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A Roman Gladiator and a Lion Met in Combat. Only One Walked Away.

Gladiators battled lions and other wild animals in the arenas of the Roman Empire. But for all the tales of combat depicted in ancient texts, marble reliefs and mosaics, and then retold in movies and other modern media,...

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Zfanat Al Da’un: Traditional Omani craft of weaving with palm fronds

Zfanat Al Da’un: Traditional Omani craft of weaving with palm fronds

Shakespeare folios expected to fetch more than £3.5m at auction

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Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

Participants parade during the Lagos Fanti Carnival, in Lagos on April 20, 2025. After Brazil abolished slavery, some of the enslaved Africans returned to West Africa, settling in several countries including Nigeria and Sierra Leone. They brought with them Latin American food, religion and colour. On Sunday thousands of descendants of the freed slaves – donned elaborate costumes at a colorful parade in Lagos to proudly keep their heritage alive. (Photo by TOYIN ADEDOKUN / AFP)

Titanic victim's pocket watch set to fetch £50,000 at auction

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Explore the Rose-Filled Wonders of Jabal Akhdar at the Dehjan Project

Explore the Rose-Filled Wonders of Jabal Akhdar at the Dehjan Project

Race to save Sweden's 17th century warship in preservation project

Workers install a new metallic support structure for the 17th-century warship Vasa at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 8, 2025. The new structure will replace the current one, which has been damaging the ship over time. The royal warship Vasa sank in 1628 and was salvaged more than 300 years later. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

Ketchup to Moon rock: What's the point of a World Expo?

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You Can Make Amber Fossils in 24 Hours, Instead of Millions of Years

In an undated photo from Evan Saitta, an amber-colored resin sample. (Evan Saitta via The New York Times)

Scientists record first evidence of shark making noise

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A tiny moon photobombs Mars as europe’s Hera mission swoops past

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A look back at the mid-week of Ramadhan and what it means for kids

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Nizwa’s Ramadhan celebration is a true spectacle

Nizwa Tahlula

Why dates hold a special place in the Arab world

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Indian artisans keep traditional toymaking alive

This photograph taken on February 26, 2025 shows artisans making wooden toys at a toy manufacturing unit, in Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of India's Karnataka state. India's town of Channapatna is famed for its wood and lacquer toys, carved from ivory wood from a local deciduous tree -- and dipped in brightly coloured dye from natural ingredients including turmeric and indigo. Channapatna's toymaking industry dates back to the 1700s when Tipu Sultan, ruler of the then kingdom of Mysore, asked artists from Persia to train the locals. - To go with AFP story INDIA-CULTURE-TOYS (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) / To go with AFP story INDIA-CULTURE-TOYS

Rare Caravaggio masterpieces showcased in Rome exhibition

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