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Laughter in dark places at most international Edinburgh Festival yet
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest celebration of the performing arts begins on Friday in Edinburgh, with its most international line-up yet grappling with issues every bit as weighty…
Boy, 6, wears special shirt to fight bullying at school: 'I will be your friend'
[ad_1] One young boy in Georgia plans to make a special fashion statement for the first day of a new school year, rocking a bright orange T-shirt with the text “I will be your friend” to battle school…
Readers line up for copy of British Vogue edited by UK's Duchess Meghan
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Royal-loving readers queued up on Friday to buy the new edition of the British Vogue magazine which was guest edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britai…
Italian officials ban McDonald's near ancient Roman monument
[ad_1] Italian officials have barred McDonald’s from building a restaurant near an ancient site in Rome, with some believing it would be disrespectful to serve burgers so close to archaeological…
In Belgium, horses pull shrimp nets in tradition unchanged for 600 years
[ad_1] Belgian shrimp fishermen ride their horses in the sea in the coastal town of Oostduinkerke, Belgium July 29, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In the small western Belgian fi…
Massive sturgeon becomes urban legend in Minnesota
[ad_1] A massive fish has just become Minnesota’s newest urban legend. After two boys briefly lassoed the monster, the population of Edina has been on the lookout for the monster. Some want to catch i…
Chains, shackles and auction documents: remnants of the Africa to North America slave trade
[ad_1] (Reuters) – In late August 1619, a ship carrying “20 and odd” African men and women docked at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Their arrival, 400 years ago next mo…