France's 'Invader' Could Surprise Olympic Games Visitors When visitors come to Paris for the Olympic Games starting in July, they will be entering the territory of France's most famous street artist: Invader. It will be one invasion coming face-to-fa...
An Italian Shop in Rome Is Behind 17 Academy Awards In many movies, the clothing the actors wear is an important part of the story. In Rome, there is a workshop that has been a big part of Italian and international film history for 60 years. Tirelli...
Last Member of 1st Team to Top Everest Says Mountain Crowded, Dirty The only living member of the team to first climb to the top of Mount Everest says the mountain is too crowded and polluted. Ninety-one-year-old Kanchha Sherpa was part of the team t...
Locals Worried about Olympic Surfing Event in Tahiti The Summer Olympic Games this year are in Paris, France. Paris does not have an ocean. So, how do organizers plan to present competition in the sport of surfing? They are taking that Olympic event...
In Cyprus, Former Pilot Makes Halloumi Cheese the Old Ways On a recent cold winter night in the Cypriot capital Nicosia, long lines of people began to form in a public parking area. The crowd was gathering for the arrival of cheesemaker Pantelis Pant...
Keeper Wants You to Know Vaticans Secrets The Roman Catholic Church has been trying for years to inform the public that its secret collection of documents is not secret. The Vatican has opened documents of World War II-period Pope Pius XII to researc...
Polands Traditional Dance Honored by UNESCO The polonaise is a traditional Polish dance that was once banned in the country. Now, the United Nations is honoring the dance. UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Org...
South Korean Grandmas Rap about Farm Life A group of South Korean rappers in their eighties has become popular in their hometown and beyond. The group raps about farm life and bringing energy to a quiet rural area threatened by shrinking population....
Ancient Statue of Emperor Constantine Rebuilt in Rome Emperor Constantine the First was an ancient Roman ruler who welcomed Christianity. He helped spread the religion throughout the Roman Empire. Recently, a large, rebuilt statue of Constantine was...
What Is the Lunar New Year? On February 10, Asian American communities around the world will ring in the Year of the Dragon. Some Lunar New Year celebrations will be public, like parades and fireworks. But, families will also gather for private parti...
Super Bowl Expected to Set Betting Record, But Dont Bet on Taylor Swift The gambling industry expects this Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers to smash betting records. The American football game is the...
Dong Tao Chicken, Food of Choice for Lunar New Year Dong Tao chicken has been a food of choice for generations in Vietnam for the Lunar New Year, or Tet. The rare bird is known for its strangely large feet. It is also known as a dragon chicken. The c...
Will AI Mean Death of Music or More Creativity? Inside a recording room at Queen Mary University of London, several researchers are working with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Their aim is to develop what they call the new virtual worlds of...
Japan's Cafs Where People Can Pet Pigs In Japan's big cities, small restaurants that serve coffee, called cafs, are known for starting trends. First there were pet cafs, then cat cafs. The latest trend in Japan is a caf that has pigs. It was wonderfu...
Remembering Chita Rivera Groundbreaking American performer Chita Rivera died on January 30 in New York. She was 91 years old. The famed dancer, singer and actor won many awards and honors in her long career on Broadway and beyond. Her work also broke...
