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Paris ballet's foreign legion reaches for the stars 04 Dec 2019 - 07:56 pm

Paris: Watching YouTube as a child in Australia, the idea of one day joining the ranks of the hallowed Paris Opera Ballet seemed...

Four artists join forces to share 2019 Turner Prize 04 Dec 2019 - 12:01 pm

London: This year's prestigious Turner Prize will be shared by all four shortlisted artists after they formed a collective to show solidarity at...

'One Team', '#KuToo' buzzwords for 2019 in Japan 02 Dec 2019 - 10:03 pm

Tokyo: Japan rugby team's slogan "One Team", the "#KuToo" campaign against a de-facto requirement to wear heels at work, and the new imperial...

End of an error: full stop for UK apostrophe society 02 Dec 2019 - 10:03 pm

London: Britain's Apostrophe Protection Society is closing down, its founder has announced, saying it had sadly lost the fight against "ignorance and laziness"....

Dictionary.com chooses 'existential’ as word of the year 02 Dec 2019 - 04:08 pm

New York: Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel "existential” to...

Taiwan's wheelchair athletes find love on the dance floor 30 Nov 2019 - 11:46 am

Taipei: Taiwanese athletes Vincent Kuo and Ivy Huang each discovered an electric talent for wheelchair dancing on their own -- but it was...

Napoleon's boots walk tall at Paris auction 29 Nov 2019 - 07:56 pm

Paris: A pair of boots worn by Napoleon during his final exile on St. Helena sold in Paris on Friday for 117,000 euros...

At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes 26 Nov 2019 - 10:42 pm

Cologne, Germany: Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne's pop-up selfie museum,...

'Pervasive' digital sexual violence against women skyrockets in Singapore 25 Nov 2019 - 07:35 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: From online stalking to revenge porn, cases of digital sexual violence have spiked sharply in Singapore, women's rights campaigners warned on...

Female comic superhero fights India's sex traffickers, challenges stigma 25 Nov 2019 - 07:35 pm

MUMBAI: A female superhero will use her powers to fight sex crimes in India and the stigma that trafficking survivors face, in the...

For some rural US TV viewers, local news is anything but 24 Nov 2019 - 07:06 pm

LINCOLN: When Dianne Johnson channel-surfs for news in her rural western Nebraska home, all she sees are stories about Colorado crime and car...

Bespoke ski adventures that are about more than the slopes 24 Nov 2019 - 11:33 am

- Iceland LineUpExplorers, a travel agency based in Germany that specializes in surf and ski vacations, and Iceland-based tour operator Arctic Heli Skiing...

Ultra-Orthodox Jews fight domestic violence in Israel 22 Nov 2019 - 10:47 pm

Kfar Saba, Israel: If you are scared, that is not shlom bayit," reads the slogan that Esty Shushan hopes will encourage religious Jewish...

Don’t overlook splashy coffee table books as holiday gifts 22 Nov 2019 - 08:09 pm

NEW YORK: Art, architecture, music or travel: Coffee table books can fill just the right gift niche, especially when the cost would be...

Foot fetish: Nibbles a specialty at Indonesian restaurant 22 Nov 2019 - 01:31 pm

Yogyakarta, Indonesia, As he scarfed down a traditional Indonesian meal, Adi Karyanov got himself the two-in-one special at a new restaurant offering pedicures...

'Smart cities' urged to look beyond rich, white men 21 Nov 2019 - 10:45 pm

BARCELONA: A growing push to put cities on a digital path to a greener future risks excluding groups like the poorest, disabled and...

Without better flood protection, Venice risks loss of heritage status 21 Nov 2019 - 10:45 pm

LONDON: Venice could lose its status as a World Heritage Site if it does not adequately protect itself from worsening flooding, UNESCO representatives...