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Thousands make big catch at Chinese fishing festival

Locals held a fishing carnival in Menglian County of southwest China’s Yunnan Province to celebrate the traditional Dai New Year on Wednesday.

14/04/2017

Turkey

Old song revived in Turkey as anthem of a modern nation opposed to Erdogan

As Turkey prepares to vote in a referendum that may see some of the nation's founding principles scrapped, an old song praising modern Turkey's founding father Kemal Ataturk gets a revival.

12/04/2017

Russia

Lauded Russian poet Yevtushenko buried in Moscow

Russian Poet Yevtushenko laid to rest in Moscow

11/04/2017

Series

Enjoying a traditional Uzbek dish called plov

This week we finish our latest series of Postcards by enjoying a traditional Uzbek dinner, with a visit to a top restaurant.

10/04/2017

Greece

Documenta 14 set to open outside Germany for first time

It's the first time Documenta will open outside Germany. Athens is preparing to host the 14th edition of the modern art exhibition.

06/04/2017

Italy

Archaeologists uncover ancient Rome aqueduct

Archaeologists have uncovered what could be Rome’s oldest aqueduct.

06/04/2017

World News

New York City's Eleven Madison Park crowned World's Best Restaurant 2017

Eleven Madison Park was crowned the winner at the World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards in Melbourne.

05/04/2017

Malta

British in Malta Qwara

At the small village of Malta called Qawra, Brexit shouldn’t be important.

31/03/2017

United Kingdom

Making cinema accessible to dementia sufferers in Belfast

In Belfast’s Queen’s Film Theatre, an innovative series of film screenings kicks off this spring aimed specifically at those living with dementia.

30/03/2017

Romania

Bucharest tour takes you down a memory lane called Communism

The Communism Tour takes you back in time to when Nicolae Ceausescu ruled Romania.

30/03/2017

France

French performance artist attempts egg hatching

Hatching eggs can be a difficult process especially if you are not a bird… but that’s not putting off French performance artist Abraham Poincheval.

30/03/2017

USA

Jamie Keeton, aka Can Head: why my life sucks

Onlookers are amused as Jamie Keeton, better known as Can Head, takes a stroll down the streets of Chicago with two cans and a bottle suctioned to his head.

28/03/2017

Italy

Unfinished Da Vinci masterpiece returned to Florence

Leonardo da Vinci’s unfinished masterpiece, ‘Adoration of the Magi’, has been returned to Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, where it will be on display until September…

27/03/2017

Series

The State Museum of Arts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

In Postcards from Uzbekistan this week we visit the State Museum of Arts in the capital Tashkent.

27/03/2017

Cinema

Three stunning animation films to look out for

"Cartoon Movie":http://www.cartoon-media.eu/ is a business forum for the best European animation films, soon to be on the silver screen.

21/03/2017

Italy

The Armenian Island of Venice

The Armenian presence in Europe stretches from London to Larnaca, Lisbon to Lviv; the Armenian Catholic Mkhitarian Congregation is among the most impactful examples of that legacy and this year marks

21/03/2017

Cinema

'Beauty and The Beast' an unapologetically romantic adaptation of the Disney fairy-tale

‘Beauty and The Beast’ is an adaptation of the Disney fairy-tale about a monstrous prince and a young woman who fall in love.

17/03/2017

Series

Postcards from Japan: unique Nishijin-ori weaving

The destination for this episode of Postcards is the beautiful city of Kyoto

17/03/2017

Cinema

Rising Hollywood starlet Zoey Deutch stars in 'Before I Fall'

In the film ‘Before I Fall’ Samantha Kingston is a young woman who has it all, the crush-worthy boyfriend, amazing best friends and drop-dead gorgeous looks.

17/03/2017

Series

Visiting Uzbekistan's Khudayar Khan Palace

This week in Postcards we’re in the east of Uzbekistan in the city of Kokand.

13/03/2017