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Once in a 1,000-year chance to see Bayeux Tapestry in England

The first tickets for the British Museum's exhibition of the Bayeux Tapestry, sold out within hours, in what it's called "an extraordinary response"to the 11th-century artwork being shown outside France for the...

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Vietnam's incense village turns into Instagram hotspot

A worker walks past incense sticks arranged in the form of a Vietnamese map in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi. - AFP

Reflections on 2023 and hopes for 2024

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Bahla's historical defensible wall

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Navajo object to depositing human remains on Moon

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How to survive long-haul flights

For travelers, flying at 35,000 feet for an extended period of time comes with its own set of challenges, including little space for movement, dry cabin air and time zone changes.

Poisonous snake stops play at Australia tennis tournament

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Japan's hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy

This photo taken on November 15, 2023 shows knife maker Yoshihiro Yauji placing a "santoku", a multipurpose knife, under a spring hammer at the Takefu Knife Village in the town of Echizen, Fukui prefecture. Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried by samurai. - TO GO WITH Japan-culture-knives,FOCUS by Saad SAYEED

Queen Elizabeth II was concerned about dying in Scotland: daughter

(FILES) Britain's Princess Anne, Princess Royal looks at the flowers placed outside Balmoral Castle in Ballater, on September 10, 2022, two days after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth II was persuaded to step back from making decisions about her own funeral after mentioning that it would be "more difficult" if she died in Scotland, her daughter told a forthcoming documentary. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)

Nizwa Market, the rich tapestry of Oman's oldest bazaar

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UK's iconic King's College Chapel gets controversial solar makeover

Worshippers pray in the Pauline Chapel, below the Salus populi romani Byzantine icon, inside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome, on December 19, 2023. Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on December 13, 2023. "The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore," the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa's N streaming service. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Once the enemy, majestic condor wins hearts of Colombian farmers

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CULTURAL COEVOLUTION

A male greater honeyguide is seen in Niassa Special Reserve in Mozambique. In parts of Africa, expert honey-hunters call out to a species of bird known as the greater honeyguide, which leads them to wild bee nests -- a mutually beneficial practice. - AFP

You’ll Pay More to See the Mona Lisa: The Louvre Is Raising Its Admission Price

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Warmest Arctic summer caused by accelerating climate change

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Swiss village set to vote to keep cowbells ringing

Swiss village set to vote to keep cowbells ringing
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