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London prepares for Jubilee weekend
3 hours ago
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A giant portrait of the royal family looms over London's River Thames in the build-up to an extended weekend of pageantry and celebration -- from June 2 to June 5 -- to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. Duration: 00:34
Hong Kong emerges as centre of Asian art
8 hours ago
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Traditionally known as a centre of banking and finance, Hong Kong is fast emerging as a centre of the Asian art world. And with stock markets in turmoil, investors are increasingly looking at art. Duration: 02:15
Tall ships hoist sails for New York's Fleet Week
Thu, May 24, 2012
AFP 1:21 | 5 views
Ancient tall ships hoist their sails off Manhattan during New York's Fleet Week, a celebration of US maritime forces from old ships all the way up to the Navy fleet of the future. Duration: 01:21
Klimt masterpieces glitter on 150th anniversary
Wed, May 23, 2012
AFP 0:51 | 4 views
New York's Neue Galerie is joining with museums in Vienna celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt's birth. The summer show opening Thursday includes major works like "Adele Bloch-Bauer I" and "Pale Face", as well as never-before-seen photographs of the artist and his friend and companion, Emilie Flöge.Duration: 00:50
Lady Gaga jets into Thailand on controversial world tour
Wed, May 23, 2012
AFP 0:49 | 15 views
Lady Gaga swept into Thailand on her world tour 'The Born This Way Ball', leaving controversy behind her in the Philippines. Duration: 00:49.
Banned tattoos on display in conservative Japan
Wed, May 23, 2012
AFP 1:28 | 96 views
In a country where tattoos are often associated with gangsters and banned in many public places, one of the masters of this traditional art is displaying his work on models with fearsome tigers and dragons etched across their body. Duration: 01:28
Baby monkey escapes death and recovers in Rio's zoo
Wed, May 23, 2012
AFP 1:03 | 41 views
“Lequinho” is a vervet monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus) that weighs just under a pound and measures 35cm, without counting the tail. Two months ago, he lost his mother at birth in Rio de Janeiro’s zoo. The grandmother of the baby monkey unsuccessfully tried to breastfeed him. “Lequinho” was very weak and had to be brought under the care of the zoo’s veterinaries. Now he is a strong, healthy and very playful monkey. Duration: 01:03
British soldiers break fanfare trumpet record
Wed, May 23, 2012
AFP 0:43 | 29 views
British soldiers set a new Guinness world record for the longest line of fanfare trumpeters in central London on Tuesday. Ninety-one trumpeters, from seven different military units and decked in full ceremonial uniform, broke the record. Duration: 00:42
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