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Damascus, the eye of the East

It’s not easy being paradise on earth in a country so often censured by the West…Arising out of the desert four thousand years ago, the capital of Syria again bats her eyelashes to seduce the voyager. Restoration of its palaces, enhancement of its mosques, redevelopment of its souks, Old Damascus is giving itself a beauty treatment.

Photos by /LightMediation Text by Eve Gandossi

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Ecotron : the future of nature in a test tube

CNRS created a new scientific instrument, the Ecotron, to study the reaction of nature to unusual climatic conditions…to the environmental changes scheduled by the IPCC in 2050…

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Arlington West Memorial

Arlington West Memorial is a project of Veterans For Peace (VFP) to present the human cost of the America’s endeavors in Iraq and Afghanistan in respond of the Dover Ban. Started in the city of Santa Barbara, California, in November 2003, it had been on display every Sunday on the beach of the city of Santa Monica, California since February 2004. It is a site where people can think about the war and its consequences on the American society.

A Photo story by /LightMediation

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The Lair of the White Bear…

A kayak journey to Hudson Bay reveals native villages, Bigfoot sightings and the front line in the fight against global warming…

Photos ©/LightMediation Text ®David Leach

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Revamped Rome’s Colosseum opens after extensive restoration.

Come this summer, visitors to Rome will be able to see parts of the Roman Colosseum never before open to the public. For the first time tourists will soon be able to visit the underground of the Colosseum, where gladiators once prepared for fights and lions and tigers were caged before entertaining a blood thirsty public.

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The feathered men’s waltz

Every year, the Highlands tribes of Papua New Guinea fight peacefully in great tribal « jousts » where each one tries to outdo in beauty the other with their feathered costumes. A secular art still alive in spite of the growing influence of the modern world.

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A la rencontre de l’héritier du Dalaï-Lama

On dit de lui qu’il est «le nouveau dalaï-lama»; entendez le prochain leader mondial du bouddhisme tibétain. À vingt-cinq ans, Sa Sainteté le 17e Karmapa, charismatique chef spirituel de l’école Kagyupa, en donne déjà tous les signes. Rencontre précieuse, à Bodhgayâ, où nous avons suivi durant deux semaines ce grand maître, passionné notamment d’écologie.

Un reportage de /LightMediation Texte de Jef Gianadda

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Angkor – Renaissance and forgotten temples

Far from the Angkor temples going through staggering revival and tourist development, Cambodia shelters a handful of forgotten temples, unbeknownst marvels still left alone for some time.

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Bubbles, bangles and beads…Onboard the Queen Mary 2

In an age when traveling has been reduced to a matter of time efficiency, the Queen Mary 2 turns back the clock with its transatlantic crossing from Southampton to New York.This floating city never ceases to entertain its guests, all the while cradling them in royal elegance.

Photos by Remi Benali Text by Heather Robinson

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Les coulisses du Vatican

Voyage insolite au coeur du plus petit Etat du monde

C’est le plus petit Etat de la planète. De là s’ordonne la plus grande Eglise du monde avec son milliard de fidèles. C’est le seul Etat au service d’une religion. Avec son palais pontifical,sa Garde Suisse, son journal, sa gare et ses centaines d’employés,cadres, ouvriers ou artisans…

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