Lifestyle
Tripoli, Libya - In Libya's capital, a cafe's sleek exterior gives little hint of the vibrant space inside, built entirely from recycled...
Tokyo, Japan-"I'm holding an illustrated book of cheeses," says a delighted Tomoyo Ozumi, a customer at a growing kind of bookshop...
Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria - Dressed in the fashion of the ancients, Bulgarian history-lover and patriot Tsvetomir Tsonev proudly showed off the old-world...
Shanghai, China - During her final years of high school, Chinese teenager Xu Yunting found an unusual way to make some pocket...
New York, United States - First Lady Jill Biden called for the protection of "freedoms" Friday during a "get out the vote"...
Washington, United States - Exhausted from a rising cost of living in the United States and non-stop ads, some young adults on...
London, United Kingdom - In 1987, Naomi Campbell became the first black model to grace the cover of UK Vogue in 20...
London, United Kingdom -The personal wardrobe of late British fashion designer and political activist Vivienne Westwood is going on sale, with...
Manila, Philippines— Nestled within the serene confines of Camp John Hay, The Manor stands as a luxurious haven that perfectly...
South Korea- South Korea has declared its super-low birthrate a "national emergency" and poured billions into encouraging citizens to marry and...
Children are stars of London's...
London, United Kingdom- Children got a starring role at London's...
'Historic': Saudi stages first swimwear...
Ummahat Islands, Saudi Arabia -Saudi Arabia held its first...
London's gentlemen-only club votes on...
London, United Kingdom - One of London's oldest gentlemen's clubs ...
Mossi Traore brings France's forgotten...
Villiers-Sur-Marne, France -Mossi Traore is the only French designer...
'I love Dior more than...
Paris, France- Ben Mendelsohn, the award-winning Australian actor, told AFP...
In tune: Classical concert-goers' hearts,...
Washington, United States - People who listen to music together...
Chinese youths trade city living...
Jingdezhen, China - China's "Porcelain Capital" Jingdezhen is attracting droves...
Plus-size movement reshapes fashion in...
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Defying the fashion world's narrow stereotype...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture Kerkennah, Tunisia...
First Saudi at Paris Fashion...
Paris, France - Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry...
Purrfect for Persians: Tehran's 'meowseum'
Sprawled nonchalantly across the doorstep, a large tomcat...
Business
Carlow, Ireland - It's a job that didn't exist until recently but becoming an influencer is an ever more popular career path...
London, United Kingdom -On a busy north London street, plumber Ben Hume-Wright zipped through the heavy rush-hour traffic to his next...
Madurai, India -Heady scents fill the air as skilled pickers in India pluck white jasmine before the still fresh buds are...
Washington, United States - Like Claire, millions of employees across the United States have grown fond of telework since the Covid-19...
ROSES, Spain — Spain’s elBulli, repeatedly voted the world’s best restaurant before it closed over a decade ago, is set...
Miura, Japan - It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertiliser from a person's bottom" is finding new favour...
- Instructional session on U.S. trademark registration for Korean designer brands, during SFW Trade Show - Customs and legal experts to...
US President Joe Biden's budget blueprint released proposes cutting deficits by nearly $3 trillion in the next decade along with...
ZURICH: Swiss watches are in high demand these days, but sales of second-hand timepieces are also booming, driven by Generation Z...
Riyadh (AFP) – The head of an Israeli bank appeared at a Saudi investor forum and hailed "amazing" opportunities in the...
Reclusive Chinese water tycoon is...
Beijing, China | Until recently, few people had...
Argentina's pandemic-hit events business reinvents...
Buenos Aires, Argentina |Argentina's strict coronavirus lockdown...
Fed vs coronavirus: What can...
Washington, United States | Wall Street has tanked,...
Economic risks 'less pronounced' as...
Frankfurt am Main, Germany | European Central Bank...
Zaha Hadid's 'exoskeleton' tower an...
Miami, United States | In the heart of...
Icon of US road, RVs...
LAGRANGE, UNITED STATES-The six or...
After China, Trump trade wrath...
Paris, France | Governments across the world breathed...
Hyundai to make flying cars...
Las Vegas, United States | Hyundai announced it...
Caviar 'queen': Chinese roe reigns...
Qiandaohu, China | The caviar on the menu...
In the deserts of Dubai,...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |From...
Chicken 'billionaire' Poland is Europe's...
Kondrajec Panski, Poland |In what looks like...
In high-tech Japan, cash is...
Tokyo, Japan |Once a pioneer in cashless...
Italian hydroponics farm bets on...
Grosseto, Italy | The Italian tomato is prized...
New 'coliving' housing option spreads...
New York, United States | Nandita Iyer landed...
Grapevine timeline: DNA shows France's...
Paris, France |Grape varieties brought to France by the...
French farmers seek a pistachio...
Marseille, France |Pistachios are a staple of the...
WeWork shakes up commercial real...
New York, United States | With its free...
From Bethlehem basement, Palestinian distiller...
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories | In his Bethlehem cellar, distiller Nader Muaddi made...
Help wanted: Tijuana offers Central...
Tijuana, Mexico | They're not just migrants, they're...
Grams of gold fuel French...
Apatou, France | Honda all-terrain vehicles have replaced...
The man who might lead...
San Francisco, United States |...
China cashing out as mobile...
Beijing, China | Yang Qianqian...
High-end luxury homes all the...
Miami, United States | Property...
In US, diamonds are a...
New York, United States |...
In China, universities teach how...
Shanghai, China | A 21-year-old...
Bringing ancient tapestries back to...
Mechelen, Belgium | The painstaking...
Havaianas: the flip-flops emblematic of...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |...
Czech 'GyroDrive' beats flying cars...
Bochor, Czech Republic | As...
In cars, do Americans care...
Detroit, United States | The...
Robot arms replace factory hands
Paris, France- Donald Trump has...
In Detroit, Shinola is 'Made...
Detroit, United States | From the...
The global chain that produces...
Paris, France | That smoked salmon...
Door-to-door book salesman takes his...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | In...
Red Sea 'megacity' an example...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | As...
The World
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Amsterdam kicks off year-long celebrations this weekend to mark its 750th anniversary with one ancient and formerly down-at-heel neighbourhood...
Chicago, United States - The Kamala Harris campaign rolled out the blue carpet for social media influencers at the Democratic National Convention,...
Paris, France - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took the plunge when she jumped into the River Seine in Paris to show the...
Kigali, Rwanda- A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under...
Zagreb, Croatia - Nina Skocak's TikTok videos get hundreds of thousands of views and the young makeup and vintage fashion expert hopes...
'European California' Portugal woos Americans...
Lisbon, Portugal-Nathan Hadlock moved to Portugal...
Women's rights: Long way to...
Paris, France | While International Women's Day on...
A look at three women...
New York, United States | Women in the...
Lula: Brazil's embattled working-class hero
Sao Paulo, Brazil | An ex-metalworker who became...
Who's in the running for...
Geneva, Switzerland |As Roberto Azevedo steps down ...
Tanks and trinkets: five things...
Berlin, Germany | AFP | The 30th anniversary of the...
Sports, raspberries, but no sea:...
Belgrade, Serbia | Serbians will elect a new...
Vera Lynn: the 'Forces' Sweetheart'...
London, United Kingdom | As long as there...
Message, enthusiasm, cash driving Sanders...
Washington, United States |His message is clear,...
'America First' vs 'Make in...
New Delhi, India | Trade ties between the...
'I am here': Holocaust survivors...
Jerusalem- Their faces lined by age...
'Wise owl' Lagarde launches major...
Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Christine Lagarde on announced a...
Battle of the Bulge heroes...
Bastogne, Belgium | Seventy-five years after the snow...
Reduce waste, save money: France's...
Roubaix, France | At her home in Roubaix,...
New York exhibition details 10-year...
New York, United States | With...
UAE eyes new frontiers with...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |The...
Spanish royals visit Havana for...
Havana, Cuba | Spain's King Felipe VI begins...
Iron Curtain to green haven:...
Gabrene, Bulgaria | Where 30 years ago barbed...
Nobel season wraps up with...
Stockholm, Sweden | This year's Nobel season has only honoured...
Training ship “Juan Sebastián Elcano”...
Manila/ The training ship of...
In Belgrade, a struggle to...
Belgrade, Serbia | Moments after she was born...
Sports
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr reached new heights with a superb performance with bat and ball that...
Mexico City, Mexico- Max Verstappen and Red Bull face a major challenge to hang on to the drivers’ championship amid a mounting...
S. Korean Olympic shooter Kim keeps cool over newfound fame
Seoul, South Korea - When Kim Ye-ji first tried shooting at age...
Paralympics flame still burns brightly for military veterans
Paris, France - The Paralympics' original purpose to rehabilitate disabled World War...
Six seconds for Olympic glory: speed climbing wows Paris
Paris, France - Imagine training for four years and your Olympic dream...
Only Olympian training in Taliban's Afghanistan to fulfil judo dream
Kabul, Afghanistan- Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan's...
Japan's Hashimoto aiming to match gymnastics legend Uchimura
Tokyo, Japan- Japan's Daiki Hashimoto is the good-natured farm boy from the...
Skater 'really stoked' to become Finland's youngest-ever Olympian
Tampere, Finland - Travelling to skateboard competitions around the world, 13-year-old Heili...
The five breakthrough stars of Euro 2024
Berlin, Germany - After 50 games and the exit of 22 teams,...
Five things to know about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova
London, United Kingdom- Barbora Krejcikova beat Jasmine Paolini in three sets to win...
Japan-born judoka chases gold for South Korea in memory of grandma
Jincheon, South Korea - Judo world champion Huh Mi-mi was born and...
The Greatest, the Baddest and the Best: six undisputed heavyweight champions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia- Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury early on Sunday in...
Is Brazil still the land of football?
Sao Paulo, Brazil -With its famed "jogo bonito", iconic stars and...
Ferrari's new F1 car unveiled for final season before Hamilton's arrival
Milan, Italy - Ferrari unveiled their new SF-24 car ready for the upcoming...
Former world number one Andy Murraydeal with ATP
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced a...
Five bright new talents who shone in India-England series
Ranchi, India- India beat England by five wickets in the fourth Test ...
Ukraine twins smiling through bombs to go for Olympic gold
Kyiv, Ukraine - As synchronised swimmers, Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva are used...
'This is best Nigeria team I've played in': Super Eagles captain Troost-Ekong
Abidjan, Ivory Coast -Born in the Netherlands and educated in England,...
Women's squad seeks its share of Saudi football boom
Taif, Saudi Arabia - As Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar pack Saudi stadiums,...
Basque brothers Lucu and Ollivon -- From village people to the bright lights
Saint-Pée-Sur-Nivelle, France - The village of Saint-Pee-sur-Nivelle is not too well known...
Arm wrestling grips India with glitzy dreams
New Delhi, India -Athletes flex muscled biceps before going hand-to-hand in...
From Raging Rhinos to Lionel Messi - U.S. Open Cup has unique history
Fort Lauderdale, United States -Lionel Messi has one of the largest...
Travel
Dutch King Willem-Alexander opened the gates to one of Europe's largest gardening fairs, a once-in-a-decade show focusing this year on...
American pop artist Jeff Koons is to send sculptures to the Moon later this year on a spacecraft blasting off...
The 'tube houses' that dominate Hanoi's streets
Hanoi, Vietnam | Tall, thin and brightly coloured, Hanoi's "tube houses" dominate...
Cure for summertime blues: Europe gears up for tourists
Paris, France | European tourism has had its worst time in...
Neglected creator of 'Bambi' celebrated in Vienna show
Vienna, Austria | While the 1942 Disney film "Bambi" is world...
Hollywood, history combine in Churchill art auction
Rabat, Morocco |Hollywood's Angelina Jolie and Britain's iconic wartime prime...
The towering sea wall legacy of Japan's 2011 tsunami
Japan (https://www.afpforum.com/AFPForum/Search/Results.aspx?pn=1 smd=4 mui=1 thi=655 lng= fto=1 q=8771743148497290873_0...
New Yorkers rediscover city's pandemic-deserted tourist spots
New York, United States | New Yorkers are taking advantage of...
Up for grabs: Tokyo art exhibit invites theft
The Tokyo art exhibit opened to enthusiastic visitors, but many of those...
Egypt unveils two new airports to lure back tourists
Cairo, Egypt | President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated two more airports...
Liverpool 'Beatles pub' gets top architectural listing
Liverpool, United Kingdom | It's a Liverpool institution that was a favourite hangout of The Beatles. Now,...
God save the pub: Britons rally to rescue local watering holes
Ryton, United Kingdom |In the heart of picturesque old Ryton village in northeast...
Rome unveils tomb that may belong to wolf-suckled king
Rome, Italy |An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's...
Egypt village turns a profit on used tyres
Mit El Harun, Egypt | Residents of the Egyptian village of...
Michelin strips star from French culinary beacon Bocuse
Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France | Two years after the death of renowned French...
One of Thailand's last Chinese opera troupes lights up Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand | An ancient world of swords, warriors and folklore...
Mass snow wedding and crystal towers at China's ice fest
Harbin, China | China's annual ice festival in Harbin has kicked...
Real People
Tokyo, Japan - Hello Kitty, the cute, enigmatic character that adorns everything from handbags to rice cookers, turns 50 on Friday --...
Hair to the throne: Prince William's beard makes first public outing
London, United Kingdom - Prince William showed off his new...
Anitta, the Brazilian superstar making a splash at the Grammys
Los Angeles (AFP) – There is no clear frontrunner...
Television's A-listers ooze glamour on Emmys red carpet
Television's biggest stars on Monday hit the red...
After sensational trial, Johnny Depp releases an album
Fresh off his highly publicized, controversial defamation suit,...
'Elvis' puts the King back in spotlight in N.American theaters
Baz Luhrmann's rock'n'roll biopic "Elvis" hip-swiveled to the...
Beverly Hills 9021...oh: Planning row pits new against old in ritzy US zip code
Beverly Hills (United States) (AFP) – It's a dispute...
Mariah Carey, Eurythmics, Pharrell enter Songwriters Hall of Fame
Mariah Carey sparkled as her peers inducted the beloved...
Paul Anka: Pop's oldest teenager keeps doing it his way
Juan-les-Pins (France) (AFP) – Paul Anka -- the silky-voice...
Top Spanish designers Victorio and Lucchino get own museum
Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Top Spanish fashion designers Victorio...
Julie Andrews 'gobsmacked' by Hollywood award, six decades after 'Mary Poppins'
Nearly 60 years after preaching virtues of patience...
'A great joy': punk laureate Patti Smith granted France's highest honor
As a child, punk-poet icon Patti Smith was...
New York sneaker expo presents some of Virgil Abloh's last works
Some of Virgil Abloh's final creations will be...
Matthew McConaughey urges 'gun responsibility' at White House podium
Actor Matthew McConaughey took the podium at the...
The Rolling Stones open 60th anniversary tour in Madrid
British rock legends The Rolling Stones open their...
K-pop supergroup BTS 'devastated' by US hate crimes
South Korean K-pop sensations BTS didn't sing a...
ABBA superfans flock to avatar show in London
Glammed up in satin knickerbockers, sequins and platform...
'Life imitated art', says 'Black Panther' star in Welsh twins drama
Black Panther star Letitia Wright says she got...
Happenings
SOUTH AFRICA—Models pose during a fashion competition at the annual Durban July horse race, in Durban, South Africa. The Durban...
CZECH REPUBLIC—A childs peeps through the window of a GCS Hawke during the Oldtimer Festival in the park of Slavkov...
Red Bull Air Race World Championship
HUNGARY—Japan's Joshihide Muroya with his EDGE 540 V3...
Japan Wacoal's Latest Swimsuit Collection
JAPAN — Models (from left) Momoko Yokomachi, Seira...
The Snail Games Model
UNITED STATES—Models pose for photos outside the Snail...
Tara Saved my Son
UNITED STATES—Tara a 7-year-old female cat looks out...
Longest Pizza in the World
ITALY—People look at the longest pizza in the...
The 33rd Annual Mermaid Parade
UNITED STATES—A parade participant poses in costume for...
Art of the Construction Site
GERMANY—A child walks past the work "Truck" by...
Weird World
Los Angeles, United States - A house that was crushed when a huge tree fell on it has hit the market in...
Marseille, France - A museum in southern French city Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle by...
Chill-seeking: Japan's haunted house summer tradition
Tokyo, Japan- Halloween may not be for months, but it's...
Night at the mewseum: Ancient Egypt exhibition welcomes cats
Shanghai, China -A queue of glamorous visitors stood outside...
The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space
Washington, United States - NASA announced it had used a...
Paw patrol: Philippine security guards adopt stray cats
Manila, Philippines - A cat wearing a black-and-yellow security vest...
Bon appetit: Paris's Champs-Elysees to host giant picnic
Paris, France -Paris's most famous street the Champs-Elysees is...
'Europe in miniature': Welcome to Baarle, world's strangest border
Baerle-Nassau, Netherlands - If ever a place encapsulated the glorious...
Rock-solid motor: Croatia's Mercedes monument honours emigrants
Imotski, Croatia- Like a mini Mount Rushmore, a vintage Mercedes...
The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space
Washington, United States - NASA announced it had used a...
Rent-a-tree firm helps Londoners have a sustainable Christmas
London, United Kingdom- On a crisp, winter's day at a...
The feline frontier: NASA sends cat video from deep space
Washington, United States -NASA announced it had used a...
Who doughnut? Australian woman charged over Krispy Kreme truck theft
Sydney, Australian - An Australian woman was charged Thursday with...
Fungi and flatworms: Scientists want more diverse nature emojis
Washington, United States - Too many cats, not enough crustaceans:...
Cambodian artist turns tyres into giant King Kong
Kandal, Cambodia - A giant, snarling gorilla rears from the...
House with all mod cons, inc. meth lab: $1.5 million
Los Angeles, United States- Do you secretly dream of being...
Cheers and sneers as Bulgaria unveils EU's highest flagpole
Rozhen, Bulgaria - A soaring mast in the mountains of...
Spell it out: Paris' Champs-Elysees hosts mass 'dictation'
Paris, France - Not to be outdone by US-style spelling...
Thai cadets break world record with mass martial arts ritual
Hua Hin, Thailand - Thousands of Thai army cadets, university...
Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy
Los Angeles, United States - Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the...
Developers let Chinese farmers pay for homes with watermelons
Beijing, China - Struggling developers in China (https://www.manilatimes.net/topic?eid=46756 ename=China lang=en) have started...
Good Health
Tirana, Albania - Once it was Europe's North Korea, a cloistered communist dictatorship. But now Albania lures millions of tourists a year,...
Baku, Azerbaijan - Flames soar into the air from a sandstone outcrop on a hillside on the Absheron peninsula near Baku, the...
US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40
Washington, United States- Women should get screened for breast cancer...
Cat cafe brings pawsitivity to war-scarred Gaza
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories - A cat cafe in the...
Israel's pioneering use of water 'to the last drop'
Eilat, Israel - In the scorching summer heat, an Israeli...
Singaporeans with dementia find their groove at silent disco
SINGAPORE — Under flashing disco lights, residents at a Singapore...
Has there finally been progress in treating schizophrenia?
Paris, France - For decades there has been almost no...
Swedish kids take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons
Sollentuna, Sweden- The frigid water under the frozen Ravalen lake...
From vaccines to AI: New weapons in the fight against cancer
Paris (AFP) – Could humanity finally be gaining the...
After miraculous comeback, damselfly in distress again
Paris, France - When the damselfly reappeared in France in 2009...
Global Fund raises $14.25 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria
New York, United States - The Global Fund to Fight...
Looking for reasons to be cheerful about climate action
Paris, France - With a sunny smile to the camera...
'Synthetic embryo' breakthrough but growing human organs far off
Paris, France - Stem cell scientists say they have created...
New acne treatment 'exciting', but Europe will have to wait
Paris, France - A new drug touted as the first...
Fourth person 'cured' of HIV, but is a less risky cure in sight?
Paris (AFP) – AIDS researchers announced that a fourth...
Theme parks, vaccinations and basketball: California gets back to normal
Universal City, United States | Natalie Lucia knew her Los Angeles...
G7 vows action on Covid vaccines, climate change
Carbis Bay, United Kingdom - G7 leaders on Sunday vowed to...
Ancient traditional healing rituals go digital in virus-hit S.Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa | Incense burned gently in the corner of...
