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January 26, 2020
Swiss skier Yule takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 3rd win in 2020
Daniel Yule ended a 52-year wait for a Swiss slalom victory at Austria’s most prestigious ski racing event on Sunday.
January 23, 2020
AP Photos: Czech dog sled race goes off despite lack of snow
A traditional five-day dog sled race in the Czech Republic has gone ahead despite a lack of snow. Organizers said they had ...
January 21, 2020
Death toll up to 10 in Ethiopia platform collapse; 250 hurt
Regional officials in Ethiopia on Tuesday confirmed 10 deaths and 250 people injured after a wooden platform collapsed during ...
January 06, 2020
Seeking the cross: Icy dips mark the feast of Epiphany
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into the icy waters of rivers and lakes across Bulgaria on Monday to ...
December 30, 2019
Taiwan president: Island's democracy under threat from China
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Sunday that the self-governing island's democracy remains under direct threat from ...
December 18, 2019
Puerto Rico to approve cockfighting, defy federal ban
Puerto Rico will defy the U.S. government and approve a law to keep cockfighting alive in a bid to protect a 400-year-old ...
December 14, 2019
Israel welcomes Belgian parade's removal from UNESCO list
Israel on Saturday welcomed a decision by the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency to drop a famous Belgian ...
December 13, 2019
New Zealand recovers 6 bodies from toxic volcanic island
As grieving families sang traditional Maori songs, New Zealand military specialists wearing protective gear landed on a small ...
December 08, 2019
Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
Floated along by barge , one of the 10-ton barriers designed to relieve Venice’s perennial flooding looks like a giant ...
December 05, 2019
Shinto festival carries on centuries-old tradition in Japan
As fireworks light up the winter night, scores of men, women and teenagers crying “washoi, washoi” haul the last of six ...
December 01, 2019
Belgian Carnival town renounces UNESCO title over racism row
The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst wants to renounce its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick ...
November 29, 2019
Black Friday frenzy goes global - and not everyone’s happy
People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa - but they do shop on Black Friday. The U.S.
November 16, 2019
Young Venetians volunteer after flood of their lifetimes
As soon as waters receded from this week’s devastating flood, about 50 young Venetians wearing rubber boots and gripped by ...
November 15, 2019
Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability
The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise. That reality became ...
November 15, 2019
Historic flooding highlights Venice’s vulnerability
The historic lagoon city of Venice exists on the edge of a double threat: As it sinks, the seas rise. That reality became ...
November 13, 2019
Maybe banking culture doesn’t always make people dishonest
Scientists say they were unable to confirm a highly publicized 2014 study that suggested banking culture can promote ...
November 12, 2019
Paella for one: Barcelona dazzles when you're traveling solo
They were on girls' trips, guys' trips, family vacations and honeymoons. They were on the train, sharing massive platters of ...
October 31, 2019
Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle
A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, ...
October 28, 2019
Cannavaro's China future in doubt after notice
Fabio Cannavaro's future as coach of Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande is in doubt after the team ordered the 2006 World Cup ...
October 25, 2019
Australia's iconic rock Uluru scaled by final climbers
Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday when high ...
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