Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Austrian blacksmiths produce armor for Vatican's Swiss Guards

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian blacksmiths who produce ceremonial suits of armor for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are close to the end of their current deal to do so, and say supplying the suits will not...

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Monday, April 3, 2017

Food and Wine magazine picks most promising U.S. chefs in 2017

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some of the most promising U.S. chefs are serving their food in elaborate formats, suggesting multi-course tasting menus might be enjoying a revival, according to Food and Wine...

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Inventor hopes eTrike will succeed where uncle's Sinclair failed

CHEPSTOW, WALES (Reuters) - More than 30 years after his uncle spectacularly failed to get Britain moving in battery-powered tricycles, inventor Grant Sinclair is optimistic his updated version of...

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Babies cry more in UK, Canada and Italy, less in Germany, study finds

LONDON (Reuters) - Babies cry more in Britain, Canada, Italy and Netherlands than in other countries, while newborns in Denmark, Germany and Japan cry and fuss the least, researchers said on Monday.

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Warhol 'Mao' painting sold for $12.6 million in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong has sold for $12.6 million at a Hong Kong auction, less than the $15 million it was expected to fetch.

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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Prized 1804 U.S. dollar sells for $3.3 million at auction

(Reuters) - An 1804 U.S. silver dollar sold for $3.3 million in one of a series of auctions that brought in a record total of more than $100 million for a renowned private coin collection, organizers...

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