Culture
Rome, May 16 (EFE).- Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of two bodies while digging in the ruins of Pompeii, authorities confirmed on Tuesday The inhabitants of the ancient city are thought to have died during an enormous earthquake that struck the city after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The...
Chilpancingo, Mexico, May 5 (EFE).- Nahua Indians living in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero gathered Friday to offer their blood – drawn from fights between participants – to the earth and the god Tlaloc in exchange for the rain necessary for a good harvest. As part of the Atsatsilistli...
New York, May 4 (EFE).- A New York jury on Thursday cleared English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran of allegations that he partially plagiarized «Let’s Get It On,» a 1973 song co-written by late R&B and soul legend Marvin Gaye. Sheeran stood up after the verdict was read in Manhattan federal court...
Seoul, Apr 25 (EFE).- South Korean boy band Seventeen’s new album “FML” has smashed records for the best-selling K-pop album both on its first day and first week of release, selling almost 4 million copies in just 24 hours. The album, which was officially released Monday, has sold at least...
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, Apr 24 (EFE).- The remains of the founder of the fascist Falange Española movement, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, were exhumed on Monday. Primo de Rivera was shot in 1936, the year the Spanish Civil War began, after he was convicted by a popular...
Seoul, Apr 20 (EFE).- Moonbin, K-Pop star and member of the boy band Astro, has died after apparently committing suicide at the age of 25, South Korean police said Thursday. According to police, Moonbin was found dead in his flat in southern Seoul by his manager on Wednesday evening. «We...
Guadalajara, Mexico, Apr 18 (EFE).- An exhibition by artists from Mexico, Chile, Bolivia and the United States featuring 33 pieces of large plastic watermelons pays tribute to Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo, considered one of the pillars of muralism and plastic art of the 20th century. In “Watermelons and Color: The...
Singapore, Apr 18 (EFE).- Malaysian Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh said that last year’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ proved that «an ordinary woman can be a superhero.» Speaking at a press conference in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday, the actress hailed her Academy Award as a historic moment for Asians in the...
Panama City, Apr 16 (EFE).- Around 300 «devils» toured the colonial Casco Antiguo of Panama’s capital dancing to the rhythm of rattles and drums on Sunday. Dressed in colorful costumes and terrifying masks, the devils danced through the main streets of Panama City’s Casco Viejo, declared a World Heritage Site...
By Rocio Otoya Sydney, Australia, Apr 7 (EFE).- Lemon myrtle, bush tomatoes and local spinach are some of the native foods that have been used by Australia’s indigenous peoples for tens of thousands of years that are now having their time in the sun as essential elements of the country’s...
By Gines Donaire Jaén, Spain, April 4 (EFE).- A medieval castle in southern Spain is being lovingly restored using ancient techniques in the Mudejar style influenced by the country’s Islamic past. The Almodóvar del Río castle’s gilded wooden ceiling has been given a new lease of life by expert Paco...
By Eric San Juan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (EFE).- An estimated 300 bears in Vietnam are still kept on farms for the illegal extraction of their bile to be sold on the black market for medicinal remedies, but the country is nearing the end of this practice thanks to...
