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› Beloved princes: Boys become Buddhist novices in Thailand
MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) - Golden umbrellas draped in beads and flowers provide shade for boys as young as seven riding on their fathers' shoulders in a procession through the mountain town... |
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› China's Lisu aim to save crossbow culture
LUSHUI, China (Reuters) - Deep inside mountains along the China-Myanmar border, a 26-year-old ethnic Lisu villager, surnamed Zhang, sharpens his crossbow arrows to prepare for a hunt. |
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› Modigliani's largest nude to go under hammer, seen at $150 million
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A painting of a reclining nude by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani is set to go under the hammer in New York on May 14 with a record sale estimate of $150 million, auction house... |
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› It's a boy: 'Very excited' Prince William takes Kate home after birth of prince
LONDON (Reuters) - Kate, wife of Prince William, smiled and waved as she left hospital on Monday after giving birth to a boy who is now fifth in line to the British throne. |
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› All dolled up for Britain's royal wedding
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Like many Americans, Shirley Lee fell in love with Meghan Markle and Britain's Prince Harry the day they announced their engagement last November. |
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› Gospel choir to sing at wedding of UK Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
LONDON (Reuters) - A Christian gospel choir and a teenage cellist will provide some of the music at the wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and his American fiancee Meghan Markle next month, Kensington... |
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› Iraqi shrine tablets offer blessings, cures and a living
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - For pilgrims, the clay tablets from Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim Kerbala shrine are a blessing, an aid to prayer, even a cure for sickness. For local families, the are all that,... |
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› Fashion and the environment, an uncomfortable fit for McCartney
LONDON (Reuters) - The booming fashion industry is medieval in its approach to manufacturing and needs to modernize in order to radically cut the damage it is doing to the environment, British... |
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› Igor the Siberian tiger gets stem-cell hip treatment in Hungary
SZEGED, Hungary (Reuters) - Igor, a Siberian tiger in a Hungarian zoo, received stem-cell joint treatment on Wednesday which doctors hoped would help heal its hip and allow it to live happily, on... |
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› Shadow-boxing tough guy should protect home-alone Japanese women
TOKYO (Reuters) - Behind the apartment's curtain, a tough guy is boxing, throwing left and right hooks and jabs, and lunging forward, enough to make any passing criminal think twice before breaking... |
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