World's oldest Hebrew Bible expected to sell for record-breaking $50 million
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old is set to fetch a record-breaking price when it goes up for auction in New York in May, Sotheby's auction house announced this week.
View ArticleCome walk with me: Briton's work in Kurdistan wins French photo prize
Three young photographers from Britain, Armenia and Italy have been awarded prestigious grants for their work in the field, by the French NGO CCFD–Terre Solidaire. The first edition of its ‘Terre...
View ArticleTo scoot, or not to scoot? Parisians to decide …
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the e-scooter referendum in Paris, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, and “Music from...
View ArticleMeet the African comic book heroes taking the world by storm
The African presence in the world of comic books and graphic novels is sparse, but Ivorian author Marguerite Abouet is changing that. Thanks to her characters Aya and Akissi, both from the suburbs of...
View ArticleZanele Muholi and the coming out of Black queer South African communities
The first retrospective in France devoted to renowned South African photographer and activist Zanele Muholi has opened in Paris. The exhibition brings together more than 200 works documenting the life...
View ArticleNY Met to let French make 3D copies of two 16th-century sculptures
Two 16th-century sculptures, jewels of French Renaissance art, have been on display since 1908 at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. But thanks to modern technology and an unusual agreement,...
View ArticleWomen in Sierra Leone get a boost
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Sierra Leone’s new gender equality bill, as well as the “Listeners Corner” and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new...
View ArticleFrench documentary wins top prize at Berlin film festival
French director Nicolas Philibert's documentary "On the Adamant", about a floating day-care centre on the Seine in Paris, won the Berlin film festival's Golden Bear top prize on Saturday.
View ArticleSwedish director Ruben Östlund to head Cannes festival jury
Swedish director Ruben Östlund, a two-time winner of the Palme d'Or, will be jury president at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, organisers announced Tuesday.
View ArticleAcclaimed Senegalese singer Ismaïla Touré dies in France
Senegalese singer Ismaïla Touré, co-founder of the band Touré Kunda that spearheaded world music in France in the late 1970s, has died in Paris after a long illness. He was 73.
View ArticleScientists reveal hidden corridor inside Cairo's Great Pyramid
Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt's Great Pyramid. The find is part of a seven-year international research mission.
View ArticleWomen to get short shrift in French government’s retirement plan
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s proposed pension reform. There’s the “Listeners Corner”, Ollia’s “Happy Moment”, and “Music from Erwan”. All that,...
View ArticleTunisian thriller ‘Ashkal’ snags top gong at Africa's Fespaco film fest
Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi has won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival in Ouagadougou for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".
View ArticleFrench cultural world launches poster blitz in support of Iranian women
To mark International Women’s Day, dozens of French cultural institutions have decorated the facades and interior spaces of their buildings with posters evoking the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protest...
View ArticleWill foreign intervention 'save' Lebanon?
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the summit in Paris on Lebanon. There’s the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, “Music from Erwan”, and a call to...
View ArticleMichelle Yeoh makes history as 'Everything, Everywhere' sweeps seven Oscars
Malaysian Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to win best actress for her part in the science-fiction movie "Everything Everywhere All at Once". The film took seven gongs in total, with best...
View ArticleThere’s Music in the Kitchen, No 27
This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listeners' musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!
View ArticleFrance and Saudi Arabia sign deal to create new oasis for Arab art
The Pompidou Centre in Paris has signed a deal to help create a modern art museum – dedicated to Arab artists – in an ancient desert city in Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleParis contemporary art fair showcases world's top women illustrators
Works by more than 30 women artists are on display at the 16th edition of the Drawing Now Art Fair in Paris this week, including some of the world's top comics talent.
View ArticleHow much CO2 is caused by transportation in the EU?
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about transportation-caused CO2 emissions across the European Union. There’s the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick,...
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