Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Disabled Afghan girl painter dreams of international fame

Like many other young artists her age, 16-year-old Robaba Mohammadi dreams of holding international art exhibitions.

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Monday, August 22, 2016

Yugos, Corvairs and Vegas: the Cream of the Clunkers at the Concours d’Lemons

SEASIDE, Calif. -- David Swan nicknamed his car Wilma, after Fred Flintstone's wife.

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Japanese monks take part in 'most handsome monk' contest

Japanese monks competed based on their inner beauty at a funeral expo to compete in the second annual "Most Handsome Monk Contest" on Monday (August 22).

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Jordanians lather up as Turkish baths become more popular

In an ornately decorated steam-filled room in Amman, a group of men are getting scrubbed, washed and massaged.

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Ark-shaped museum to show evolutionary crossroads in Israel

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Legions of insects, sea creatures and ancient fossils are lining up in a new museum shaped liked a giant Noah's Ark, telling the story of a crucial evolutionary byway across...

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Berlin Wall chunk, Ronald Reagan's cowboy boots to be auctioned

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A chunk of the Berlin Wall and a pair of cowboy boots that belonged to late U.S. President Ronald Reagan will be auctioned in September as part of the private collection of...

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Thousands flock to Mexico City streets for Pokemon Go

Mexico City, Mexico, August 21, 2016 - - Thousands gathered in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park on Sunday (August 21) to play Pokemon Go and celebrate the worldwide app phenomenon.

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