Greece shuts Acropolis for part of day as heatwave continues
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece shut the Acropolis, its most visited ancient site, for several hours in the afternoon on Wednesday…
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Russia, Ukraine exchange 190 prisoners in third swap in weeks
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of prisoners on Wednesday, 190 in all, in their third such…
Jack Black’s Tenacious D band cancels Australia tour after comments on Trump shooting
SYDNEY (Reuters) - American comedy-rock duo Tenacious D, formed by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, suspended the rest of…
Machado’s security chief arrested days before Venezuela election
CARACAS (Reuters) - The security chief of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested early on Wednesday, her Vente…
Switzerland opens dozens of Russian sanctions cases
GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland has opened investigations into more than 50 cases of possible sanctions violations and has found breaches…
What does dinosaur poop look like? Visit this US museum to find out!
A museum in the US tells stories of ancient animals through their fossilised poop.
Brazil sees over 100 countries joining alliance against hunger, minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - More than 100 countries are expected to back a global alliance against hunger that Brazil has proposed…
Chinese kindergartens pivot to senior care as population ages
Senior citizens sway to old-time tunes at a former kindergarten in northern China, as educators turn their sights away from…
Polish parliament rejects bill seeking to ease strict abortion law
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's lower house rejected a bill on Friday that sought to scrap penalties for people who help…