After a year in turmoil, the Louvre faces uncertain future
The Louvre is addressing security issues after a high-profile burglary, but challenges remain as its reputation suffers and infrastructure concerns grow.
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‘Tenzing’ Makes Sure We Know Who the Real Heroes of Everest Are
New York: Jeanette Catsoulis Stately and occasionally stirring, Jennifer Peedom’s movie “Tenzing” has an old-fashioned earnestness that’s gently disarming. The film’s real-life subject is Tenzing Norgay (Genden Phuntsok), the Nepali-Indian mountaineer who, alongside Sir Edmund Hillary (Tom Hiddleston), became the first person reported to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
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Rarely seen on screen, Nagaland is now in the Oscars race thanks to Angh | The National
Director Theja Rio reflects on what international recognition means for one of India's least-represented regions
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Between mountains and clouds: Fifa’s terraces tell a timeless story
Carved into the steep mountainsides of Fifa, the agricultural terraces of Jazan stand as a living record of generations who shaped the land to sustain their communities. Rising in graceful tiers between villages and mist-covered peaks, the terraces create one of Saudi Arabia’s most distinctive mountain landscapes. Long used to cultivate coffee, corn, millet and aromatic plants, they reflect traditional knowledge passed down through the centuries. Today, the layered fields and stone-built settlements remain an enduring symbol of residents’ connection to their environment, offering visitors a glimpse into a way of life rooted in the mountains and preserved by time.