Security concerns fail to quell cheers at German Wagner fest

BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - Security concerns after killings in Germany, coupled with Islamic elements in a new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal", created a nervous opening for the...

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Ai Weiwei puts himself back in a jail cell in new Spanish show

CUENCA, Spain (Reuters) - Artist Ai Weiwei has reproduced scenes of his incarceration for a new art installation, a series of almost life-size dioramas - encased in steel boxes - showing his life in...

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A champion is named at the Quidditch World Cup

To some it may be an imagined sport, but for the players at the Quidditch World Cup on July 24, the competition was very real.

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Dramatic footage shows tiger attacking woman in Beijing wildlife park

China's state television CCTV broadcast footage showing a tiger attacking a woman at a Beijing wildlife park on Saturday (July 23), in an incident that left one dead and one injured.

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Japanese fantasy world fever grips young Cubans

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba may be one of the world's least connected countries but that is not stopping the Japanese subculture of animated movies, manga comics and video games from spreading feverishly...

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Prince Harry regrets not talking sooner about Diana's death

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry has spoken about how he regrets not talking sooner about the impact of the death of his mother, Princess Diana.

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Russian balloonist sets world record for circumnavigation

(Reuters) - Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has landed safely in a field on a private property in West Australia after setting a world record for circumnavigating the world solo in a hot air...

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