Culture
Photo Story: Main Festival in Germany ends
People enjoy the show as fireworks illuminate the sky to celebrate the end of the Main Festival or Mainfest in Frankfurt am…
Nobel Prize winner US author Toni Morrison dies aged 88
Nobel Prize-winning US author Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. Her family confirmed "with profound sadness" that Morrison had…
Photo story: Vikings invade Spain
People take part in the re-enactment of a Viking invasion in the village of Catoira, Galicia, north-western Spain, on the 04 August…
Photo Story: ‘Cante de las Minas’ International Festival in Spain
Flamenco dancer Alba Heredia performs on stage during the 'Cante de las Minas' International Festival played at La Union's Public Market in…
Photo Story: The Hypnotic art of Cruz-Diez in Panama City
Visitors run the artistic installation by French-Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez 'El Color Haciendose' (lit: The color doing itself) at the Contemporary Art…
Photo Story: Traditional Skutsjesilen competition on the lakes of Friesland
An aerial view of vessels participating in the traditional Skutsjesilen competition on a lake in Earnewald, Friesland, The Netherlands. For two weeks,…
Photo Story: Navy Day celebration in St. Petersburg
Despite the long history of the Russian Navy, its own holiday appeared in the Russian fleet only in the USSR, on June…
Photo Story: Swiss Alphorn International Festival
Alphorn players play their instruments and a view of alphorns during the Alphorn International Festival in Nendaz, Switzerland, 28 July 2019. Alpenhorn…
Photo Story: Shrimp cutter parade in Germany
Flagged shrimp trawlers (Krabbenkutter in German) leave the fishery port during the annual cutter parade (Kutterregatta) in Neuharlingersiel, northern Germany, on the…
Photo Story: Preparation for Oktoberfest 2019 in Munich
Craftsmen prepare for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. The famous traditional Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer…
Photo Story: The Rehearsal of Rigoletto for the Bregenz Festival
A view of the lake stage Seebuehne during a rehearsal of the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi as part of the Bregenz…
Photo Story: The Restoration of the Night Watch
Restorers working on a restoration of the Night Watch behind a glass wall in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 08 July 2019.…