Cultures


TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hunched over a metal casting machine, Chang Chieh-kuan carefully guides a tiny copper mold into a hydraulic press.

MADRID - Spaniards fighting to save bullfighting won a reprieve Monday as lawmakers in the proud and powerful Catalonia region decided to hold off on a vote to ban the cultural pillar that opponents consider cruel to animals.

LONDON - The Beatles' Abbey Road Studios were officially declared a historic building Tuesday, a move that will help preserve the cultural landmark that is a magnet for fans worldwide.

SAN FRANCISCO - The final resting place of a massive blimp-like airship that went down off the California coast 75 years ago has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

BAGHDAD - It was seized from Jewish families and wound up soaking in sewage water in the basement of a secret police building.
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