AFP News Agency
CLEAN: US: Fragile areas teeming with wildlife threatened by oil slick
CLEAN: US: Fragile areas teeming with wildlife threatened by oil slick
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Mass losses of birds feared as oil slick approaches
CLEAN: Mass losses of birds feared as oil slick approaches
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Revellers mask up for Venice Carnival
VOICED: Revellers mask up for Venice Carnival
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Islamist Morsi declared Egypt's president with 51.73 percent
CLEAN: Islamist Morsi declared Egypt's president with 51.73 percent
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: 13 children among 19 dead in Qatar mall fir
CLEAN: 13 children among 19 dead in Qatar mall fir
AFP News Agency
CLEAN:BP share price dives on oil spill concerns
CLEAN:BP share price dives on oil spill concerns
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Hungry for a socialist experience, some move to Venezuela
VOICED: Hungry for a socialist experience, some move to Venezuela
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Not just St Mark's: To see Venice differently
CLEAN: Not just St Mark's: To see Venice differently
Curated Video
Take a four-course tour of Venice Beach's culinary delights
LEAD IN:
If you're struggling to work out where to eat on California's Venice Beach, a food tour could be the answer.
Keen foodies get taken to a different restaurant for each of the tour's four courses -...
Curated Video
Take a four-course tour of Venice Beach's culinary delights
LEAD IN:
If you're struggling to work out where to eat on California's Venice Beach, a food tour could be the answer.
Keen foodies get taken to a different restaurant for each of the tour's four courses -...
Curated Video
First agriculture forum to discuss regional challenges
LEADIN:
The first Jordanian International Agriculture Forum and Exhibition kicked off on the shores of the Dead Sea on Wednesday.
Ministers, experts, academics and scientists from 62 countries are taking part...
Bloomberg
Italy's Situation Has Deteriorated Steadily in Past Few Weeks: Padoan
Apr.05 -- Former Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan discusses the potential for an Italian recession, how Brexit can impact Italy and Europe, and cross-border European bank mergers. He speaks at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio,...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Joker Polanski win top prizes at Venice Film festival
Joker a daring take on the comic book villain starring Joaquin Phoenix won the Golden Lion for best film at the Venice Film Festival Saturday with Roman Polanski controversially taking second prize (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bloomberg
Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on Hollywood’s Tight Schedules
Mar.05 -- The James Bond sequel “No Time to Die,” due for release next month, will be pushed back until November as Hollywood scrambles to cope with the global coronavirus outbreak. Bloomberg's Kelly Gilblom takes a look at the impact...
The School of Life
Art/Architecture - Andrea Palladio
The design principles of 16th Century Italian architect Andrea Palladio are the focus of an episode in the "Art/Architecture" School of Life playlist. The narrator points out how Palladio's belief that the purpose of architecture...
TED-Ed
Corruption, Wealth and Beauty: The History of the Venetian Gondola
How did the Venetian gondola get its distinctive look? Using this fantastic animated video, your class will be amazed to see how a seemingly simple construction can illustrate so much about a particular culture and historical time period.
Curated OER
The Byzantine Empire - Part 6
This final clip in a series on the Byzantine Empire recounts the greatness of the empire at its height, and what ultimately led to its downfall. Venetians conquered Constantinople in 1204 AD, afterward dominating the eastern...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Sinking City of Venice
This site, a companion to the original NOVA program on PBS, explores how Venetians are fighting the rising water levels that surround their historic city. Through interviews and video clips, the site takes an honest look at how global...
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #19: Venice and the Ottoman Empire
John Green discusses the strange and mutually beneficial relationship between a republic, the citystate of Venice, and an Empire, the Ottomans. Together, the Ottoman Empire and Venice grew wealthy by facilitating trade: The Venetians had...