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The origin of the elephant slide remains unclear but some believe it was inspired by Taiwan's beloved Asian elephant Lin Wang, who died in 2003 at the age of 86

Elephant playground slides fan nostalgia for Taiwanese

13 October 2024

Baltazar Ushca Ushca was a legend in the Andean country and beyond, as the the last practitioner of the age-old profession of ice harvester

Ecuador's last mountain iceman dies at 80

12 October 2024

'Doraemon' is one of the longest-running Japanese anime series

Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies

11 October 2024

Amadou Mahtar Mbow served as director-general of UNESCO from 1974 to 1987

Former UNESCO head Amadou Mahtar Mbow dead at 103

24 September 2024

Yu Miao, owner of JF Books, said his original store, Jifeng Bookstore, closed in China in early 2018

Forced out of business in China, a bookseller turns the page

14 September 2024

The three-day Porto Novo Mask Festival drew participants from across Benin as well as neighbouring Togo and Burkina Faso

Mask festival brings 'buzz and beauty' to Benin's capital

06 August 2024