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Italy

Archaeologists uncover ancient Rome aqueduct

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

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.

Malta

British in Malta Qwara

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

Series

Postcards from Japan: unique Nishijin-ori weaving

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

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.

Series

Visiting Uzbekistan's Khudayar Khan Palace

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

Series

Postcards from Japan: the fastest mochi pounders

The Japanese city of Nara is home to what are known as the country's fastest mochi pounders

Cult

Trauma in art by Yayoi Kusama and Louise Bourgeois

Two iconic female artists and how they turned their traumas in to art can be seen in an exhibition in London.

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Sumo champ's impressive warm-up

The Japan Sumo Association is getting ready to debut its latest grand champion for the spring tournament.

Series

Postcards from Japan: hiking on the Kii Peninsula

In this episode of Postcards we go hiking on the Kii Peninsula in Japan's Kansai region

Syria

Syria: Russia claims decisive role in recapture of Palmyra

Russia’s Defence Ministry claims its forces played a decisive role in the recapture of Palmyra.