Residents in North America look to the sky for a rare total solar eclipse | Space
A major golf tournament ground to a halt. Schools emptied of students. And thousands of people across North America turned their eyes to the sky,…
What is a Godzilla anyway? The 70-year-old monster behind the movies | Arts and Culture News
It’s Godzilla season again with last weekend’s worldwide theatrical release of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. This is the second time Godzilla and King…
Saving Sarah: The last Jewish embroidery shop in India’s Kochi | Arts and Culture
Kochi, India - A chance encounter when he was selling postcards to tourists in Jew Town as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s would change…
‘Humour is powerful’: Cartoons take on Uganda’s repressive government | Arts and Culture
Ugandan cartoonist Jim Spire Ssentongo didn’t know what he was starting last April when he sent out a tweet encouraging people to post photos of…
Russia mulls labelling queen of Soviet pop Pugacheva a ‘foreign agent’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Musician Alla Pugacheva, who is currently abroad, has criticised the Kremlin for its actions in Ukraine. Russian prosecutors have asked the justice ministry to consider…
Richard Serra, known for monumental steel sculptures, dies at the age of 85 | Obituaries News
United States artist Richard Serra, known across the world for his monumental steel sculptures, has died. He was 85. The artist died from pneumonia at…
Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture
Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des…
Celebrating Nowruz: Ancient festival marks arrival of spring and renewal | Religion News
Nowruz – meaning “new day” – is an ancient festival celebrating the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. More than 300 million people…
‘No dancing in the streets’: Why has Cambodia banned musical vehicle horns? | Politics News
EXPLAINERAuthorities across Cambodia have been ordered to remove musical horns from vehicles and put a stop to roadside dancing. Having ruled with an iron fist…
After conquering pop music, film and food, South Korea woos digital nomads | Technology
Seoul, South Korea – Riding the wave of enthusiasm for all things Korean, South Korea has in recent years become one of Asia’s most popular…
Oscars 2024: The complete list of winners at the 96th Academy Awards | Arts and Culture News
Oppenheimer emerged as the night’s big winner, taking home seven Oscars after being nominated in 13 categories. The following is a complete list of Oscar winners at…
Ancient find reveals new evidence of Malaysia’s multicultural past | History News
Kedah, Malaysia – Until six months ago, none of the inhabitants of the village of Bukit Choras, set amid rice fields near the steep and…
The school Nollywood built: How new Nigerian filmmakers got their groove on | Arts and Culture
In November 2020 while the COVID-19 pandemic was strangling creative endeavours across the planet, veteran Nigerian filmmaker Steve Gukas announced a new venture. Called First…
Snubs, protests and history makers: What to know about the 2024 Oscars | Arts and Culture News
The red carpet has been unfurled for the 96th annual Academy Awards, one of the movie industry’s oldest and most acclaimed ceremonies. It’s a night…
How has modern Russian culture been shaped by Putin’s war in Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News
Before Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to mount a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Andrey Muravyev, better known as the…
What happens to the coins tossed into Rome’s Trevi Fountain? | In Pictures
As visitors’ coins splash into Rome’s majestic Trevi Fountain carrying wishes for love, good health or a return to the Eternal City, they provide practical…
‘No identity’: Why is Kenyan music failing to break through globally? | Arts and Culture
Nairobi, Kenya – In November 2023 when the Grammy Awards announced five inaugural nominees for the Best African Music Performance category, only South Africa and…
Thousands of artists call for Israel’s exclusion from Venice Biennale | Israel War on Gaza News
Art Not Genocide Alliance says that any works that represent Israel are an ‘endorsement of its genocidal policies’ in Gaza. Thousands of artists, curators and…
Palestinian singer running to represent Iceland at Eurovision contest | Music News
Bashar Murad said he wants to use his song to ‘illustrate’ the difficulties Palestinians face in order to be heard. Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad…
Dahomey doc on Europe’s looted African art wins Berlin film festival | Arts and Culture News
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe’s return of looted antiquities to Africa, has won the Berlin International…