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Preserving heritage: Ethiopian quest to recreate ancient manuscripts
Jun 03, 2023
ADDIS ABABA — Armed with a bamboo ink pen and a steady hand, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge’ez language from a religious book onto a goatskin parchment.This painstaking task is preserving an ancient tradition, all the while bringing him closer to God, says the 42-year-old.At the Hamere Berhan Institut ...
‘Patrol’ film exposes Nicaragua forest threat from beef industry
Jun 01, 2023
LOS ANGELES — Surrounded by fallen trees and languid cows, illegal cattle rancher Cha ...
Then and now: 70 years of Everest
May 31, 2023
KATHMANDU — Seventy years ago, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay ...
‘City of Joy’ inspiration still working for India’s poor
May 30, 2023
GOHALOPATA, India — Decades after inspiring a best-selling novel that brought readers into slums near Kolkata, 86-year-old ascetic Gaston Da ...
Rally-inspired off-road sports cars: Ariel Nomad, Morgan Plus Four CX-T and Porsche 911 Dakar
May 29, 2023
Combining lightweight agility and driver involvement with fast driven unpaved terrain, the off-road sports car harks back to a bygone age wh ...
You are your childhood
May 28, 2023
The first relationship is the one we experience with our parents. ...
Filmmakers at Cannes grapple with ‘tectonic’ AI shift
May 27, 2023
CANNES, France — At an artificial intelligence talk on a Cannes beach, a presenter’s voice is cloned and used to say a random phrase in thre ...
Tina Turner: The raw power of rock and roll
May 26, 2023
WASHINGTON — Tina Turner, the growling songstress whose explosive presence left an indelible mark on 20th-century rock, electrified fans wit ...
Harvard study finds implicit racial bias highest among white people
May 24, 2023
WASHINGTON — If there’s one thing we should all be able to agree on, it’s that all human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens.But ...
Dance gets world’s first heavy metal-inspired ballet
May 23, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — In a rehearsal studio in central England, dancers are getting to grips with new, heavy metal-inspired ballet st ...
Audi R8: Ingolstadt’s best races into the sunset
May 22, 2023
Even on the eve of its demise by year’s end as Audi barrels along into a fully electric future, the R8 remains the singularly most exciting ...
Mindfulness and multitasking, friend or foe?
May 21, 2023
It’s impossible to focus on an important task when we’re juggling a million things at a time. ...
US ‘space symphony’ puts stunning NASA images to music
May 20, 2023
TYSONS CORNER, Virginia — It could be the ultimate blend of art and science — a new seven-suite “space symphony” inspired and illustrated by ...
Adult friends help baboons conquer childhood trauma
May 26, 2023
Sells like teen spirit? Cobain guitar up for auction
May 07, 2023
Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content
May 04, 2023
The pianist who’s been playing for more than 100 years
Apr 12, 2023
Scientists find water inside glass beads on the Moon
Apr 05, 2023
Digital video viewing to top traditional TV in US — forecast
Mar 27, 2023
‘Almost ballet’: Keanu Reeves brings ‘John Wick’ to Paris
Mar 18, 2023
Balenciaga’s Demna seeks redemption after publicity campaign saga
Mar 07, 2023
Most baby formula health claims not backed by science
Mar 04, 2023
‘Best chef in the world’ Guy Savoy stripped of Michelin star
Mar 02, 2023
COVID infection gives similar immunity to vaccination — study
Feb 23, 2023
Fear the biggest rival: First person to complete Antarctic 2.5-kilometre swim
Feb 22, 2023
Jane Fonda urges Vienna Opera to cut ties with fossil fuel firms
Feb 18, 2023
Pharrell, pop mastermind heading menswear design for Louis Vuitton
Feb 15, 2023
New research shows porpoises not harmed by offshore windfarms
Feb 02, 2023
Vermeer works inspired by pinhole camera, new book says
Jan 25, 2023
Funny old world: The week’s offbeat news
Jan 22, 2023
Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye
Jan 14, 2023
Golden Globes return after Hollywood boycott
Jan 09, 2023
On a dismal film weekend, ‘Wakanda’ stays on top
Dec 13, 2022
Cows on the lam sow havoc, and hilarity, in Canada
Dec 01, 2022
Hollywood has moved on from drugs, say ‘Babylon’ stars Pitt and Robbie
Nov 16, 2022

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