Tennessee auto parts factory workers win $421 mln lottery prize

(Reuters) - Twenty workers at a Tennessee auto parts factory have come forward as the winners of a nearly $421 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials said on Wednesday.

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Hit that iceberg: China group readies Titanic simulation

DAYING COUNTY, China (Reuters) - You too may soon be able to feel what it was like to hit an iceberg on the Titanic.

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New British bank notes fall foul of vegetarians

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new plastic five-pound notes, bearing the portrait of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, have fallen foul of thousands of people who object to the use of animal...

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Thriving on raw eggs, world's oldest person marks 117th birthday in Italy

VERBANIA, Italy (Reuters) - Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, celebrated her 117th birthday on Tuesday, still swearing by her diet of two raw...

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London backs plans to build second-tallest tower in western Europe

LONDON (Reuters) - Plans to build a 73-storey skyscraper that would be the tallest in the City of London financial district have been approved by the local authority, which said the project was a...

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One ticket has winning numbers in $421 million Powerball lottery

(Reuters) - A lottery ticket sold in Tennessee had the winning numbers for a $421 million Powerball jackpot, one of the biggest on record, officials said after Saturday's draw.

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Runners brave snow, ice and cold for Antarctic Ice Marathon

(Reuters) - Wrapped up warmly with layers of clothing, gloves, hats and goggles, the runners await the blasting siren marking the start of the race before heading off onto the barren track.

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Aliens land the prize at Hong Kong Flugtag

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Spaceships, flying lobsters and a team based on characters from the hit mobile game "Angry Birds" attempted lift-off from Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour at the annual Red Bull...

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Haute cuisine? Santa serves up sleigh-borne dinner in the sky

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Not waiting at home for Santa Claus, gourmets in Brussels are flying off aboard his sleigh to dine with him above the city's rooftops and twinkling Christmas lights.

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South African cave pebble outshines treasures at British Museum

LONDON (Reuters) - In a corner of the British Museum's new South African exhibition, near an ancient golden rhino and a collection of apartheid-era campaign badges, sits a glass case holding a...

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French 'Spiderman' climbs Barcelona skyscraper harness-free

BARCELONA (Reuters) - French "Spiderman" Alain Robert scaled one of the tallest skyscrapers in Barcelona without a harness on Friday.

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Beijing's scrap collectors swept up in latest crackdown on migrants

BEIJING (Reuters) - Working in the shadow of Beijing's looming skyscrapers, Yin Xueqiang weighs a pile of cardboard and old shoe racks in a dusty scrapyard, the latest casualty of a crackdown on...

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Denmark's queen designs costumes for Copenhagen's Nutcracker ballet

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens amusement park will echo next month to the sounds of Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker", performed with a set and costumes designed by...

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Sante! Belgium wants its beer on global culture list

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From brown ales to golden pilsners to the strong trappist brews produced in monasteries, Belgian beer is enjoyed around the world.

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Seven-year-old Syrian girl takes to Twitter to depict life in Aleppo

(Reuters) - Her hair tied into pigtails by matching pink ribbons, seven-year-old Bana Alabed inspects the rubble in her home town of Aleppo, before walking to face the camera.

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With rap and poetry, Cape Town tries to bridge racial divides

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - A city surrounded by ocean and divided in two by the naked rock of Table Mountain, Cape Town's incredible natural beauty belies a past of hundreds of years of slavery and racial...

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Urban sprawl threatens Thailand's Ayutthaya world heritage site

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Sprawling urban growth and water management problems are threatening conservation efforts at Thailand's ancient city of Ayutthaya, experts say.

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Obama 'pardons' one last turkey ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama pardoned his last turkey as U.S. president on Wednesday, but his daughters should beware: he plans to continue the tradition as a private citizen.

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Powerball players eye $359 million prize

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. Powerball jackpot of $359 million awaits players ahead of Wednesday's drawing as the windfall continues to grow amid weeks of contests where no one took home the...

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Vienna Zoo twin panda cubs named Fu Feng and Fu Ban at ceremony

VIENNA (Reuters) - Twin panda cubs born at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo last summer were officially named Fu Feng and Fu Ban at a ceremony on Wednesday - although they were still too small to be there...

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In Polish mountains, charcoal burners try to keep fire alight

BALIGROD, Poland (Reuters) - In a Polish mountain forest, Zygmunt Furdygiel spends four hours loading logs of beech wood into a large furnace, then lights up the pile and leaves the wood to burn.

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Egypt unearths city and cemetery over 7,000 years old

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday.

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Ancient 'thinking person' statuette unearthed in Israel

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A team of Israeli archaeologists and high school students have unearthed a 3,800-year-old pottery jug bearing a statuette of a person who appears deep in thought, sitting with...

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Mariachis parade in Mexico to celebrate patron saint of musicians

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of mariachi folk musicians filled the streets of Mexico City on Tuesday to celebrate and serenade the feast day of Cecilia, the patron saint of music.

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Beirut skyline captures religious rivalry and harmony

BEIRUT (Reuters) - In Beirut's rapidly evolving skyline, a newly built cathedral bell tower has risen next to the soaring minarets of a landmark mosque, symbolizing both religious coexistence and...

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Britain's Duchess Kate gives London dinosaur a royal send-off

LONDON (Reuters) - The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton visited Britain's Natural History Museum on Tuesday ahead of a nationwide educational tour by its best-known exhibit, Dippy the diplodocus.

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Tokyo holds its first fashion show for Muslim women

TOKYO (Reuters) - Models wearing an array of colorful hijabs walked down a Tokyo catwalk on Tuesday in what organizers said was the first such fashion show for Muslim women in Japan.

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The art of becoming Santa

MIDLAND, MICHIGAN (Reuters) - Randy Schneider has considered himself a professional Santa since 1999 when he found himself at a JCPenney store buying a beard and boots.

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Paris' Champs-Elysees lit up with Christmas sparkle

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris' Champs-Elysees avenue was lit up with Christmas sparkle on Monday to welcome in the festive period in the French capital.

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Q&A: Life lessons from the luxury-brand world

NEW YORK (REUTERS) - When one of your first jobs involves filing insurance paperwork for pocket change at your dad's office, it's easy to see how you would yearn later on for something more glamorous.

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Mexican wrestling fans demand blood in extreme 'Lucha Libre'

NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico (Reuters) - It is almost nine o'clock at night and fans are anxious in Mexico's Neza Arena, an old and dingy building in one of the most crime-ridden suburbs of Mexico City.

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With customized Fiat, Polish priest offers spiritual emergency service

BOLESLAWOW, Poland (Reuters) - In his small black Fiat 126 equipped with a blinking roof light shaped like a priest's bireta cap, Father Krzysztof Kauf zaps down the winding mountain road to answer...

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Dutch hope Indonesia will help solve mystery of missing WWII battleships

AMSTERDAM/JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Dutch prime minister on Friday called the disappearance of the wreckage of several allied warships dating back to the 1942 Battle of the Java Sea "unacceptable" and...

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Buckingham Palace gets funds for urgent overhaul

LONDON (Reuters) - Buckingham Palace, one of Britain's best known landmarks and home to Queen Elizabeth, will undergo a decade-long overhaul costing 369 million pounds ($457 million) after the...

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Skydiving magic, bungee dunk for Guinness World Records day

LONDON (Reuters) - From the highest dunk of a biscuit into a cup of tea by a bungee jumper to the most magic tricks performed during a skydive, the adventurous and imaginative are marking Guinness...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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Monroe's dress from JFK birthday sells for $4.8 million at auction

(Reuters) - The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala was sold on Thursday for $4.8 million at an...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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Monroe's dress from JFK birthday sells for $4.8 million at auction

(Reuters) - The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala was sold on Thursday for $4.8 million at an...

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Germany buys California house built by writer Thomas Mann

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has purchased the California home that once belonged to Nobel Prize-wining author Thomas Mann for $13.25 million and plans to preserve the historic property, the real...

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U.S. Powerball lottery jumps to 15th largest at $320 million

(Reuters) - The U.S. Powerball jackpot swelled to $320 million on Thursday, the 15th largest prize in the history of the multistate drawing that will pick another winning number on Saturday night,...

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Newly engaged Ricky Martin off to Vegas for concert residency

(Reuters) - Latin superstar Ricky Martin is settling down with plans for marriage and a Las Vegas residency.

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Newly engaged Ricky Martin off to Vegas for concert residency

(Reuters) - Latin superstar Ricky Martin is settling down with plans for marriage and a Las Vegas residency.

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Newly engaged Ricky Martin off to Vegas for concert residency

(Reuters) - Latin superstar Ricky Martin is settling down with plans for marriage and a Las Vegas residency.

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NBA star LeBron James giving $2.5 million to Muhammad Ali exhibit

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James is donating $2.5 million to support a Muhammad Ali exhibit at the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., the basketball...

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Centuries-old Ten Commandments tablet goes under hammer for $850,000

DALLAS (Reuters) - A 1,500-year-old stone tablet with the earliest known chiseled inscription of the Ten Commandments was sold at a U.S. auction on Wednesday for $850,000.

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Leonardo DiCaprio lunches in Edinburgh to support the homeless

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Oscar winner and Hollywood heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio visited a cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday to raise awareness of the plight of homelessness.

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of...

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Centuries-old Ten Commandments tablet goes under hammer for $850,000

DALLAS (Reuters) - A 1,500-year-old stone tablet with the earliest known chiseled inscription of the Ten Commandments was sold at a U.S. auction on Wednesday for $850,000.

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Underground ocean found on Pluto, likely slushy with ice

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found evidence that tiny, distant Pluto harbors a hidden ocean beneath the frozen surface of its heart-shaped central plain containing as much water as all of...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Miss Universe pageant to be held in Manila in January

MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials and organizers of the Miss Universe 2016 competition confirmed on Wednesday the next pageant will be held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in...

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Anglo-Saxon coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians

NORTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - A rare discovery of 81 Anglo-Saxon coffins made from the hollowed-out trunks of oak trees may provide new insights into how people lived in the early days of...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Anglo-Saxon coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians

NORTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - A rare discovery of 81 Anglo-Saxon coffins made from the hollowed-out trunks of oak trees may provide new insights into how people lived in the early days of...

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Swedish Academy says Bob Dylan won't attend Nobel prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature last month, has decided not to attend the award ceremony in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy...

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Nimrud's broken glory lies in dust after Islamic State rampage

NIMRUD, Iraq (Reuters) - In a field outside an ancient palace in the Assyrian city of Nimrud, shattered remains of intricate carvings lie broken in the dust.

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Rome shows off restored Circus Maximus

ROME (Reuters) - Rome unveiled a restored archaeological site at the Circus Maximus on Wednesday, showing off the spruced-up ruins of one of the ancient world's biggest public entertainment venues.

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Pink diamond nets $18 million in 'healthy' market: Christie's

GENEVA (Reuters) - A pear-shaped pink diamond sold for 18.127 million Swiss francs ($18.11 million) on Tuesday to an Asian collector bidding by telephone at an auction marked by "healthy prices",...

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Pink diamond nets $18 million in 'healthy' market: Christie's

GENEVA (Reuters) - A pear-shaped pink diamond sold for 18.127 million Swiss francs ($18.11 million) on Tuesday to an Asian collector bidding by telephone at an auction marked by "healthy prices",...

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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'Post-truth' beats 'Brexiteer' to title of word of the year 2016

LONDON (Reuters) - "Post-truth" was proclaimed international word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries on Wednesday after beating off "alt-right" and "Brexiteer", a choice the publisher said reflected...

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Transforming traditional flowery Roma patterns into bold, modern prints, designer Erika Varga aims to use fashion to increase acceptance of the Roma minority in Hungarian society.

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Top Swedish union launches 'mansplaining' hotline for workers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of Sweden's largest trade unions has launched a hotline for workers to complain about "mansplaining" - men explaining condescendingly to women - in a one-week initiative to...

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Top Swedish union launches 'mansplaining' hotline for workers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of Sweden's largest trade unions has launched a hotline for workers to complain about "mansplaining" - men explaining condescendingly to women - in a one-week initiative to...

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Top Swedish union launches 'mansplaining' hotline for workers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of Sweden's largest trade unions has launched a hotline for workers to complain about "mansplaining" - men explaining condescendingly to women - in a one-week initiative to...

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Top Swedish union launches 'mansplaining' hotline for workers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of Sweden's largest trade unions has launched a hotline for workers to complain about "mansplaining" - men explaining condescendingly to women - in a one-week initiative to...

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Top Swedish union launches 'mansplaining' hotline for workers

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of Sweden's largest trade unions has launched a hotline for workers to complain about "mansplaining" - men explaining condescendingly to women - in a one-week initiative to...

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Supermoon delights world's star gazers in full moon, eclipse combination

SYDNEY (Reuters) - From Beijing to Berlin, star gazers around the world admired the supermoon - the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades - as it made its way across the skies on...

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Aerosmith to say 'Aero-Vederci' with 2017 European tour

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. rockers Aerosmith, together for some 45 years, will embark on a "farewell" European tour next year, the group said on Monday, kicking off the series of shows in Israel.

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French foie gras makers worry as bird flu spreads in Europe

PARIS (Reuters) - New outbreaks in Europe of a severe strain of bird flu pose a fresh worry for French foie gras producers, already reeling from lost sales last year when the virus emerged in...

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Drones fly over ancient Nimrud to help secure Assyrian ruins

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers began painstaking work on Monday to secure the remains of the 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud, a day after driving out Islamic State militants who overran and...

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Oscar winner Ennio Morricone honors homeless at Vatican concert

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Homeless people were the guests of honor on Saturday night at a special benefit concert in the Vatican conducted by Oscar winning composer Ennio Morricone.

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Venetians pack their bags as tourism takes its toll

VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Dozens of Venetians waved maroon and yellow flags and carried empty suitcases on Saturday during a symbolic demonstration to highlight an exodus of residents from the lagoon...

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Vintage biplanes attempt Greece-South Africa imperial route

ATHENS (Reuters) - Twelve vintage biplanes from the 1920s and 1930s set off from the Greek island of Crete on Saturday bound for South Africa for a 12,800-kilometre (8,000-mile) race never attempted...

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Bowie artworks fetch $30 million in first round of auction

LONDON (Reuters) - A first auction of items from late rock star David Bowie's private art collection has fetched more than $30 million, with some going far above their estimated prices.

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Stella McCartney inspired by Dad for debut men's fashion line

LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion designer Stella McCartney drew inspiration from her Beatle father Paul when creating her first menswear collection, unveiling both relaxed and tailored looks for the male...

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Eastern Serbia's bungalow cemeteries

SMOLJINAC, Serbia (Reuters) - From a distance, the cemetery in the eastern Serbian village of Smoljinac looks like a residential neighborhood eerily placed among graves.

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Madame Tussauds London gets to work on new Trump wax figure

LONDON (Reuters) - A new addition will soon be coming to Madame Tussauds, London's famed wax museum, which on Thursday showed some of the behind-the-scenes work on making a replica figure of U.S....

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'Mud Dragon' fossil shows dinosaurs thrived on eve of destruction

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a humid, tropical jungle in southern China eons ago, a remarkably bird-like dinosaur with wing-like arms, a toothless beak and a dome-shaped crest atop its head became...

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Slovak brothers win burial competition with fastest, neatest grave

TRENCIN, Slovakia (Reuters) - Two brothers from Slovakia won a grave-digging competition at an international exhibition of funeral, burial and cremation services on Thursday.

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Digging in the city - urban Swedes get back to their roots

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - They are doing it on the rooftops, on tower block balconies and even on a disused railway: Swedes have discovered a passion for urban gardening as a way of growing fresh food...

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Melania's Slovenian hometown eyes Trump win as boon for tourism

SEVNICA, Slovenia (Reuters) - The small Slovenian town of Sevnica, Melania Trump's birthplace, savored her husband's shock win in the U.S. election as a likely boon for tourism on Wednesday, while a...

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Paralyzed monkeys walk again with wireless 'brain-spine interface'

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Swiss scientists have helped monkeys with spinal cord injuries regain control of non-functioning limbs in research which might one day lead to paralyzed people being able to...

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Some Americans look to Canada, NZ as Trump surges to victory

TORONTO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Canada's main immigration website appeared to crash and New Zealand reported increased traffic to its website for residency visas from U.S. nationals in the hours...

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Tobler-moan: UK fans bare sweet teeth over scaled-down chocolate bar

ZURICH (Reuters) - British fans of Toblerone chocolate bars have bared their sweet teeth over a cost-cutting move to space out the distinctive jagged peaks on versions of the Swiss treat sold in the...

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth unveils new portrait of herself

(Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth unveiled a new portrait of herself on Tuesday in London, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson.

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Forget glamor, model Lily Cole wants tech for good to encourage women, girls

LISBON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a British supermodel and actress, Lily Cole has lived a life of glamor, but it is her new role as a social entrepreneur using technology to do good that she...

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Touring 'Star Wars Identities' exhibition comes to London

LONDON (Reuters) - The "Star Wars" universe comes to London this month as part of a touring exhibition where fans of the hugely successful sci-fi saga can get up close with the franchise's famous...

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Greek, Turkish Cypriots open restored monastery as leaders meet in Switzerland

APOSTOLOS ANDREAS, Cyprus (Reuters) - Cypriot Greek and Turkish communities on Monday opened the newly restored Apostolos Andreas monastery - a jointly funded project - as the island's two leaders...

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Booker finalist Thien wins top Canada fiction prize

TORONTO (Reuters) - Man Booker Prize finalist Madeleine Thien on Monday won Canada's Giller Prize, the country's richest fiction award, for "Do Not Say We Have Nothing", about a young woman's flight...

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Trump dolls on sale in Moscow ahead of U.S. election

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Owners of a souvenir store in central Moscow say traditional Russian matryoshka dolls with portraits of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are gaining popularity among...

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Indonesian president's call for calm makes fashion statement

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for calm after a violent protest by hardline Muslims last week, yet it was his khaki bomber jacket that excited social media and triggered...

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Keeping an Italian medieval village alive

SANTO STEFANO DI SESSANIO, Italy (Reuters) - Within the stone walls of the medieval village of Santo Stefano di Sessanio, narrow lanes weave through stone arches, cobbled piazzas and overhanging...

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Beer experts gather in Brussels to pick best brews

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - With more than 1,000 brews from around the world on tap, international beer experts have gathered in Brussels for a three-day tasting contest.

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Vatican condemns Catholic radio that said quakes were God's wrath for gay law

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Friday condemned a right-wing Catholic radio station that said a series of earthquakes that hit Italy in the past three months was "God's punishment" for the...

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