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France has officially returned the Djidji Ayôkwé, a sacred “talking drum” taken in 1916 during the colonial era to Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Once used by the Atchan people to send messages between villages, the carved wooden instrument is a powerful cultural symbol. The restitution marks the first time France has returned a looted artifact to the West African nation.
France returns looted sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast after a century
Amsterdam’s iconic Concertgebouw is transforming study sessions into a symphonic experience for local youth. By blending live classical music with intense focus, this initiative helps students reduce stress while discovering classical music at a historic venue.
Historic Amsterdam concert hall offers study sessions
A new bicycle bell uses a carefully tuned 1,000Hz tone that can be heard even through noise-canceling headphones, helping cyclists warn distracted pedestrians earlier. In London tests, it gave people up to five extra seconds to react. The open design could help make city streets safer worldwide.
New bike bell cuts through headphones to make streets safer
China’s Taklamakan Desert is experiencing a natural revival after decades of dedicated ecological engineering. By planting 66 billion trees, this once hyperarid region now shows rising vegetation levels and seasonal carbon uptake, proving that even the most extreme drylands can be revitalized to help balance our global climate.
China’s massive greening project transforms desert into carbon sink