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Moscow, Aug 14 (EFE).- Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a first-century synagogue in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar Krai, billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Volnoe Delo Foundation told EFE Monday. «The analysis of the fragments of the preserved decoration allows us to conclude that the synagogue was erected at the turn...
Washington DC, Aug 11 (EFE).- The hypothetical fight between Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be held in «an epic location» in Italy following an agreement with the Italian government, the Twitter owner said on Friday. “Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at...
By Monica Rubalcava Los Angeles, Aug 10 (EFE).- Although New York City is typically viewed as the birthplace of hip-hop, artists on the US West Coast say that part of the country also was instrumental in its initial rise five decades ago. A party organized by DJ Kool Herc on...
Cairo, Aug 10 (EFE).- Kuwait has banned the Hollywood film “Barbie” to protect its “public ethics and social traditions” from foreign influence, the state news agency said Thursday. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information’s cinema censorship committee took the decision on Wednesday to prohibit the screening of “Barbie” in local cinemas,...
La Paz, Aug 9 (EFE).- The United Kingdom, guest of honor at this year’s edition of the Bolivian capital’s international book fair, has presented a Quechua-language version of «Hamlet» as part of its participation in the event. That work, which features key moments from William Shakespeare’s early-17th-century masterpiece, as well...
By Nora Quintanilla New York, Aug 9 (EFE).- Jay-Z is known all over the world as one of the most successful hip-hop artists of all time. But the status this enjoys in his native Brooklyn rises to another level entirely. Indeed, in that New York City borough, he can even...
By Rocio Otoya Sydney, Australia, Aug 9 (EFE).- Makarrata means ‘a coming together after a struggle’ in Yolgnu, one of the more than 250 indigenous languages of Australia, and the phrase is fitting today given that their teaching is now promoted in schools in order to recover them, to prevent...
Seoul, Aug 8 (EFE).- Singer V, member of the South Korean K-pop band BTS, will release his first solo studio album, «Layover,» on Sep. 8, making him the latest in the group to debut as a solo artist. “V’s solo album ‘Layover’ will be released on Sep 8. Layover consists...
By Gabriela Garcia Guzman Puebla, Mexico, Aug 6 (EFE).- The ARTEAC school of arts considers itself to be the first Mexican institute of higher learning to include a course on «drag queens» in its curriculum. The institution in the central state of Puebla now offers a workshop called «Dragstars School»...
By Jesus Centeno Lhasa, Tibet, Aug 4 (EFE).- Pilgrimage to take refuge in the Buddha at the Potala Palace, the crown jewel of Lhasa, is still a tradition among the Buddhist monks in Tibet, but now it has to be done under Chinese cannons and surrounded by the curious gaze...
Ramallah, Aug 3 (EFE).- Foreign Minister Riyadh al-Maliki stated on Thursday that the Palestinian issue was no longer a global priority, accusing US President Joe Biden of only being concerned about Russia, Ukraine, and China. «We (the Palestinians) are not the priority. It’s all about Ukraine and Russia, and then...
New Delhi, Aug 3 (EFE).- Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday pitched for deeper ties with Latin America and Caribbean nations to increase India’s influence in regions already explored by China. Jaishankar proposed an expansion of ties based on supply chain diversification, resource sharing, development partnerships, and collaboration to...
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