HERAT, Afghanistan - Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and vases - a craft passed down for generations but now at risk of dying out.
NEW YORK - Christie's, the auction house that has sold paintings by Picasso and Monet at record prices, was poised on Tuesday to set another milestone with the first auction of art created by artificial intelligence.
LONDON - A Greek trading vessel dating back more than 2,400 years has been found virtually intact at the bottom of the Black Sea, the world's oldest known shipwreck, researchers said on Tuesday.
ANKARA - A fatal road accident that has killed 22 migrants in western Turkey, including children, highlights human tragedy despite an EU-Turkish deal with the aim of deterring illegal immigration.
WASHINGTON - A prized caterpillar fungus that is more valuable than gold and is nicknamed "Himalayan Viagra" in Asia, where it is seen as a wonder drug, is becoming harder to find due to climate change, researchers said on Monday.
KAZO, Japan - A crop once deemed so important it served as a form of currency, Japanese rice has fallen out of favor with younger, Westernized consumers, in a shift that has left aging farmers struggling for survival.
WASHINGTON - Scientists have revealed how black widow spiders weave steel-strength silks, which could help create equally strong synthetic materials.
PARIS - Salty water just below the surface of Mars could hold enough oxygen to support the kind of microbial life that emerged and flourished on Earth billions of years ago, researchers reported on Monday.
Accusations are little more than a smear campaign, seminar hears
BRUSSELS - The French national health and safety watchdog ANSES has advised the government to ban electronic sunbeds and sunlamps to prevent people from developing the most deadly form of skin cancer.
The fourth China (Guangdong) International Internet Plus Exposition, to be held from Wednesday to Saturday in Foshan, will offer visitors the chance to see new technologies and products in fields such as e-commerce and telecommunications.
Foshan is striving to become an innovation hub in China's manufacturing sector by constantly upgrading traditional businesses with the implementation of the country's Internet Plus strategy, according to officials.
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