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FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Princess Charlotte poses for a photo taken by her mother, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Kensington Palace, London, Britain in April, to mark her fourth birthday, in this undated handout image released May 1, 2019. The Duchess … Continue reading UK’s Princess Charlotte, four, to join brother George at south London school
(Reuters) – The field of competitors in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee has nearly doubled in recent years, thanks to a program that gives young prodigies an alternative route into an event that has captivated many spell-check-dependent Americans. The … Continue reading National Spelling Bee drops perfection as a prerequisite to entry
Urquhart Castle stands on the banks of Loch Ness near Inverness, Scotland, Britain March 8, 2019. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON (Reuters) – More Britons will opt for staycations this year over heading for trips abroad, a study by Barclays showed on … Continue reading Britons choose staycations in new headache for tour operators: study
Cambodia’s royal oxen eat during a royal ploughing ceremony in Takeo province, Cambodia, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s royal oxen predicted a plentiful harvest of rice, the country’s biggest crop, at an ancient plowing ceremony on … Continue reading Cambodia’s royal oxen predict plentiful rice harvest amid EU tariffs
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Few restaurateurs consider the threat of piracy in their plans but Abdulkadir Mohamed did so for his La Lanterna floating restaurant now moored off Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach. Passengers sit on the lower deck onboard of the … Continue reading Somalis escape to the beach and a new floating restaurant
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth visits a replica of one of the original Sainsbury’s stores in London, Britain May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth popped down to the supermarket on Wednesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of … Continue reading Unexpected monarch in bagging area? Queen Elizabeth pops down to Sainsbury’s
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – When Gaelle Asheri first started playing soccer in the dirt streets near her home in Cameroon’s capital, she was the only girl on the informal neighborhood teams which used stones for goal posts and kept score by … Continue reading Cameroonian girls defy prejudice to pursue soccer dreams
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwanese artist has created giant inflatables of a tank and “tank man” – the lone protester who stood in front of a convoy of tanks on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square – to mark 30 years since China’s … Continue reading Balloon ‘Tank Man’ in Taiwan marks 30 years since Tiananmen crackdown
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – On a studio set in Baghdad, a director watches the star of his TV series hold a knife against the neck of a fellow actor, in a dramatic revival of fortunes for Iraq’s entertainment industry. Iraqi actors … Continue reading Iraq’s racy TV in Ramadan revives an industry – and draws censure
GRIMBERGEN, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years. Norbertine Father Karel tastes a Grimbergen beer, symbolised by a phoenix, in the courtyard … Continue reading Belgian monks resurrect brewery after two century break
TOLLESBURY, England (Reuters) – Final preparations are underway for a 12-meter-long ship to set sail from Canada and attempt the world’s first transatlantic crossing without a crew. The USV Maxlimer, an unmanned surface vessel, is bound for the south coast … Continue reading 12-meter ship aims to be first to cross Atlantic without a crew
SWORD BEACH, France (Reuters) – Leon Gautier landed on Sword Beach in a hail of enemy fire on June 6, 1944, one of the first wave of French commandos to storm the Normandy beachfront defended by Hitler’s troops. Seventy-five years … Continue reading As D-Day landings fade from memory, a veteran grapples with violence of war
