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Painted Huts Offer DR Congo Village A Tourism Lifeline

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There’s no electricity and only 500 residents in the Congolese village of Makwatsha, but a longstanding tradition by its womenfolk has turned it almost by accident into a star attraction for Chinese tourists. The outside walls of the huts are decorated with paintings of local life, flowers and butterflies, making “the village of the women … Read more

George W. Bush Exhibits His Portraits of US War Veterans

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After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush — and the hobby has become something of a career. An exhibition of his oil paintings depicting US military veterans will open Thursday at the former president’s library in Dallas. The collection, on display at the George W. … Read more