Iceland's tourism boom fuels recovery, lays bare locals' plight

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) - On a recent weeknight Iceland's top tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, is packed with visitors wearing mud masks and quaffing local beer, contributing...

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Mickey takes on the locals with Disney's $5.5 billion Shanghai bet

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - As the opening of the $5.5 billion Shanghai Disneyland draws near, Walt Disney Co has a challenge. The hold of rival Asian characters such as China’s homegrown Boonie Bears or...

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Same-sex kiss removed from Les Miserables musical in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore organizers of the musical "Les Miserables" have cut a scene in which two male actors kiss after complaints from the public in the conservative city state where sex...

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Gladiators fight again in ancient Roman settlement in Austria

VIENNA (Reuters) - Gladiators reenacted fights in the amphitheatre of the ancient Roman city of Carnuntum whose archaeological remains stretch over 10 square kilometers (3.86 square miles) in eastern...

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Organizers of Burning Man festival pony up for ranch in Nevada

(Reuters) - Organizers of Burning Man, an annual counter-culture festival that climaxes with the burning of a wooden effigy in the Nevada desert, has bought a ranch in the southwestern state to run...

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College dorms a new front in U.S. battle over transgender rights

BOSTON (Reuters) - As lawmakers across the United States battle over whether to allow transgender Americans to use public restrooms that match their gender identities, universities are scrambling to...

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World leaders, celebrities to pay final tribute to Muhammad Ali

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - World leaders, celebrities, boxing fans and people who admired Muhammad Ali as a man will gather on Friday in his Kentucky hometown for one last goodbye to a towering...

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