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Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia 06 Dec 2023 - 11:17 am

New York: Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views...

UNESCO to list ceviche, opera as 'intangible heritage' 05 Dec 2023 - 07:15 pm

Paris: Dozens of global traditions are candidates for inscription as intangible global heritage by UNESCO this week, ranging from Italian opera singing and...

Opera school hones South Africa's musical talent 04 Dec 2023 - 03:10 pm

Cape Town: Yonwaba Mbo had a future in farming laid ahead of him when the opera "bug" hit. A few years ago, the...

Oxford University Press names 'rizz' as word of the year 04 Dec 2023 - 02:36 pm

LONDON: Oxford University Press has named "rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z...

COP28: Over 130 nations agree to include food, agriculture in climate plans 01 Dec 2023 - 04:28 pm

Dubai: More than 130 countries agreed to prioritise food and agriculture in their national climate plans at COP28 in Dubai on Friday in...

What's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself 27 Nov 2023 - 03:53 pm

New York: In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word...

A soldier in Vietnam and a girl wrote letters; decades later, they finally met 26 Nov 2023 - 04:18 pm

Col. Ned Edward Felder was serving in Vietnam when he was surprised by a care package from a stranger. It wasn't the contents...

British artist draws Hong Kong crowds with his 'graffiti spaghetti' 19 Nov 2023 - 02:35 pm

Hong Kong, China: A Hong Kong transport hub was taken over Sunday by googly eyed aliens, extraterrestrial jellyfish and a cast of eccentric...

Guitar from Kurt Cobain's last tour fetches over $1.5 mn 18 Nov 2023 - 11:12 am

Los Angeles: The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an...

Iowa teen grew 7,000 pounds of veggies, then gave them all away 15 Nov 2023 - 11:52 am

Lauren Schroeder was volunteering at a community food nonprofit when she was 14. As she filled bags with donated groceries, she noticed something...

1962 Ferrari auctioned for $51.7 mn in New York: Sotheby's 14 Nov 2023 - 12:22 pm

New York: A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO sports car sold for $51.7 million in New York on Monday, making it the second most...

Titanic menu sells for £84,000 at UK auction 12 Nov 2023 - 05:32 pm

London: A first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage offering oysters, beef and mallard duck has sold for £84,0000 ($103,000), the...

German big wave surfer turns to science to tame the breakers 12 Nov 2023 - 03:03 pm

Munich, Germany: Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the...

Picasso, Monet and... Ferrari? New York auction houses eye monster sales 07 Nov 2023 - 12:49 pm

New York: A $120 million Picasso, a $40 million Monet and even a $60 million Ferrari: New York's major auction houses are looking...

Zips don't lie: the secret behind a true luxury handbag 05 Nov 2023 - 08:10 am

Mendrisio, Switzerland: The zip on a luxury handbag is more than just a detail: it can be one of the best ways to...

Gaza genocide: Bassem Youssef, Piers Morgan to go live after online debate hits 19mn views 28 Oct 2023 - 10:07 pm

Doha, Qatar: Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef will appear on Piers Morgan's 'Uncensored' show on Tuesday, October 31, for a live, in-studio talk with...

Britain's iconic red phone boxes get new lease of life 27 Oct 2023 - 11:35 am

Kings Lynn, United Kingdom: In a workshop packed with historic memorabilia, from rusty petrol pumps to vintage enamel signs, Carl Burge skillfully applied...