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Micro-breweries take on local flavour in China

In a poky room in a backstreet of Beijing, self-taught brewer Carl Setzer uses spicy Sichuan peppercorns, oolong tea leaves and cinnamon to invent beer
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Bulgarians celebrate beginning of grape harvest

Bulgarian winegrowers, along with their relatives and guests, celebrated the beginning of grape harvest in vineyards near the village of Nedialsko, 350 km southeast of ...
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British ‘Private Eye’ in rude health at 50

After decades lampooning hapless politicians, Britain’s leading satirical magazine Private Eye turns 50 this month with its brand of irreverent humour as popular as ever.The ...
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For beleaguered commuters, Johannesburg promises change

For Johannesburg’s poor who jostle for crowded mini-bus taxis, as well as drivers stuck in gridlock, the richest city in Africa is promising to change.The ...
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Turkish womb transplant promises hope for women

Lying on a hospital bed in her laced violet nightgown, Derya Sert is the first woman in the world to receive a womb from a ...
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Mexican ‘cowgirls’ compete in style

Mexico’s “charros” or cowboys have long been famous for macho rodeo-style contests where they lasso horses or ride bulls but their female counterparts are increasingly ...
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Through the looking glass: Rio’s favela photo school

A dozen children holding tin cans rush out of school in a shantytown in Rio. In a moment, they are screaming as a dog lunges ...
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Prison in paradise: Taiwan island remembers dark past

Green Island, off Taiwan’s east coast, used to be the local version of Siberia, a place where hardened criminals and political prisoners were sent to ...
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Weekend guide: Revolutions and ‘Chocolate’

A not-to-miss jazz concert on Monday evening is included in local celebrations of the Day of the People’s Republic of China (October 1) and The ...
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Yacht world seduces China, Brazil’s super-rich

Russian oligarchs and their floating palaces helped keep the luxury yachting industry buoyant through the crisis, but super-rich buyers from China and Brazil are rushing ...
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