GAZA (Reuters) – Wearing riding pants, logo-decorated shirts and helmets, Gaza horse-riders resumed local show-jumping competitions on Thursday as coronavirus restrictions were eased. A rider competes in a local show jumping that resumed after Palestinians eased the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Gaza City June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem The Palestinian Equestrian Federation halted horse-riding
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(Reuters) – Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has joined the board of directors of Medium and will work on content focused on race and civil rights, the U.S.-based online publishing platform announced on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Colin Kaepernick is seen at a special training event created by Kaepernick to provide greater access to scouts, the
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Breguet is seen at the Baselworld watch and jewellery fair in Basel, Switzerland March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – A gold Breguet watch of George III, the British king who was forced to accept American independence after the revolutionary war of 1775-1783, will be auctioned by Sotheby’s
FILE PHOTO: Stormzy poses as he arrives for the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, February 18, 2020 REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British rapper Stormzy said on Thursday he will donate 10 million pounds over the course of a decade to causes that empower black people. “The uncomfortable truth that
FILE PHOTO: Actor Danny Masterson arrives at Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Gangster Squad” premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “That 70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s
MILAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – From Armani to Gucci, top fashion houses are re-designing their calendars to slow down the frantic pace of catwalk shows and new collections, as the coronavirus pandemic forces a rethink of the way the industry works. FILE PHOTO: Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Autumn/Winter 2020 collection during Milan Fashion
Ana Ros poses for a picture after receiving 2 Michelin stars for her restaurant Hisa Franko in Ljubljana, Slovenia June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian restaurants received the country’s first ever Michelin stars on Tuesday with Hisa Franko getting two out of the maximum possible three stars and five other restaurants one
CHONBURI, Thailand (Reuters) – Volunteer pet groomer Kriengkai Thatwakorn is thrilled to be back helping out stray dogs in Thailand, some in urgent need of a shearing after waiting three sweltering months for a trim. A domestic travel ban to contain the novel coronavirus was lifted recently following Thailand’s success in keeping infections under control,
FILE PHOTO: Outside view of a French fashion house Givenchy’s shop in Paris, France, August 5, 2018. Picture taken August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – French couture house Givenchy, owned by luxury goods giant LVMH (LVMH.PA) and known for once dressing Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, said on Monday it had
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue around the globe, Lauren Young and Arlene Washington of Reuters spoke with Ibram X. Kendi, author of “How to Be an Antiracist” and director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, as part of our #AskReuters Twitter chat series. FILE
FILE PHOTO: Author J.K. Rowling poses for a portrait while publicizing her adult fiction book “The Casual Vacancy” at Lincoln Center in New York October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Author J.K. Rowling defended her right to speak about trans issues without fear of abuse in an intensely personal essay in which
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth for more than seven decades, celebrates his 99th birthday on Wednesday, although there will be little public fanfare to mark the occasion. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Britain’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, poses in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle ahead of his 99th
LONDON (Reuters) – British breeders of puppies have seen a huge surge in demand for dogs during the lockdown and now fear that many families will give them up once they realise the scale of the responsibility ahead. Five-week-old Siberian Huskies play at the home of their breeders, Stephen and Christine Biddlecombe, in Tonbridge, Britain,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday there were no plans to extradite Britain’s Prince Andrew to the United States for questionining in the sex crimes case involving late financier Jeffrey Epstein. Asked during a Fox News interview whether the United States has officially asked Britain to hand over Prince Andrew,
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers for Britain’s Prince Andrew on Monday hit back at claims that he was not cooperating with U.S. prosecutors investigating the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting they were seeking publicity rather than his help. U.S. investigators want to interview Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, about his friendship with Epstein – who was
MILAN (Reuters) – Campari (CPRI.MI) is testing selling Aperol in China as the Italian spirits group looks to its photogenic orange-flavoured aperitif to revive sales hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz drinks an aperitif with Milan Mayor Beppe Sala at Campari’s brand house Camparino in Milan, Italy November 12, 2019. Picture taken
An artwork by Banksy is seen in this image obtained from his Instagram account on June 6, 2020. Instagram/@banksy via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. LONDON (Reuters) – Reclusive British street artist Banksy published a new artwork online on Saturday which depicts the United
FILE PHOTO: Actor Cate Blanchett arrives for the screening of the series “Stateless” during the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse (Reuters) – Actress Cate Blanchett suffered an accident with a chainsaw during the coronavirus lockdown with her family, she revealed during a podcast. The Oscar-winning star of
People watch a film inside their cars at the Comiccon festival during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Oeiras, Portugal June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante LISBON (Reuters) – For Manuela Figueiredo, going out with her family to see her first movie after weeks of lockdown was a trip down memory lane. For her 24-year-old son
NANTES, France (Reuters) – The steak restaurant that Jean-Pierre Le Bot co-owns in the French city of Nantes had been shut for 11 weeks, so when officials gave the go-ahead for it to open on Tuesday, he was not going to wait a moment longer than needed. An employee, wearing a protective face mask, serves
PARIS (Reuters) – The Cafe de Flore in Paris, once a favourite drinking hole of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, spread its tables along the pavement, in front of the neighbouring book store, and reopened on Tuesday for the first time in 11 weeks. Locals could once again enjoy a morning espresso, albeit only
Artists wear colourful “deconfinement hats” made of paper mache and inspired by Song dynasty headwear, for social distancing, at 59 Rivoli gallery in Paris as it prepares a general reopening later in the week, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in France, June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier PARIS (Reuters) – An art gallery
SEOUL (Reuters) – One robot makes cocktails from 25 bottles hanging upside-down from the ceiling, another carves perfect ice balls in the fraction of the time it takes a human with a knife and an ice pick. An ice carving robot for minimising human contact to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (Reuters) – At the Dadawan restaurant in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht, an unusual group of new staffers has been brought in to help after the Netherlands eased its coronavirus lockdown this week: robots. A robot serves in a Chinese restaurant to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in
People take a selfie during a drive-in concert of popular Greek singer Natassa Theodoridou, following a nationwide lockdown against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the suburb of Glyfada, in Athens, Greece, June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis ATHENS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Greeks danced and sang from their cars at a drive-in music
BOGOTA (Reuters) – In the bustling kitchen of one of Bogota’s trendiest restaurants, a team of chefs that usually caters to the Colombian capital’s well-heeled citizens is preparing meals for a community of people cut off from work and housing during the Andean country’s coronavirus quarantine. A chef from El Chato restaurant wearing a face
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles said the recovery from the coronavirus crisis represented a “reset moment” for the world and was an opportunity to prioritise sustainability issues, as he made the opening remarks at a virtual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Commonwealth
Loreinis Mejia Hernandez from Colombia smiles at a converted telephone box she runs as a take-away coffee shop with her husband Sean Rafferty from Ireland as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown eases in Chiswick, West London, Britain, June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs LONDON (Reuters) – Two of London’s famous red telephone boxes have been reborn
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Learning Australian bush survival skills is becoming popular as city folk turn to nature with the easing of the coronavirus lockdown, organisers of a course outside Sydney said. Teaching assistant Natalie Ziolkowski blows air on a fire to fuel it while boiling water at a wilderness survival basic skills course, which has
A boy watches a movie projected on a giant screen in the low-income neighborhood of Petare, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Caracas, Venezuela June 1, 2020. Picture taken June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero CARACAS (Reuters) – The sprawling working-class area of Petare on the east side of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas has made
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