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Princess Anne rejects 'slimmed down' monarchy
Princess Anne has said slimming down the British monarchy is not a good idea in an interview with Canadian public broadcaster CBC ahead of her brother's coronation this weekend.
Colombia grapples with Escobar's hippopotamus legacy
In their homeland in Africa, they are responsible for more human deaths than almost any other animal, but in Colombia, hippopotami have become loved members of the local community and a tourist attraction.
Chewed for millennia, coca leaf gets flavorsome makeover in Bolivia
Bitter and tough, the coca leaf chewed throughout the South American Andes for thousands of years as a natural pick-me-up has been getting an appetizing makeover in Bolivia.
Serena Williams debuts baby bump at Met Gala
Retired tennis superstar Serena Williams unveiled her latest project on the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York on Monday -- she is pregnant with her second child.
Showbiz, fashion elite honor Lagerfeld at Met Gala
Fashion's party of the year is finally here -- A-listers celebrated the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, at Monday's annual Met Gala, strutting up the red carpet in a spectacular array of designs from his storied career.
New York welcomes showbiz, fashion elite for Met Gala
Fashion's party of the year is finally here -- A-listers are set to celebrate the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, at Monday's annual Met Gala, whose red carpet annually serves as the ultimate spectacle of glitz and excess.
British people urged to swear allegiance to the king
All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British nobility, in a move that has upset anti-royalists.
Ding Liren becomes China's first world chess champion
Ding Liren became China's first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tie-break victory over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan.
UK republicans eye coronation to rally support
Despite his surname, Ryan King will not be among those waving Union Jack flags at the coronation of King Charles III next week.
Wars, religion and football: five faces of Erdogan
Abhorred and adored, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been compared to sultans and pharaohs while stamping his outsized personality and domineering style on Turkey over 20 years.
New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird
New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds.
Spain, Portugal smash April temperature records
Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, officials said Friday, as both nations wilt in an unusually early heatwave that has raised the risk of wildfires.
Sacred Scottish stone taken to London for coronation
The Stone of Destiny, a sacred slab of sandstone that became a symbol of Scottish nationhood, left Edinburgh Castle for London late Thursday, where it will play a key role in King Charles III's coronation.
At latest Trump rally, his diehards relish Biden rematch
Draped in a colorful campaign banner and wearing an oversize "God, Guns and Trump" medallion around her neck, Angela Wilkinson insisted at a political rally that her hero will oust Joe Biden from the White House next year.
DNA study of famed US sled dog shows what made him so tough
New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he died, to see what made the pooch so famously tough.
Cambodian leader U-turns on rare dolphin conservation law
Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities.
Disney shows 'Indy,' 'Little Mermaid' as legal battle looms
Disney may be embroiled in legal battles and layoffs, but the Hollywood studio stuck strictly to the script Wednesday as it unveiled footage from new films including "Indiana Jones" and "The Little Mermaid" at CinemaCon.
Meryl Streep wins top Spanish arts prize
Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep on Wednesday won Spain's top arts prize, the Princess of Asturias award, for her "unforgettable performances" in a career spanning over five decades.
Ed Sheeran copyright trial over Marvin Gaye similarities underway
Ed Sheeran arrived at US federal court Tuesday for a trial over whether the British pop star plagiarized American music icon Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his own 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."
Paris home of French star Christine and the Queens burgled
The Paris home of French pop singer Christine and the Queens has been burgled, a source close to the case said on Tuesday.
Apple's 'Napoleon' wows movie theater bosses at CinemaCon
Ridley Scott's "Napoleon", a film originally created by Apple for its streaming platform, was the unlikely hero of the movie industry's CinemaCon gathering on its opening night Monday.
'Sky's the limit' as Wrexham not worried about spending caps
Wrexham's new-found corporate appeal under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney means the Welsh club are not concerned about spending caps in the English Football League (EFL), according to executive director Humphrey Ker.
Majority of Britons back keeping monarchy: survey
Most Britons want to keep the monarchy but King Charles III lacks support from young people, a new poll suggested on Monday, less than two weeks before his coronation.
Climate activists heap up 650,000 cigarette butts in Portugal
Climate activists gathered 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal's capital Lisbon on Sunday to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution.
UK gears up for King Charles III's coronation
Charles III will be officially crowned king next month, in a solemn religious service eight months after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
Ailing Pakistan elephant dies, leaving 'mourning' partner in limbo
An ailing elephant at a Pakistan zoo died on Saturday, vets said, calling on the ill-equipped menagerie to evacuate her "mourning" partner to avert a second tragedy.
Baldwin manslaughter charges formally dropped
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set were formally dropped by prosecutors Friday.
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin to be dropped: lawyer
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set are to be dropped, his lawyer and sources to US media said Thursday, as newly appointed special prosecutors take over the case.
Mariupol maternity victim image wins World Press Photo award
A searing image of a pregnant Ukrainian victim of a Russian strike on a maternity hospital in the city of Mariupol won the 2023 World Press Photo of the Year award on Thursday.
Ailing Pakistan elephant may be euthanised after collapsing
Animal experts will decide in coming days whether an ailing elephant at a zoo in Pakistan needs to be euthanised after it collapsed in its pen last week and has since failed to stand up, officials said.
Merkel given Germany's top honour despite criticism
Former chancellor Angela Merkel received Germany's highest honour on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office, especially over her policy towards Moscow.
French film icon Alain Delon thanks women for success in new book
His off-screen life may have been full of tumultuous relationships and scandal, but controversial French film icon Alain Delon says his successful career was "due to women and for women" in a new book about his life.