Therapy dogs help New York immigrant kids clear reading hurdles

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Izzy rested his chin on the knee of third grader Aelane Vasquez at Public School 57 in the Spanish Harlem section of New York City on Monday and hung on every word she easily...

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On Indian building site, parents tether toddler to rock while they work

AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Fifteen month-old Shivani tugs at a plastic tape her mother has wrapped around her leg and tied to a rock at a building site in western India.

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Divers find ancient Roman cargo from 1,600-yr old shipwreck in Israel

CAESAREA, Israel (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Israel have recovered bronze statues and thousands of coins from a merchant ship that sank off the Mediterranean coast some 1,600 years ago during the...

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British royals launch campaign to tackle stigma of mental health

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry urged Britons on Monday to ditch their prejudices about mental health in what is being billed as the biggest joint project the three...

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Samba, colorful floats at Berlin Carnival of Cultures parade

BERLIN (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of revelers defied wind and rain to attend Berlin's annual Carnival of Cultures street parade at the weekend, lining the streets of the German capital to watch...

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Museum shines rare spotlight on China's Cultural Revolution

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Tucked away in southwestern China's Sichuan province, a private collector stands virtually alone in exhibiting relics from the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution.

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Push-ups a push-over as Chinese policeman sets planking world record

BEIJING (Reuters) - With barely a flicker of concern, Chinese policeman Mao Weidong celebrated with push-ups after setting a new Guinness World Record for planking for eight hours, one minute and one...

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