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Cash-grab or cultural bastion? The Louvre Abu Dhabi splits opinion Author: Emily Cashen   Following multiple terror attacks, Paris’ iconic museum is suffering from reduced visitor numbers. Now, with the introduction of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, it...

DNA confirms amazing Australian isle insect not extinct after all  Will Dunham   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species...

How to Make Your Own Rose Hips By: Michael Brooks   Leer en Español Διαβάστε στα Ελληνικά I was enjoying a long (very long) hike over the weekend that brought me in contact with a wide variety of plants...

The 10 Biggest Fintech Companies In America   Financial technology companies in the U.S. raised $3.5 billion in the first half of 2017, according to KPMG, as investors rushed to place bets in buzzy sectors like insurance...

Waffle House shooting suspect arrested by Nashville police   Authorities mounted a massive manhunt for Travis Reinking after the Sunday morning shooting that left four dead and injured others at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville,...

Tear gas explosion at Caracas club results in 17 deaths - minister   Five people were also wounded at the crowded club in the Venezuelan capital Caracas early on Saturday after a tear gas canister was...

UN seeks new funding pledges for Palestinian refugees   Pierre Krahenbuhl, director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, says a 50 percent funding cut by the US is endangering basic services such...

“Dirty Dozen” – 12 Common Foods We Need to Buy Organic Only There are certain key foods that are more important to buy organically grown because some crops are more heavily treated than others. Every...

No more sour grapes – Temecula could be Californian wine’s latest success story Author: James Stannard   Better wine and a new approach to tourism are set to put southern California’s vineyards on the map for both...

Hans Asperger 'collaborated with Nazis' in WWII   Asperger's syndrome was first identified by Prof Asperger in 1944   Newly uncovered documents suggest Hans Asperger, the paediatrician whose name describes a form of autism, was actively involved...

Cheesed off: Amsterdam to curb tourist shops amid visitor influx by Elle Hunt   New outlets largely catering to visitors, such as bike rentals, will be banned from the city’s historic centre. Amsterdam is banning new shops targeting...

Are Canadian Marijuana Stocks a Boom or Bust Industry? by Dale Harris   Canada just passed a major overhaul to their marijuana laws. But don’t light up your bud in celebration just yet. This overhaul was intended...

From Time’s Up to Inclusion Riders: Women Take Charge at the Oscars By BROOKS BARNES and CARA BUCKLEY     From left, Frances McDormand, Jennifer Lawrence and Jodie Foster at the Oscars. Credit Patrick T. Fallon for...

The Latest: Ryan defends Trump for thanking NK leader   Paul Ryan - Michael Pence   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump welcoming home Korean Americans released by North Korea (all times local): 12:18 p.m. House Speaker...

Cate Blanchett joins stars urging Russia to drop 'flimsy' charges against director Leading arts figures sign petition calling on Moscow’s public prosecutor to end investigation into Kirill Serebrennikov. High-profile figures in the arts world have called...

Heartbreaker, Tom Petty, dies at 66   Veteran rocker Tom Petty, who fronted The Heartbreakers, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California and was pronounced dead in the hospital. Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock...

It's Raining...Gold? Russian plane spills $368 million in gold and jewels all over Siberia Coleman Bentley   If you're having a sh*t day, take heart. No matter what you're going through, at least you're not the pilot of...

Celebrities are calling out a famous Malibu winery after it 'failed to evacuate animals,' including a beloved giraffe Katy Clifton Evening Standard A photo shared by Whitney Cummings shows Stanley the giraffe behind a charred gate.  ...

US indicts alleged Russian agent for conspiring to influence US politics   Maria Butina was charged with conspiring to act as an agent of Russia "by developing relationships with US persons and infiltrating organizations having influence...

World's 50 best bars in 2017   (CNN) — What's the recipe for creating the world's best bar? In 2017, it's one part swanky hotel, two parts classic Art Deco and three parts hard work --...

Hugh Hefner, founder and former CEO of Playboy Enterprises, has died aged 91 Author: Luján Scarpinelli   The American publisher, who was a trailblazer in the media industry and changed ideas about sexuality in the US, has...

Dozens killed by wildfires in Greece   Athens is calling for international aid after the death toll from a series of fires sweeping Greece climbed to 74 on Tuesday with a Red Cross official reporting the...

Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens' modern heritage   A full 80% of 19th and early 20th-century buildings in the Greek capital have already been destroyed, and time is running out for...

Huawei receives 2018 GSMA award for Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry   GSMA chairman congratulates Huawei for ‘commitment to pushing the industry forward’ The GSMA has presented Huawei Technologies with the 2018 Award for Outstanding Contribution...