Oozing dim sum buns delight diners in Hong Kong

(Reuters) - At Dim Sum Icon in Hong Kong, diners are encouraged to play with their food.

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U.S. sailor lends hand to clean Rio's bay before Games

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Bobbing on Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay in a blue and white fishing boat, American sailor Brad Funk uses a plastic bin to scoop rubbish from the waters where Olympic...

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Teaching community through capoeira in a hardscrabble Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Manoel Pereira Costa is a star on this sprawling mountainside in Rio de Janeiro.

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U.N. supports 'brelfies' to encourage breastfeeding

GENEVA (Reuters) - If you're hesitating about sending a brelfie, the United Nations says go for it.

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Don't play Pokemon on the railway tracks, Bulgaria says

SOFIA (Reuters) - This one might seem obvious, but.... Bulgarian state railway company BDZ is urging players of Pokemon GO to keep off the railway tracks.

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Getting pumped and pampered in hard-times Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Sparkling Mediterranean beaches, expensive restaurants and state-of-the-art health clubs do not readily spring to mind when it comes to the Gaza Strip.

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U.S. comic book starring transgender superhero to hit shelves

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Move over, Spider-Man and Superman. Here comes Chalice, a transgender superhero hitting the comic-book world.

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Saudi snow city tests kingdom's capacity for fun

RIYADH (Reuters) - At a shopping mall in southern Riyadh, a woman shrouded in black robes and bulgy black coat throws snowballs at her young son, giggling underneath a face covering. The boy...

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Study finds cosmic rays increased heart risks among Apollo astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Apollo astronauts who ventured to the moon are at five times greater risk of dying from heart disease than shuttle astronauts, U.S. researchers said on Thursday,...

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No winners in U.S. Powerball, jackpot grows to $478 million

(Reuters) - No one won the multi-state Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, pushing the grand prize to $478 million, the fifth largest in the game's history and the eighth-biggest lottery prize ever in...

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Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 billion and 5 million lives a year

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise...

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Taiwan firm's concrete temples save worshippers time and money

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Some companies in Taiwan spend months building temples with bricks and cement, but Lin Fu-Chun's firm simply pours concrete into a giant mold and waits for it to dry.

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Venezuela food shortages leave zoo animals hungry

CARACAS (Reuters) - Some 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the...

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Scientist Brian Cox holds summer master class in London for kids

(Reuters) - British physics professor Brian Cox taught students at St. Paul's Way Trust School in London on Tuesday how to create fire with methane gas.

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British 'donkey whisperer' translates 'ee-aws' using technology

(Reuters) - A self-proclaimed "donkey whisperer" is encouraging people in London to use technology to help them understand donkeys' emotions and mannerisms.

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Armani chooses Paris over Milan for Emporio line September show

MILAN (Reuters) - Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani said on Wednesday his younger and more accessible Emporio Armani line would go on show in Paris in September instead of Milan but also said...

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Website urges Britons to embrace 'Brexile', seek fortune abroad

LONDON (Reuters) - In the early hours of June 24, before most Britons woke up to the fact their country had voted to leave the European Union, Peter Parkinson watched the results from his mother's...

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A summer cruise to the North Sea's oil rigs amazes tourists

OSLO (Reuters) - Bored with palm-fringed beaches and turquoise seas? Then the gigantic oil platforms of the North Sea beckon. The first ever "rig-spotting" cruise just ended off the coast of Norway,...

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Powerball jackpot grows to $422 million, eighth largest ever

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Powerball jackpot grew to $422 million ahead of an 11 p.m. EDT drawing on Wednesday, making it the eighth largest in the game's history and the 11th-biggest lottery...

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Yemen's ancient art of brickmaking endures war

SANAA (Reuters) - Traditional mud brick tower houses have always been a source of pride to Yemenis, and over a year into a devastating civil war, they are also providing some much-needed jobs in the...

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Belgian scientists make novel water-from-urine machine

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A team of scientists at a Belgian university say they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy, a technique which could be...

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100-year global study finds world's tallest are Dutch, Latvians

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch men and Latvian women are the planet's tallest people but Iranian men and South Korean women have grown the fastest in the last century, according to the largest ever study...

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Security concerns fail to quell cheers at German Wagner fest

BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - Security concerns after killings in Germany, coupled with Islamic elements in a new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal", created a nervous opening for the...

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Ai Weiwei puts himself back in a jail cell in new Spanish show

CUENCA, Spain (Reuters) - Artist Ai Weiwei has reproduced scenes of his incarceration for a new art installation, a series of almost life-size dioramas - encased in steel boxes - showing his life in...

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A champion is named at the Quidditch World Cup

To some it may be an imagined sport, but for the players at the Quidditch World Cup on July 24, the competition was very real.

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Dramatic footage shows tiger attacking woman in Beijing wildlife park

China's state television CCTV broadcast footage showing a tiger attacking a woman at a Beijing wildlife park on Saturday (July 23), in an incident that left one dead and one injured.

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Japanese fantasy world fever grips young Cubans

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba may be one of the world's least connected countries but that is not stopping the Japanese subculture of animated movies, manga comics and video games from spreading feverishly...

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Prince Harry regrets not talking sooner about Diana's death

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry has spoken about how he regrets not talking sooner about the impact of the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

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Russian balloonist sets world record for circumnavigation

(Reuters) - Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has landed safely in a field on a private property in West Australia after setting a world record for circumnavigating the world solo in a hot air...

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Singapore street stalls make dining history with Michelin star

(Reuters) - Hungry diners queued up at a small, modest street food stall in Singapore on Friday to get a taste of the restaurant's local delights worthy of a coveted Michelin star.

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New pictures released as Britain's Prince George marks third birthday

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince George, the son of Prince William and his wife Kate, celebrated his third birthday on Friday with his father's office releasing new photographs of the great...

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Hungary's Tokaj wine region revives Jewish heritage

MÁD, Hungary (Reuters) - Two plaques put up in the village of Mád last month commemorate the important role Jewish families played in making Hungary's golden Tokaj wine, most of whom perished in the...

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Queen Elizabeth's dresses on show to mark 90th birthday

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress is on display at Buckingham Palace in a collection of her clothes that will open to the public on Saturday, part of celebrations of the 90th...

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Magic marker! Japanese pen lights up artwork

TOKYO, July 22 (Reuters) - A Japanese startup has developed a pen that can bring pictures to life using a silver quick drying ink that conducts electricity.

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British jousters want medieval 'martial art' made Olympic sport

LONDON (Reuters) - British enthusiasts have launched a bid for the ancient sport of jousting, in which riders in steel armor charge and try to knock each other off their horses with a 12-foot (3.7 m)...

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Pilgrimage to tiny Irish island keeps local fishermen safe

ST MACDARA'S ISLAND, Ireland (Reuters) - It is said that people don't come home for Christmas to the small western Irish village of Carna, they come back for St. MacDara's Day.

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China's Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet, first in 50 years

BEIJING (Reuters) - A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, began an important Buddhist rite on Thursday, the first time in 50...

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In crowded Rio slum, residents fly kites in cemetery

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As dusk descends on a cemetery in one of Rio de Janeiro’s northern slums, four young men stand on top of a wall vault of tombs and watch their kites flutter in the breeze.

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Archeological projects start to dig up secrets at the Alamo

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The first systematic archaeological study of the grounds around the Alamo started on Wednesday, looking for artifacts at the former Catholic mission in downtown San Antonio...

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Santas from all over the world meet to talk shop

(Reuters) - With just five months until Christmas, Santas from around the world are gathering in Copenhagen for a mid-season break at the annual World Santa Claus Congress.

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Italy courts Chinese investors to restore ancient sites

ROME (Reuters) - Italy is courting Chinese investors to help spruce up some of its ancient temples and catacombs, a magnet for tourists but a drain on its strained public finances.

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Palestinian Doctor Dolittle cares for Gaza's stray dogs

GAZA (Reuters) - Among the many problems Gaza faces, from conflict to homelessness, power cuts and a lack of fresh water, Saeed el-Aer has dedicated himself to an unusual one: stray dogs.

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'Trump Museum' in Cleveland is a trove of opposition research

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The "Trump Museum," just steps from the Republican National Convention, displays artifacts such as the Trump action figure, the Trump board game and sartorial splendor from the...

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Your inhaler's watching you: drugmakers race for smart devices

LONDON (Reuters) - Makers of inhalers to treat asthma and chronic lung disease are racing to develop a new generation of smart devices with sensors to monitor if patients are using their puffers...

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Hidden Budapest bath a locals' favorite for vibe, healing power

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's capital owes its popularity as a tourist destination partly to its numerous hot springs and bathing culture which have drawn visitors to the area since Roman times.

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Summer scorcher: Heatwave bakes Britain

(Reuters) - Britain enjoyed the hottest day of the year on Tuesday (July 19), with temperatures soaring to possible highs of 35 degrees celsius in some parts of the country, Britain's Met Office said.

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Prague bans Segways from historic city center's narrow streets

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech capital Prague will ban Segway vehicles in its historic center from early August, Mayor Adriana Krnacova said on Tuesday, after residents complained the two-wheeled...

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From al desko to Zika, new dictionary words define life in 2016

(Reuters) - New words unveiled on Dictionary.com on Tuesday spun life's tedium into trendy terms such as athleisure, a new fashion category once known simply as wearing yoga pants all day, and al...

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U.N. tombstone listing celebrated as rare joint success in Balkans

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - A World Heritage listing for 70,000 medieval tombstones spread across four countries that emerged from Yugoslavia's bloody break up in the 1990s was praised on Monday as a rare...

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Annual Royal 'Swan-Upping' takes place on River Thames

(Reuters) - A census of the Queen's swans has taken place annually on the River Thames for the last 800 years.

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Australian fastest in Rubik's cube championship, but European title goes to Germany

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Germany's Phillip Weyer became the European champion in speedcubing, or solving a Rubik's cube puzzle, in Prague on Sunday, reaching an average time of 7.88 seconds.

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Iraq's marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein's rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi...

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Le Corbusier buildings named world heritage sites

ZURICH (Reuters) - Seventeen buildings designed by Swiss-French architecture pioneer Le Corbusier have become UNESCO world heritage sites, the Swiss government said on Sunday, opening up the chance...

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Kobe Bryant slimed after winning Kids Choice prize

(Reuters) - Retired Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was given the traditional golden sliming at the Kids Choice Sport awards on Thursday after picking up the "Legend" prize.

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On the sidelines of the 2016 presidential campaign

(Reuters) - For the scores of photographers on the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign trail, capturing the characters, the color and the vibe of the election often means turning away from the speaker on...

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Paris turns blue, white and red for Bastille Day

France held its annual Bastille Day celebrations on Thursday (July 14) with a traditional parade down the Champs Elysees in Paris, kicked off by French president Francois Hollande and with...

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A bird's eye view on Bastille Day

PARIS (Reuters) - Reuters photographer Philippe Wojazer flew in an Alpha jet taking part in a military air parade for France's Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on Thursday. Below is his account of...

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Hollande's haircuts set French social media alight

PARIS (Reuters) - French social media was abuzz with suggestions of novel haircuts for Francois Hollande on Wednesday after it emerged that the French president's receding hairline was maintained by...

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Q&A: Life Lessons from the man who gave us Bieber

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scooter Braun made his name as the man who discovered music phenomenon Justin Bieber nearly 10 years ago.

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Pamplona bull run festival closes with eight hurt, no gorings

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Eight people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, though no one was gored on Thursday during the last bull run of the nine-day San Fermin festival in the northern...

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Mercedes shows off 130 years of design

Mercedes-Benz was founded 130 years ago, but the car company is very much looking to the future. The brand held a one-day exhibition celebrating years of iconic design in Paris, which harked back to...

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Solar plane lands in Egypt on penultimate leg of world tour

CAIRO (Reuters) - An airplane powered by energy from the sun arrived on Wednesday in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe.

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FBI closes books on legendary D.B. Cooper skyjacking of 1971

(Reuters) - The unsolved investigation of the 1971 hijacking of a Seattle-bound airliner and the disappearance of the enigmatic, dapper suspect dubbed D.B. Cooper, is now officially one for the...

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One man gored in leg during bull run in Pamplona

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - One man was gored in the leg and seven people treated for minor injuries in the seventh bull run in this year's San Fermin festival in Spain, which featured fewer runners...

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One man's silent run with Pamplona's thundering bulls

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Every summer Sergio Colas joins hundreds of other runners for Pamplona's annual bull-run but unlike them he cannot hear the roaring crowds or the bulls thundering through...

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Five hurt, no gorings at sixth day of Spain's bull-run festival

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Five people were treated for minor injuries but there were no gorings at the sixth San Fermin bull run this year in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on Tuesday.

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From wooden glasses to honey, some Greeks innovating to survive

ATHENS (Reuters) - If necessity is the mother of invention, eight years of a crippling recession and dwindling work prospects has compelled at least some Greeks to reboot, switch professions and...

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Ali's gloves, Frazier's jockstrap from famed 1971 fight go on sale

(Reuters) - A jockstrap worn by boxer Joe Frazier when he defeated Muhammad Ali for the combined heavyweight title hit the auction block on Monday, along with the gloves Ali wore in that 1971 bout...

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Hong Kong's Tiananmen museum closes over legal woes

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's only museum commemorating the 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square is to close temporarily after a long-running legal battle with the management...

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Hippos are the star of the show in Russian circus

KRASNOYARSK, Russia - Three 10-year-old hippopotamuses, Zlat, Yana and Aida, are the main attraction at a Russian family circus where they roll over, play ball and stack their bodies on each other.

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Burberry unveils fragrance campaign photographed by teenage Beckham

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Fashion house Burberry has unveiled its latest campaign for its "Brit" fragrances, which were photographed by the teenage son of soccer star David Beckham and his fashion...

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World's oldest priest says strict routine basis of long life

NALINNES, Belgium (Reuters) - A strict daily routine is the recipe for a long life, according to the world's oldest priest, Belgian Jacques Clemens, who will celebrate his 107th birthday on Monday.

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Minor injuries, no gorings at San Fermin's fifth bull-run this year

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - The fifth run of Pamplona's week-long bull-running festival on Monday saw only a handful of injuries and no gorings during a quick, 3-minute and four-second dash through...

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Brussels revelers dress up to remember Renaissance emperor

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Thousands of revelers wearing medieval helmets, feathers and striped pantaloons paraded through Brussels on Thursday, in a tradition stretching back over half a millennium.

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Two gored on fourth day of Spain's San Fermin bull-run festival

MADRID (Reuters) - Two people were gored on Sunday on the fourth day of the San Fermin festival in northern Spain, where bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets of Pamplona.

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Harry Potter hits Belgium

Harry Potter fans can plunge into the magical world of wizards thanks to a touring exhibition dedicated to the film franchise opening in the Belgian capital. Visitors can experience first-hand what...

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Man dies, two others gored in Spanish bull-runs

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spaniard died and two other men, including a Japanese, were gored in bull-runs in Spain on Saturday, as the San Fermin festival in the northern town of Pamplona entered its third...

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Wagging tails for Taiwan's first veterinary blood bank

PINGTUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Han-han, a former stray, has helped the lives of many other dogs by regularly donating at Taiwan's first veterinary blood bank.

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Bosnian museum of wartime childhood helps heal trauma

ZENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Bosnians whose childhood was traumatized by the 1990s war have donated thousands of cherished personal items from that era for a touring exhibition aimed in part at warning...

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Formula One coining it in gold and silver

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has made a mint from Formula One's success over the years and now the sport is literally coining it.

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Thousands protest sexual assault at Spain's bull-run festival

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Thousands of San Fermin festival-goers at Pamplona's famed bull run have protested against a rising number of sexual attacks that have marred the image of the week-long...

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Six gored on second day of Spain's San Fermin bull-running week

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Six people were gored on Friday, two seriously, on the second day of the week-long San Fermin festival in northern Spain where bulls chase red-scarved runners through the...

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Belgian twins celebrate 103 years living side by side

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - The world's oldest male twins, Pieter and Paulus Langerock of Belgium, turned 103 on Friday, raising a glass of wine to more than a century of living side by side.

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Mongolian child contortionists stretch for international success

ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Mongolian schoolgirl Suvd-Erdene spends four hours a day perfecting the art of doing a head-stand on a pole clenched with her teeth and push-ups without her feet...

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California shop makes lowrider bikes with expertise and heart

COMPTON, California - Mexican-born Manny Silva is known as the "godfather of lowriders" thanks to the custom-made bicycles he makes in the shop he set up in Compton in 1973.

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Nigeria's music scene becomes a cultural export

LAGOS (Reuters) - Each night as darkness descends on Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital, sweat-drenched young men and women descend on the megacity's numerous nightclubs to dance to the latest hit...

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Spain's San Fermin bull-running week kicks off without gorings

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Pamplona's week-long bull-running festival began on Thursday without any gorings in the two-and-a-half minute dash through the northern Spanish city, though five men were...

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Pooch protection and profit: South Korea to overhaul pet sector

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea aims to regulate the increasingly common ownership of pets in a bid to promote an unsupervised sector that the government sees as economic growth opportunity, and to...

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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid, ending Ramadan holy month

(Reuters) - Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Fitr religious holiday on Wednesday, marking the end of Islam's holy month of Ramadan.

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O Valentino, Valentino

It has been 400 years since William Shakespeare died, but the British literary great continues to inspire as Italian fashion house Valentino paid tribute to the playwright for its Autumn Winter 2016...

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Activists stage 'bloody' protest against Pamplona festival bull runs

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Animal rights activists covered themselves in fake blood in Pamplona on Tuesday in protest against bull runs and bullfights ahead of the northern Spanish city's San Fermin...

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Bull-running enthusiasts mark start of Pamplona fiestas

PAMPLONA, Spain, July 6 (Reuters) - Jubilant crowds filled Pamplona's main square on Wednesday as the traditional "Chupinazo", a firecracker in the shape of a rocket, burst into the sky, marking the...

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Venezuelans seek spirituality from mountain goddess, African traditions

CARACAS (Reuters) - One long night every year in a mountainous rain forest in Venezuela, hundreds gather to dance on red-hot embers, enter trance-like states, and worship an ancient goddess known as...

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Lagerfeld pays tribute to atelier seamstresses at Chanel show

PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel took fashionistas behind the scenes into its ateliers for its autumn/winter haute couture show on Tuesday, focusing on the intricate craftsmanship displayed on its luxurious...

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Bordeaux fine wine fans face higher prices for 2015 vintage

PARIS (Reuters) - Fine wine buyers face paying more for top Bordeaux wines as prices for the early 2015 harvest 'primeurs' have jumped more than 20 percent after critics pointed to a particularly...

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Giacometti art trove at center of Franco-Swiss legal tussle

ZURICH (Reuters) - A rich trove of drawings by Alberto Giacometti and photographs of the renowned sculptor and artist has been lying in sealed storage cartons in a Swiss museum for more than two...

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Queen's wardrobe goes on display at Buckingham Palace exhibit

LONDON (Reuters) - A selection of outfits worn by Britain's Queen Elizabeth go on display at her London Buckingham Palace residence as part of an exhibition marking the monarch's 90th birthday this...

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It wouldn’t be the 4th of July without Willie Nelson's moveable ‘picnic’

AUSTIN, Texas - It is an on again, occasionally off again American tradition from the 1970s that has filled football stadiums and sun-baked Texas ranches, with one constant - country music legend...

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Ramadan's evening iftar meal

(Reuters) - During Islam's holy month of Ramadan, believers abstaining from food and drink during daylight hours, break their fast with the iftar evening meal.

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Luxury brands show autumn creations at Paris haute couture week

PARIS (Reuters) - Luxury materials, exquisite craftsmanship and sweeping dresses take center stage at the Paris haute couture fashion shows this week, where designer brands show their autumn...

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Serving up a solution to Singapore's retiring hawker sellers

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore is cooking up new methods to find the next wave of hawker sellers amid fears the city state's signature street-food delights could fall off the menu with chef...

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Californians seek pot of gold in marijuana legalization

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - There is no guarantee California will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but political operative and father of four Daniel Conway has already staked his future...

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Ceremonies in UK, France mark Battle of the Somme centenary

LONDON (Reuters) - Soldiers, politicians, royalty and ordinary citizens stood in silence, heads bowed, on Friday in ceremonies across Britain and France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...

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Czech Republic says you can call us Czechia

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czechia has become the official English alternative name for the Czech Republic, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday, allowing users to save space on name tags and product labels.

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Rome shows off cleaned up Colosseum

ROME (Reuters) - Rome's Colosseum was visibly cleaner on Friday as Italy showed off the latest phase of restoration of one of its most famous landmarks.

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British family treated to a night in Eiffel Tower apartment

The Eiffel Tower is a must-see for many tourists visiting Paris but for one British family this week it also became their home for the night.

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An igloo with a view ... Australians go to the polls in Antarctica

SYDNEY (Reuters) - In an igloo overlooking Vincennes Bay, Antarctica, 27 Australians did their democratic duty and cast ballots on Friday, the day before the rest of the nation votes in a general...

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Paris drives old cars off its streets

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris banned old, exhaust-belching cars from its streets on Friday in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from the centers of other...

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