Paris’ Virus-Battered Fan Museum Thrown Lifeline
Paris City Hall has instructed the landlord seeking to close down the city’s indebted Fan Museum to extend its deadline for payment, the museum said Monday.
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A Law to Crow About: France Upholds Rural ‘Sensory Heritage’
From crowing roosters to the whiff of barnyard animals, the “sensory heritage” of France’s countryside will now be protected by law from attempts to stifle the everyday aspects of rural life from newcomers looking for peace and quiet.
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‘Raped Twice’: Pakistan Virginity Tests Block Justice for Victims
Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic “virginity test” — a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims.
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Denmark’s Top Art School Head Sacked Over Royal Bust Stunt
The head of Denmark’s top art school has been sacked over the drowning of a bust of a former king in a Copenhagen canal, the culture ministry said Monday.
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Aboriginal Group Urges Mining ‘Reset’ After Ancient Site Destroyed
Aboriginal landowners have called for a “reset” in Australia’s lucrative mining sector after an inquiry pilloried Rio Tinto for blowing up a 46,000-year-old heritage site to expand an iron ore mine.
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Berbers: North Africa’s Marginalized Indigenous People
The Berbers are descendants of pre-Arab populations across North Africa, from the extreme west of Egypt to the countries of the Maghreb.
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Battle Over Borscht: New Front in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
A 33-year-old Ukrainian chef unexpectedly found himself at the center of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine after pushing to have borscht recognized as part of Ukraine’s historical heritage.
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Myth of ‘Crocodile Men’ Promotes Rough Justice in C. Africa
A sickening stench has wafted of late across a busy road in Bangui that runs alongside the Central African Republic’s biggest waterway.
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Private Protection: Croatian Codpiece Is Hit With Tourists
Once used to warm men’s private parts during harsh winters in rural Croatia, the woolen codpiece or ‘nakurnjak’ is making a comeback as a popular souvenir, thanks to a handful of women preserving traditional handicrafts from oblivion.
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Swiss Cheesed Off Over Covid Threat to Fondue Conviviality
As Switzerland contends with one of the worst coronavirus surges in Europe, the Swiss are gripped by one melting-hot question: is it still safe to share a fondue?
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Ancient Greek God’s Bust Found During Athens Sewage Work
A bust of the ancient god Hermes, in good condition, was discovered in central Athens during sewage work, authorities said Sunday.
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Kosovo’s Rival Communities Reach Deal on World Heritage Site
Italian mediation on Thursday helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a highway project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox monastery listed as an endangered World Heritage site.
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Tunnel Plan Near Stonehenge Gets UK Government Consent
The British government went against the recommendations of planning officials Thursday when it approved controversial plans for a road tunnel to be built near the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in southern England.
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Alaska Tlingits Hold Memorial Ceremony Online Amid Pandemic
When a Tlingit elder dies, leaders from the Alaska Native tribe’s two houses, the Raven and Eagle clans, typically come together along with family and well-wishers for a memorial ceremony featuring displays of traditional tribal regalia.
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Day of the Dead ‘Skeleton’ Barbie Splits Opinion in Mexico
She’s been a princess, a president, a Marine Corps sergeant, an astronaut and a Star Wars stormtrooper. In Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival, Barbie is even a skeleton.
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Rio Tinto CEO to Leave Over Destruction of Indigenous Sites
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the company said on Friday.
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Peru’s Indigenous Turn to Ancestral Remedies to Fight Virus
As Covid-19 spread quickly through Peru’s Amazon, the Indigenous Shipibo community decided to turn to the wisdom of their ancestors.
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China Attacks New US Demand to Register Confucius Institutes
China accused the United States on Friday of trying to “demonize and stigmatize” relations between the two countries, in a scathing attack on the Trump administration’s designation of Chinese-funded language and culture programs in the U.S. as foreign missions of the Chinese Communist Party.
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After 400 Years, Native Stories at Heart of Mayflower Events
Four hundred years after English colonists landed on Plymouth Rock and upended the lives of her ancestors, Paula Peters is on a quest to recover a small part of what her people have lost.
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Ancient Golan Rock Art Sheds Light on Mysterious Culture
GOLAN HEIGHTS (AFP ) — The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in what
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