trump statues

Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman’s workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation. Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain vers...
US actress Meghan Markle addresses the audience during the "Afro women and power" forum, at the Municipal Theatre in Cali, Colombia, on August 18, 2024. --AFP

Meghan Markle’s Netflix show delayed due to LA fires

A new Netflix series starring Meghan Markle, the actress wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has been delayed due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Duchess of Sussex said Sunday. “With Love, Meghan,” an eight-episode lifestyle and cook...
An aerial image shows fire and smoke behind the Getty Center Museum from wildfires, including the Palisades Fire, at sunset over Los Angeles, California.--AFP

Braced with fire defenses, Getty art center faces LA flames

After ripping through thousands of buildings, wildfires in Los Angeles were looming Saturday toward the celebrated Getty Center and its priceless collection. Nestled in the mountains above Los Angeles, the famed art museum is within a new evacuation...
Italian Photographer Oliviero Toscani holds his new 2013 calendar dedicated to tattooed people as he poses with his models on January 10, 2013 in Florence.

Italy’s Benetton ad photographer Toscani dies: Family

Oliviero Toscani, the Italian fashion photographer known for his work on Benetton’s provocative advertising campaigns, died Monday aged 82, his family announced. The Milan-born photographer, who spent two decades as art director for the knitwear r...
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
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