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FILE PHOTO: Giant Panda cub Bei Bei is shown to the media at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, December 16, 2015. Bei Bei is four months old and weighs 17 pounds. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo (Reuters) – Washington’s National Zoo … Continue reading Bye Bye, Bei Bei: National Zoo panda leaves for China next month
LAGOS (Reuters) – In a driveway of a suburban Lagos house, 14-year-old Kehinde Oguntokun juggles colorful circus clubs as he swings around on a unicycle. FILE PHOTO: Members of the GKB academy, a unicycle club, juggle while balancing on their … Continue reading One-wheeled juggling: Lagos children learn new skills at unicycle academy
Ilona Petras’ family has been in charge of ringing the bells of the 600-year-old Catholic church in the small village of Tereny in the northeast of Hungary for over a hundred years. Source link Continue reading Hungarian village's last bell ringer toils on as youth flee to cities
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,500 people, including heads of state and other dignitaries from nearly 200 countries. FILE PHOTO – … Continue reading Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan’s emperor declares enthronement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,500 people, including heads of state and other dignitaries from nearly 200 countries. FILE PHOTO – … Continue reading Factbox: Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan’s emperor declares enthronement
TOKYO (Reuters) – New Japanese Emperor Naruhito is set to proclaim his enthronement to the world next week in a centuries-old ceremony attended by some 2,500 people, including heads of state and other dignitaries from nearly 200 countries. FILE PHOTO … Continue reading Factbox: Hundreds of dignitaries to attend as Japan’s new emperor declares enthronement
KABUL (Reuters) – Restoring Afghanistan’s Buddhist artifacts that were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like working on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators working on the latest restoration project. Mohammad Fahim Rahimi, Director of National Museum inspects … Continue reading Afghan museum restores Buddhist history, one broken piece at a time
TOKYO (Reuters) – Rock met kimonos as Tokyo kicked off its fashion week with a dazzling runway show that put a modern twist on the traditional Japanese garment. Models hit the runway in kimono-inspired outfits ranging from colorful shoulderless minidresses … Continue reading Kimono runway show lights up Tokyo fashion week
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has unveiled eight puppies related to the pet dog of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as the country observed the third anniversary of the monarch’s death. The black, brown and white puppies were born from two royal … Continue reading Thailand unveils puppies with royal pedigree
MANILA (Reuters) – For a four-decade-old Philippine disco band, the namesake supertyphoon bearing down on Japan has brought a sudden rush of interest in its macho act. Sonny Parsons (R), leader of Filipino boyband Hagibis, poses for a photo with … Continue reading Supertyphoon Hagibis gives new wind to Philippine disco band
HONG KONG (Reuters) – While months of anti-government protests have taken a toll on Hong Kong businesses, from luxury retailers to hotels and restaurants, Keita Lee’s pop-up stall is thriving. Keita Lee, 33, owner of the “National Calamity Hardware Store” … Continue reading Hong Kong protesters gear up at ‘National Calamity Hardware Store’
Artifacts are displayed during the presentation of a new discovery in the Monkey Valley near the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany LUXOR, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt on Thursday unveiled two archaeological … Continue reading Egypt discovers archaeological industrial zone in Luxor’s ‘Valley of the Monkeys’
