Beyonce jumps into athleisure market with Ivy Park clothing line

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recording star Beyonce launched a women's fitness clothing line on Thursday featuring bodysuits, leggings and headbands, named in part for her 4-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.

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German train operator: women-only compartments not reaction to New Year attacks

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A German railway company which has introduced women-only compartments on one line said on Thursday the move was not a reaction to the New Year sex attacks in...

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Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid dies suddenly at 65

LONDON (Reuters) - Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, whose fluid, futuristic designs were used in buildings across the world to widespread acclaim, has died of a heart attack at the age of 65, her...

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Palmyra's dynamited temple can be restored, de-miners use robots

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Palmyra's renowned Temple of Bel, blown up by Islamic State last year, is not beyond repair but the full extent of damage in the ancient city could take weeks to establish...

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Vatican investigates claim hospital funds used to refurbish cardinal's flat

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday it is investigating two former officials over claims money meant for a children's hospital was used to refurbish a cardinal's luxury...

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Visits to Berlin's Islamic Museum restore pride in Syrian refugees

BERLIN (Reuters) - Arabic-language guide Razan Nassreddine says Syrian refugees visiting Berlin's Museum of Islamic Art often ask her how and when the artifacts clearly marked as stemming from their...

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Could this megacopter carry people?

Students who have a remote-controlled multicopter drone that set a Guinness World Record for the heaviest payload ever lifted by such a vehicle say they hope to get permission to fly a person in its...

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