Wines hidden in Czech castle offer rare taste of 19th century

BECOV NAD TEPLOU, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Proving the adage 'well worth the wait', experts enjoyed a rare taste of fine wines from the 19th century, discovered under the floorboards of a Czech...

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Europe's neutral anomaly fetes 200 years beyond borders

KELMIS, Belgium (Reuters) - A small town in Belgium that spent a century living outside the map of Europe's great power system celebrates the 200th anniversary of the quirky autonomy it secured in...

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Famed Italian photographer Berengo Gardin looks back on his changing world

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's most famous photo reporter, Gianni Berengo Gardin, has spent more than half a century documenting a disappearing world and now recognizes that even his own profession is...

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Cold comfort: Korean convenience store launches hangover cure ice cream

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Koreans, Asia's biggest per capita alcohol consumers, can now soothe themselves after a big night out with hangover-fighting ice cream.

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Beyonce's Ivy Park apparel has 'rigorous ethical' program, retailer says

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ivy Park, the sportswear brand that is a joint venture between singer Beyonce and Topshop tycoon Philip Green, has defended itself against a Sun newspaper report...

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7-Eleven worker becomes first woman to climb Everest seven times

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 42-year-old woman born in Nepal climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time on Friday, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain by any...

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Apple unveils new store design in San Francisco

(Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled a new vision for its hugely successful retail stores on Thursday, aiming to give shoppers the experience of setting foot in the headquarters of the company credited...

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