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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