Today: May 16, 2024
Today: May 16, 2024

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Portraits of British royals from last 100 years on show in new London exhibit

From Andy Warhol's colourful depiction of Queen Elizabeth II to Cecil Beaton's pictures of her sister Princess Margaret, a new exhibition looks at portrait photography of Britain's

Portraits of British royals from last 100 years on show in new London exhibit

The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martinez stands over an insanely hot grill at the first Mexican taco stand to get a coveted star

The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat

At Cannes, French #MeToo director hopes film will open dialogue

French director Judith Godreche praised the Cannes Film Festival for welcoming her and cast members of her movie about the #MeToo movement on the red carpet on

At Cannes, French #MeToo director hopes film will open dialogue

Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for 'Back to Black'

There’s no point asking Marisa Abela to sing Amy Winehouse songs at karaoke

Chasing Amy: How Marisa Abela became Amy Winehouse for 'Back to Black'

Rock band Cage the Elephant emerge from loss and hospitalization with new album 'Neon Pill'

To say Cage the Elephant’s latest album had a turbulent birth would be an understatement

Rock band Cage the Elephant emerge from loss and hospitalization with new album 'Neon Pill'

How the manosphere found its way into the Black community

The Black hosts of the ‘Fresh & Fit’ podcast speak in the parlance of social justice movements, but apply it, in a twisted way, to justify misogyny.

How the manosphere found its way into the Black community

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

A Minute With: producer Mike Gunton on working with naturalist David Attenborough 

Veteran British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough turns 98 on May 8, but according to his longtime collaborator Mike Gunton, he has no plans to retire.

A Minute With: producer Mike Gunton on working with naturalist David Attenborough 

Let in our flag, EU encourages Eurovision after ban 'mistake'

The Eurovision Song Contest's ban of the European Union flag was a "completely regrettable" mistake that should be rectified next year, the European Commission said on Monday.

Let in our flag, EU encourages Eurovision after ban 'mistake'

New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope

Maximilian Fischer, 20, is one of the new recruits to an institution that has been protecting popes since the 16th century - the Swiss Guard.

New members of elite Swiss Guard sworn in to protect the pope

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

By Alasdair Pal and Kirsty Needham (Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the

Former Fiji PM Bainimarama sentenced to year in jail

There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred

Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in U.S. dairy cows

There's bird flu in US dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren't deterred

Texas enters peak season for power output and emissions: Maguire

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado (Reuters) -The four-month window from May through August marks the high point for power generation and demand in the state of Texas, the largest U.S. user of

Texas enters peak season for power output and emissions: Maguire

Israeli gov't gets new May 16 deadline in ultra-Orthodox conscription feud

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured another reprieve in a long-running Israeli dispute over exemptions of ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, with the Supreme Court

Israeli gov't gets new May 16 deadline in ultra-Orthodox conscription feud

EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers

The European Union will extend subsidy allowances by six months until the end of 2024 to support the region's agricultural sector following protests from farmers seeking better

EU extends subsidy allowances to end-2024 to help farmers

Palestinian security force kills Islamic Jihad gunman in rare internal clash

Palestinian security officers killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rare intra-Palestinian clash whose circumstances were disputed and which the

Palestinian security force kills Islamic Jihad gunman in rare internal clash

Israeli private eye arrested in London over alleged hacking for US firm

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States was arrested in London over allegations that he carried out a cyberespionage campaign on behalf of an

Israeli private eye arrested in London over alleged hacking for US firm

Top US Treasury official to travel to Singapore, Malaysia to discuss sanctions

The U.S.

Top US Treasury official to travel to Singapore, Malaysia to discuss sanctions

US SEC charges auditor BF Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media, with fraud

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Auditor BF Borgers and its owner Benjamin Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media , were charged by the U.S.

US SEC charges auditor BF Borgers, whose clients include Trump Media, with fraud

Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia, which has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended

Houthis offer education to students suspended in US protest crackdown

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge

An upcoming shareholder vote at Denny’s Corp could pressure the company to set targets for reducing its use of pork from suppliers that keep pregnant pigs in tight

Denny's faces proxy vote over pig gestation crate pledge

Mladic defence seeks his release to Serbia on health grounds

Defence lawyers for Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the bloody 1992-95 war in Bosnia, are seeking his urgent release to Serbia

Mladic defence seeks his release to Serbia on health grounds

China's Nio turns to rival BYD to power new EV brand, sources say

China electric vehicle maker Nio has struck a deal with larger rival BYD to source batteries for an EV brand priced at a lower range that aims to compete with Tesla, three sources

China's Nio turns to rival BYD to power new EV brand, sources say

How Modi's BJP plans to win a supermajority in India's election

(Refiles to correct spelling of Thiruvananthapuram in dateline and Himachal Pradesh in paragraph 28.)

How Modi's BJP plans to win a supermajority in India's election

Taliban say order restored after Afghan opium poppy protests

The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they have quelled protests in a northern province over security forces' attempts to eradicate opium poppy cultivation which generates income for

Taliban say order restored after Afghan opium poppy protests
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