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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The loyal and dependable Labrador Retriever hung on for the 28th year in a row to the title of America’s most popular dog in 2018, the American Kennel Club said on Wednesday. The top 10 dog … Continue reading Labrador retriever fetches top U.S. dog breed honor for record 28th year
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Since the 1960s, a narrow little New York shop has specialized in solving the fashion crises of customers who are desperate to find just the right button, a list that includes a U.S. first lady, a … Continue reading ‘Found it!’ New York button shop saves the day
A gallery assistant poses beside a fresco during the reopening of The Painted Hall, Old Royal Navy College in London, Britain, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez LONDON (Reuters) – An elaborate London hall, dubbed by some as the “Sistine Chapel … Continue reading ‘Sistine Chapel of the UK’ re-opens in London after renovation
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Collectors from America and Europe are scouring Cape Town’s booming art scene in search of deals as diverse as an expressive oil painting by South Africa’s Irma Stern or a sculpture assembled from bottle caps by … Continue reading Foreign buyers flock to Cape Town’s booming art scene
FILE PHOTO: A figure representing painter Frida Kahlo is seen at a Fallas monument at the start of the Fallas festival, which will end with the burning of 382 monuments in the early morning hours of March 20, in Valencia, … Continue reading Dragons, politicians go up in flames in Spain’s fiery festival
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge receive flowers during a visit to open Bush House at King’s College London, in London, Britain March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, … Continue reading Queen, Duchess of Cambridge encounter robotic arm at London’s King’s College
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Fascination, pride and the best soap opera in the world have many Americans eagerly awaiting the impending birth of Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s first child. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry (R) arrives … Continue reading American fans eagerly expect Meghan and Harry’s baby
Britain’s largest bronze sculpture, “Messenger” is driven to Plymouth Theatre Royal through the city centre in Plymouth, Britain, March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls PLYMOUTH, England (Reuters) – Britain’s largest bronze sculpture – a giant figure of a crouching woman – … Continue reading Britain’s biggest bronze statue crosses land and sea to reach new home
(Reuters) – On the first leg of his Caribbean tour, Britain’s Prince Charles touted a “vital blue economy,” built on sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, as part of the solution to climate change, noting that rising sea … Continue reading In St. Lucia, Britain’s Prince Charles touts ‘blue economy’
BERLIN (Reuters) – A polar bear cub took its first hesitant steps outside its enclosure at the Tierpark Berlin zoo on Friday, stumbling awkwardly into a rock-lined pool under the watchful gaze of her mother, nine-year-old Tonja. The bear was … Continue reading Polar bear cub makes Berlin zoo debut
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Some artists draw with their left hand and some with their right, but Dutch artist Rajacenna van Dam manages photo-like accuracy drawing with both simultaneously. “I can go faster and it’s also less boring,” she says of … Continue reading Double Dutch: Artist draws with both hands at once
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Damkerng Mungthanya is a 26-year-old Thai who wakes up at 5 each morning for his mother to walk him to a train station for the commute into downtown Bangkok, where a student accompanies him to the high … Continue reading ‘Ice is nice’: Blind Thai teacher wins royal recognition
