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Spain's Galicia struggles with mass shellfish die-off 21 Dec 2023 - 01:47 pm
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At Stockholm auction, vintage Ikea goes high-end 19 Dec 2023 - 03:45 pm
Vintage IKEA furnitures are on display in the showroom of Swedish auction house
'Tombstone' hats remind whirling dervishes of their death 19 Dec 2023 - 12:00 pm
Yunus Girgic (R) and his customer Ashmi Benmehidi (L), a French musician stand in front of a traditional hat
Native oysters return to Belfast after a century's absence 17 Dec 2023 - 02:26 pm
Marine Conservation officer with Ulster Wildlife Rachel Millar, holds an oyster at the City Quays, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 28, 2023. Photo by PAUL FAITH / AFP
Greek museum hands over reins to women artists 16 Dec 2023 - 11:00 am
A visitor watches the video of a performance screened in the exhibition titled 'What if women ruled the world?' at the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in Athens on December 14, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
Black truffle production booms in Spain 15 Dec 2023 - 01:34 pm
Former forest ranger Jose Antonio Soriano holds a black truffle, freshly harvested by himself, with help of his dog Pista, from the grove he owns in Sarrion, eastern Spain, where oak trees live in symbiotic relationship with the truffle producing fungus, on December 10, 2023. Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Taylor Swift introduces new audience to NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs 13 Dec 2023 - 03:36 pm
Taylor Swift reacts during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP
Bibimbap, 'Cupid,' 'King the Land' among the most searched on Google 13 Dec 2023 - 11:29 am
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Sour grapes: Japan battles to protect premium fruits 10 Dec 2023 - 01:02 pm
This picture taken on September 14, 2023 shows Shine Muscat grapes growing on Yuki Nakamura's farm in Tomi city, Nagano Prefecture. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Jousting makes comeback in England as competitive sport 10 Dec 2023 - 12:18 pm
(Files) Chris Sailing as 'The Wyvern' (L) and Ben Green as 'The Wildman' compete on their horses during the Legendary Joust jousting event at English Heritage's Kenilworth Castle, near Coventry, central England on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Oli Scarff / AFP)
Archaeologists discover 'prison bakery' in ancient Pompeii 09 Dec 2023 - 03:34 pm
This handout picture released on December 8, 2023 by the Pompeii archaeological park, shows the Regio IX area of the site where a prison-bakery has been discovered. (Photo by Handout / Pompeii Archaeological Park / AFP)
Funny? Da, da: Russian comic Dan The Stranger's new life in Germany 09 Dec 2023 - 12:20 pm
Video grab taken from an AFP footage dated November 27, 2023 shows Russian comic Dan the Stranger performing on stage in a club in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo by Pauline Curtet / AFP)
Fed up with poor pay, Vietnam workers turn to TikTok 08 Dec 2023 - 12:48 pm
This photo taken on November 7, 2023 shows a mobile phone being used to shoot a TikTok video of TikToker Vi Thi Anh sorting out noodles at her workshop in Bac Giang province. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Nobel literature winner Fosse says 'writing can save lives' 07 Dec 2023 - 09:05 pm
Norwegian author, playwright and laureate of the 2023 Literature Nobel Prize, Jon Fosse gives his Nobel lecture at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 7, 2023, ahead of the Nobel Prize ceremonies on December 10. (Photo by Fredrik Persson / TT News Agency / AFP) 
Daddy cool: Swedish dads go viral as boy band 06 Dec 2023 - 11:46 am
A video grab of Dad Harmony on Instagram.
Here are 2023's most-viewed articles on the internet's encyclopedia 06 Dec 2023 - 11:17 am
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UNESCO to list ceviche, opera as 'intangible heritage' 05 Dec 2023 - 07:15 pm
Peruvian artisan fisherman Cesar Melgarejo prepares a traditional ceviche for himself and colleagues with grey mullets (lisa in Spanish) caught in the early morning, while floating in the Lima Bay on December 1, 2023. (Photo by Cris Bouroncle / AFP)
Opera school hones South Africa's musical talent 04 Dec 2023 - 03:10 pm
Final year graduate opera student Yonwaba Mbo (C) and first year post graduate opera student Siphosihle Letsoso (L) practice during a rehearsal of Mozart's Le Nozze Di Figaro at the University of Cape Town (UCT) School of Music in Cape Town on November 15, 2023. Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP