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Former chef turns to urban farming under Sydney business district 04 Nov 2022 - 11:41 am

SYDNEY: A former chef turned farmer has begun to supply Sydney restaurants with sustainable herbs and microgreens grown in a carpark beneath the...

Artwork long thought a copy revealed as real Rembrandt 03 Nov 2022 - 08:57 pm

Art experts in the Netherlands unveiled an oil sketch on Thursday by the famous Dutch master Rembrandt after it languished for a century...

Transported through history: Greek mosaic floor graces new subway station 02 Nov 2022 - 03:49 pm

ATHENS: In a domed passageway outside Athens, crowds study display panels and look down through glass beneath their feet at a mosaic floor...

T-Rex skeleton draws crowds in Singapore before auction 28 Oct 2022 - 03:53 pm

SINGAPORE: The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex drew thousands of visitors in Singapore on Friday eager to have a look at the huge...

As Maine’s winters shorten, tiny ticks threaten state’s mighty moose 28 Oct 2022 - 02:29 pm

PITTSTON ACADEMY GRANT, Maine: Shorter winters in Maine’s woodlands have created a huge problem for the state’s iconic moose, in the form of...

Yemeni farmers turn to planting wheat as prices bite 27 Oct 2022 - 08:52 pm

SANAA: Some Yemeni farmers have turned to planting their own wheat as global disruptions dent imports and send prices soaring in Yemen where...

Paraguay artist who painted boots for Messi looks to bring color to World Cup 27 Oct 2022 - 02:23 pm

ASUNCIÓN: Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is...

Filipino athlete skips his way to second jump-rope record 25 Oct 2022 - 03:45 pm

MANILA: Filipino athlete Ryan Alonzo has set a second Guinness World Record in the high-intensity activity of jump rope, the organisation said in...

Parkour athletes switch off Paris lights one by one 24 Oct 2022 - 02:53 pm

PARIS: Hadj Benhalima sized up the building in front of him then took a run at the wall, pushed off its surface with...

Paddle your own pumpkin: racers descend on Belgian pond 24 Oct 2022 - 02:30 pm

KASTERLEE, Belgium: Hundreds of competitors, many dressed up as pirates, nuns, animals or vegetables, climbed into carved-out pumpkins and paddled them around a...

Bosnian woman marks 100th birthday by staging her own art exhibition 21 Oct 2022 - 02:10 pm

SARAJEVO: Nada Rudan is most relaxed when painting, a skill she discovered at the age of 87 and culminating this summer in an...

`Where the goodies are great': Sweets lovers welcome Diwali 20 Oct 2022 - 06:26 pm

Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which starts on Monday. There’s the cleaning and decorating the...

'Swift-footed lizard' named Massachusetts state dinosaur 19 Oct 2022 - 11:13 pm

BOSTON: A "swift-footed lizard” that lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts has been named the state's official dinosaur under...

Luz Long's Olympic silver auctioned for nearly $500K 18 Oct 2022 - 06:39 pm

LAGUNA NIGUEL, California: The silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in...

Drought and floods leave Chad herders without food, milk 17 Oct 2022 - 12:45 pm

N'DJAMENA: Nomadic herder Fatime Tchari fended off a hungry calf as she tried to squeeze the last drops of milk from an emaciated...

Parasitic insect withers West Africa's cotton harvest outlook 14 Oct 2022 - 03:48 pm

DAKAR: A tiny green grasshopper-shaped parasite has infested cotton crops across West Africa and slashed output forecasts for the 2022/23 season, industry representatives...