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Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100
Snappy birthday: Germany's Leica camera turns 100
by  AFP

Photographer Franziska Stuenkel likes to take spontaneous urban shots, so she needs a nimble camera that is ready to go when inspiration strikes: her German-made Leica M11. - 'Better photographer' - Working with a Leica "makes you a better photographer", said British artist Alan Schaller, who uses a monochrome version of the M11 -- a digital camera with manual controls.

Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit
Czech beer culture eyes UNESCO listing as pubs take hit
by  AFP

Going to a pub several times a week to meet friends, media consultant Gabriela Galetkova hopes Czech beer culture -- which is taking a hit as bar visits dip -- will be internationally recognised. For me, Czech beer culture is about meeting people in a typical Czech pub," the 54-year-old told AFP in a Prague bar serving the trademark Pilsner lager with thick froth.

Leading garment producer Bangladesh holds crisis talks on US tariffs
Leading garment producer Bangladesh holds crisis talks on US tariffs
by  AFP

Bangladesh's interim leader called an emergency meeting on Saturday after textile leaders in the world's second-largest garment manufacturing nation said US tariffs were a "massive blow" to the key industry. Interim leader Muhammad Yunus "convened an emergency meeting... to discuss the US tariff issue," the government said in a statement.

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