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Arts 23 Mar 2025 | 02:02 AM

London exhibit spotlights Victor Hugo's lesser-known talent - drawing

In London, an exhibition of approximately 70 drawings explores the connection between Victor Hugo's artistic and literary work

World 18 Mar 2025 | 06:23 PM

Mexico City overhauls bullfights in win for animal activists

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City's local congress on Tuesday passed a measure aiming to make bullfights much less harmful to bulls and matadors, a move applauded by animal rights activists but sharply criticized by fans of the centuries-old tradition.

World 26 Dec 2024 | 05:35 PM

Manmohan Singh, India's reluctant prime minister, dies aged 92

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Described as a "reluctant king" in his first stint as prime minister, the soft-spoken Manmohan Singh, who died on Thursday at the age of 92, was arguably one of India's most successful leaders.

World 23 Dec 2024 | 05:01 PM

Feature: Chinese theater troupe breathes new life into French classics

AVIGNON, France, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet French village theater, the soft glow of stage lights fell on a scene that feels both familiar and entirely new. Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris unfolds, not through actors in grand costumes, but through the delicate artistry of Chinese glove puppets.

Arts 7 Dec 2024 | 07:00 AM

What to expect when Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday

The Notre-Dame Cathedral expects to welcome 14 to 15 million visitors every year

World 29 Nov 2024 | 05:09 AM

Factbox-What to expect when Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday

PARIS (Reuters) -Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens on Saturday, Dec. 7, five-and-a-half years after fire destroyed its roof and spire and caused major damage throughout.

Football 26 Mar 2025 | 12:03 AM

Soccer-Algeria, Egypt and Morocco edge closer to World Cup as South Africa face losing points

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - - Algeria, Egypt and Morocco all moved closer to World Cup qualification with home success on Tuesday but South Africa face being docked points after fielding an ineligible player.

World 24 July 2024 | 04:08 AM

Blast at Jose Cuervo plant in Mexico's Tequila kills at least five people

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -An explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant in central Mexico killed at least five company workers and forced the evacuation of tourists from the area in the spirit's hometown of Tequila, the head of the state's emergency services said on Tuesday.

World 26 July 2024 | 10:41 PM

Olympics | Commentary: Opening ceremony shows Paris to world under rain, did it work?

PARIS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A flash of red, white and blue of the French tricolor flag and the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris was underway, heralded by traditional accordion music.

Football 21 Mar 2025 | 11:51 PM

Soccer-Salah scores for Egypt as big guns flex muscles in World Cup qualifiers

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Captain Mohamed Salah scored for Egypt as they eased to a 2-0 victory over Ethiopia in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, but 2022 semi-finalists Morocco needed a late winner from Bilal El Khannouss to defeat unfancied Niger.

Arts 8 Sept 2020 | 09:40 AM

Notre-Dame crypt reopens with exhibition 18 months after blaze

Notre-Dame has reopened with an exhibition retracing the cathedral's turbulent history.

Books 24 July 2023 | 11:34 AM

Library restores Palestinian history one manuscript at a time

The library has continued to preserve cultural heritage in Jerusalem through their restoration and digitisation work

Football 26 Nov 2022 | 02:48 PM

Soccer-Varane back in central defence for France against Denmark

DOHA (Reuters) - Raphael Varane will start at centre back for France against Denmark in their Group D clash at the World Cup on Saturday after fully recovering from a hamstring injury.

World 1 July 2022 | 04:18 AM

In age-old ritual, Mexican mayor weds alligator to secure abundance

SAN PEDRO HUAMELULA, Mexico (Reuters) - A small town Mexican mayor married his alligator bride in a colorful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revelers danced while imploring the indigenous leader to seal the nuptials with a kiss.

Technology 8 Dec 2021 | 12:01 AM

Exclusive-Amazon offered France deal to have bill protecting bookshops pulled

PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon proposed raising book delivery charges in France to around 2 euros from almost nothing if parliament withdrew a bill that would make it more difficult for the e-commerce group to undercut local bookshops, a French senator told Reuters.

Technology 25 Oct 2021 | 11:45 AM

France moves to shield its book industry from Amazon

PARIS (Reuters) - Sophie Fornairon's independent bookshop has survived the rise of Amazon thanks to a French law that prohibits price discounting on new books, but she says the e-commerce giant's ability to undercut on shipping still skews the market against stores like hers.

Style 18 May 2021 | 07:00 AM

How accurate is 'Halston', Netflix's latest fashion miniseries?

The family of late fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick, professionally known as Halston, has issued a statement against Netflix's upcoming series based on his life, calling it "inaccurate" and "fictionalised".

World 17 Mar 2020 | 02:21 PM

EU offers an Ode to Spring to soothe coronavirus nerves

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission closed its daily briefing in Brussels on Tuesday with a poem, to bring some cheer amid the coronavirus gloom.

Economy 14 May 2020 | 11:00 PM

The WTO is dead. Long live the WTO

After 25 years of existence, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) may be hurtling toward the irrelevance that doomed its predecessors.

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