In her latest record entitled “Vulture Prince,” Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab has created a type of time capsule for herself, using the words of Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and 11th-century Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, alongside electronic samples and touches of jazz trumpet. It s the work of an artist who has fully settled into her multifaceted self.
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Here are a few interesting facts about the AG Carinae, a blue giant star located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way galaxy: It is one of the brightest stars in our galaxy; it s about 70 times more massive than our sun and it expands and contracts.
The Latest: Mexico Metro Accident, Gates Divorce, Squid Statue Metro accident in Mexico City that killed at least 23 - Sashenka Gutierrez/EFE/ZUMA 2020-05-04
Welcome to Tuesday, where at least 23 die in a Mexico city metro accident, Bill & Melinda are splitting up and Japan spends COVID relief money on a giant squid statue.
Les Echos also tells us about the pandemic-linked spike in anosmia cases, a.k.a. smell blindness and the impact on France s renowned wine tasters.
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Deadly Mexico City metro accident: At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured when a rail overpass and subway train collapsed in Mexico City on Monday night. Firefighters and rescue workers are still searching for survivors.