3 d. ago Basquiat to Delaney: inside the exhibition honouring 50 years of art in Black Paris

The vast show at the Pompidou highlights how the French capital became a haven for creatives from across the diasporaHello and welcome to The Long Wave. I was in France at the weekend to check out the Paris Noir exhibition at the Pompidou Centre, an odyssey through the generations of Black artists from across the world who found a complicated sanctuary in the city. This was supplemented with a walking tour on the life of the artist Beauford Delaney, guided by the company Entrée to Black Paris, and finished off with a mind-blowingly delicious Senegalese dinner. Yes, I’m trying to make you jealous. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Brit who shows tourists around North Korea explains why everyone's wrong about country

Zoe Stephens has made a name for herself since sharing that she's a tour guide in North Korea and the Brit thinks people are 'wrong' about she calls a 'normal' country

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6 d. ago I'm a British tour guide in North Korea and everyone's wrong about it

Zoe Stephens, 31, from Liverpool, who shows groups of tourists around North Korea says everyone's 'wrong' about the country. She has visited North Korea 30 times since March 2016.

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1 week ago Despite my best efforts, my patient suffers. When we feel thwarted by nature all we can do is cling to hope | Ranjana Srivastava

My patient, a keen gardener, gave me a seedling. Neither of us could have imagined the plant’s journey would mirror that of her life‘You can’t get this wrong, they grow by themselves!’ she laughs.I love a lush garden and dream of being surrounded by the cacophony of flowers, bees and butterflies that were a staple of my Indian childhood. But I am reconciled that the decidedly meditative act of sowing, tending and reaping must wait until retirement. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How a plant’s failure to thrive unexpectedly mirrored the life of my cancer patient | Ranjana Srivastava

Despite my best efforts, my patient suffers. When we feel thwarted by nature all we can do is cling to hope“You can’t get this wrong, they grow by themselves!” she laughs.I love a lush garden and dream of being surrounded by the cacophony of flowers, bees and butterflies that were a staple of my Indian childhood. But I am reconciled that the decidedly meditative act of sowing, tending and reaping must wait until retirement. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman lured to Indian meditation spot and 'sexually assaulted by fake tour guide'

The unnamed woman, believed to be in her 40s, was in the state of Tamil Nadu - a spiritual hub - where she reportedly met a man who lured her to a secluded forest to 'meditate'

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2 w. ago French tourist is subjected to horrifying sex attack by 'fake' tour guide after being lured to secluded meditation spot during pilgrimage to Indian temple

Indian cops said a man named Venkatesan, 29, was arrested on Tuesday near the Hindu Arunachaleswara temple in the city of Tiruvannamalai following a police investigation.

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2 w. ago Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Tigray’s interim leader flees as rival faction seizes control, while Ethiopian tanks and troops move to border of EritreaAregawi was building a tour-guiding business when war struck Ethiopia’s Tigray region in 2020. He spent the next two years fighting on the frontline. Now he is among those who fear Tigray is on the brink of conflict once more.“We don’t want to become a battleground, but it seems like war is near, maybe even inevitable,” he said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jealous ex set trap to lure young woman into toilet before brutally killing her

Chilling CCTV images have been released capturing the moment Paul Thijssen laid the trap for Lilie James.

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2 w. ago French tourist sexually assaulted by India tour guide during pilgrimage, police say

French woman reportedly encountered tour guide while exploring pilgrimage spots in temple town

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2 w. ago Ben & Jerry’s claims Unilever ousted its CEO for his progressive stance

Ice-cream brand’s board says David Stever was ‘removed’ for refusing to ‘oversee the dismantling’ of its valuesBusiness live – latest updatesBen & Jerry’s has accused its parent group, Unilever, of sacking the ice-cream brand’s chief executive for refusing to “oversee the dismantling” of its progressive values.The US-based brand said in a court filing that David Stever, who led the company for almost two years, was “removed” from his post earlier this month. He has been with Ben & Jerry’s since joining as a tour guide in 1988. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tour guide reveals the UK beauty spot that's 'better than Stonehenge'

Award-winning guide Matthias Kurth, who helps US tourists who are too nervous to drive on English roads see the best British attractions, says there's one magical place he always takes them to.

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4 w. ago Honeytrap woman gloated 'got him' as she lured charity worker to 'date' where he was kidnapped and battered with iron bar in row over Facebook status

Shannon Wolleter, 29, participated in a cruel plot alongside four other men to lure charity worker Anthony Cooper to a location and brutally beat him over a Facebook status row.

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