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Warning: the following article contains graphic language. Rodney Smith, a former U.S. State Department official who helped negotiate a prisoner swap with Libya, was baffled when he heard the Women’s Tennis Association stood behind…
Image copyright PETA Image caption The Sri Lankan leopard population fell by 82 per cent from 1992 to 2000 Authorities in Sri Lanka have approved a massive new programme to save the country’s dwindling…
California set to see highest ever temperatures this week, with higher than usual sun melting ice The winds gathering are shifting from La Paz toward its northern neighbour, the city of El Alto. The…
Five public and private golf clubs in the City of London have been closed after a fire caused more than $400,000 in damage at a course clubhouse. A City of London employee has been…
Peter Buck, a member of the legendary rock group R.E.M. and founder of the Subway sandwich chain, died on Saturday at 90, The New York Times reported. At first, Buck served as the band’s…
Caroline Tilbury is among a handful of photographers recognized for a greater skill — she is an artist-photographer, having coined the word “photo-maker” to describe her profession. Her career really took off when, in…
Written by By Amanda Dahlmann, CNN From glitter hues to dresses topped with dazzling cuffs, designers hoping to command a desirable spot in TLC’s newest store are looking out for their fashions at home…
Gerd Müller says fresh debate about vaccine-related health concerns has shown the vaccine is safe and works Germany’s health minister has asked people to get vaccinated against the flu virus following outbreaks of the…
Business leaders tend to be self-deprecating. But after participating in a discussion about the state of the U.S. economy with Wall Street analysts, Chief Executives of the World (CEOWORLDCOO) C.E.O.s took off their CEO…
Written by By Lydia Metzler, CNN “You may take your mind to your own village, but your spirit will be on the other side of the earth.” — Ranald Macdonald It’s fair to say…