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July 27, 2024 1:14 PM

People in Marseille play petanque while watching Olympics opening ceremony

Petanque players in the southern French city of Marseille gathered at their club on Friday (July 26) to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony while throwing balls, sipping pastis, and eating pizza. On the screen set up outside, a fleet of b...

July 26, 2024 5:06 PM

Diet plays crucial role in Alzheimer’s risk, new study finds

A groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease has revealed the significant impact of diet on the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have identified specific dietary patterns that can either increase or decrea...

July 26, 2024 3:56 PM

Moidams of Assam added to UNESCO World Heritage List; PM Modi expresses pride

The Moidams, the 700-year-old mound-burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam, were officially included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the Cultural Property category on Friday. The decision was made during the 46th session of the World Heri...

July 25, 2024 2:15 PM

Italy’s vintage trains lure tourists off beaten track, bring hamlets back on the map

As it rolls across Italy's central regions, a vintage diesel locomotive towing carriages from the 1930s and 1950s crosses the forests of the Majella National park and the Abruzzo highlands, brushing by antique hamlets and hidden hermitages. Across i...

July 22, 2024 5:56 PM

Nigerian artist seeks world record for largest drawing

Nigerian artist Fola David is seeking the Guinness record for the largest drawing by an individual after spending six days on his piece in a stadium in, the commercial capital Lagos. David, also a medical doctor, said his 1,050 square-metre "Unity i...

July 21, 2024 6:27 PM

Olympic Torch Relay stops off in France’s Seine-et-Marne

The Olympic Torch Relay paid a visit to the Seine-et-Marne department on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday (July 20). Torch bearers included 110m hurdles gold medallist at the 1976 Montreal Games Guy Drut and Tokyo 2020 para-rowing bronze medallist...

July 19, 2024 12:19 PM

Havana’s roads change as Cubans adopt electric bikes and vehicles

Havana is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are a popular subject for visitors' photographs. But these days, Cubans are just as likely to be found getting around quickly and quietly o...

July 18, 2024 12:33 PM

Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin

Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them "smile," in a breakthrough that holds out promise of applications in cosmetics and medicine. Researchers at the University of Tokyo grew human skin ce...

July 16, 2024 11:03 AM

Mickey Mouse drones illuminate Paris sky, setting world record

Disneyland Paris on Sunday (July 14) broke a world record using over 1,500 drones and Mickey Mouse's image in the night sky during the city's Bastille Day celebrations. The Guinness World Record for 'the largest aerial display of a fictional charact...

July 15, 2024 7:29 PM

Olympic flame dances past Moulin Rouge in Paris torch relay

French cancan dancers and modern dance performers welcomed the Olympic torch in Paris’ Montmartre district on Monday (July 15) as the torch relay continued to tour the host city’s capital. The torch’s flames were lit in front of colourfully dr...

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