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On the Greek island of Lesbos, 70-year-old Dimitris Kouvdis keeps ancient pottery techniques alive in his seaside workshop near Mandamados, a former pottery hub.
His family’s work, crafted from local clay and fired in a traditional olive pit-fuelled kiln, has been recognised by UNESCO as part of Greece’s National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
While factory machines now dominate production, Kouvdis remains dedicated to the slower, traditional methods, painting pieces with natural lime. "It's an honour," he said of the UNESCO recognition, acknowledging the challenges of sustaining such labour-intensive craftsmanship.
Despite the pressures of modernisation, Kouvdis continues his work overlooking the Aegean, driven by his passion for the art.
The world’s biggest dance music festival faces an unexpected setback as a fire destroys its main stage, prompting a last-minute response from organisers determined to keep the party alive in Boom, Belgium.
Iran launched 18 ballistic missiles late Sunday targeting the U.S. military’s Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American installation in the Middle East.
Australian researchers have created a groundbreaking “biological AI” platform that could revolutionise drug discovery by rapidly evolving molecules within mammalian cells.
Australian researchers have pioneered a low-cost and scalable plasma-based method to produce ammonia gas directly from air, offering a green alternative to the traditional fossil fuel-dependent Haber-Bosch process.
A series of earthquakes have struck Guatemala on Tuesday afternoon, leading authorities to advise residents to evacuate from buildings as a precaution against possible aftershocks.
The centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth will be marked in 2026 by the largest exhibition of her fashion ever staged, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday.
The internet is buzzing after a viral video from a recent Coldplay concert in the U.S. appeared to capture a tech CEO in a compromising moment on the stadium’s kiss-cam.
When Lika Megreladze was a child, life in her native western Georgian region of Guria revolved around tea. Now the tea industry looks set to begin again after it fell into disrepair when independence was declared in 1991 after centuries of Russian rule.
A new K-pop boy band, 1VERSE, made their international debut with a powerful backstory two of its five members are defectors from North Korea. The group, whose name is pronounced "universe," includes members from North Korea, Japan, and the United States: Hyuk, Seok, Aito, Nathan, and Kenny.
The final season of the global hit 'Squid Game' has helped Netflix surpass Wall Street’s second-quarter earnings expectations, prompting the company to raise its full-year revenue forecast.
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