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Teen on mission to show China is cool

Ludovic EhretBEIJING: Flipping and spinning on a studio floor, 17-year-old Royal is a star in China's breakdancing scene and aiming for gold at the World Championships in Japan this week.Royal, real name Guo Pu,...

Guo Pu training at a breakdancing studio in Pingyi county, in eastern China's Shandong province. — AFP

All you want to know about 2025 Nobel prizes

All you want to know about 2025 Nobel prizes

Next time you consult an AI chatbot, remember one thing

Next time you consult an AI chatbot, remember one thing

The world's last linen beetling mill eyes strong future

The world's last linen beetling mill eyes strong future

UN opens virtual museum to spotlight artefact trafficking

UN opens virtual museum to spotlight artefact trafficking

The visual custodian of the wild

The visual custodian of the wild

Sought by luxury labels, Nigerian leather reclaims home market

A leather artisan unfolds pieces of dyed skins in his shop at the Kurmi market in Kano, on September 10, 2025. The historic leather hub, Kano, feeds luxury giants like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Ralph Lauren, with Nigeria exporting nearly 90% of its hides abroad. But because the finishing work is done in Europe, the “Made in Nigeria” label vanishes, replaced by “Made in Italy” or “Made in Spain.” Now, some Nigerian designers are trying to reclaim the country’s leather identity by building homegrown brands.

Oman’s coffee pioneer is stirring up more than just cups

Oman’s coffee pioneer is stirring up more than just cups

Oman’s youth driving change

Muscat Retreat gathering of communities from various regional cities including Jeddah, Khobar, Abu Dhabi and Budaiya

Robo Nation

In 2015, Beijing made it a top priority for China to become globally competitive in robotics as part of its Made in China 2025 campaign to import fewer advanced manufactured goods.

Bees, once buzzing in honey-producing Basra, hit by Iraq's water crisis

Mahmoud Shaker, a beekeeper and professor at the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Basra, works at his apiary, as worsening water shortages and rising salinity in the Shatt al-Arab threaten bees and cut honey production, in Basra, Iraq, September 13, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty

From a 15-year-old Omani boy on horseback to the leader of Oman’s equestrian heritage revival

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Kumma weaving is a meticulous, labour-intensive industry that needs safeguard

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Oman’s enduring ties celebrated in Sadaaqa

Padma Shri Sheikha Shaikh Al Sabah with Prime Minister Modi in Delhi

The Guardian of the Arabian Oryx

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Apprentices breathe new life into historic Savile Row

Tailors Roy and Buffy make adjustments to jackets at Henry Poole & Co on Savile Row in London on August 12, 2025. Beneath the old-world exterior of a tailors on London's famed Savile Row, the workshop where the magic happens is more youthful than ever as aspiring coatmakers vie for competitive apprenticeships. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
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