SHANGHAI (Reuters) – For Zeng Sheng, the manager at Shanghai Maiyi Arts, this autumn should have been a boon for business: with the U.S. presidential election, demand for the centre’s wax replicas of Donald Trump should have been off the charts. Instead, the s... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Misan Harriman hopes to encourage employers to cast the recruitment net more widely with his Vogue cover portrait of influential Black activists in place of the usual pouting stars. Footballer Marcus Rashford, who helped force a UK governmen... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong banned gatherings of more than two people on Monday, closed down restaurant dining and introduced mandatory face masks in public places, including outdoors, as it tries to rein in a new coronavirus outbreak. The measures, which ... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – Ubisoft (UBIP.PA) shares dropped 9% on Monday after the French video games group said over the weekend that three senior managers were leaving the company following a review into allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Ubisoft, which makes ga... More »
(Reuters) – Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state. Walt Disney Co (DIS... More »
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s culture minister has hailed a U.S. court ruling over a disputed ancient horse figurine as a major victory that may help Athens and others fighting to reclaim antiquities. Lina Mendoni said Tuesday’s ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Co... More »
MADRID (Reuters) – Usually at this time of year Madrid’s Las Ventas bullring is packed as matadors take on lethal half-tonne bulls in daily fights during the annual San Isidro festival. But plazas across Spain are empty this season as the coronavirus epidemic ... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – The runaway success of Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.T) island life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons has overshadowed an uncomfortable fact for fans of the Switch console – it lacks upcoming titles. Nintendo on Thursday said Animal Crossing,... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s job losses may reach 10 million if the coronavirus outbreak continues for a few months, a business advisory council said on Monday. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy is being hit hard by the virus outbreak and is heading in... More »
ATHENS (Reuters) – A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and whirr, lifts it and pours wine into a cup a bystander has placed into the palm of its left. The robot is a recreation of the automatic servant o... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Knife-wielding robbers in Hong Kong stole 50 packs of toilet paper rolls from a supermarket delivery man, police said on Monday, in a sign of the times for a city worried sick by the coronavirus outbreak across the causeway in mainland Ch... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Monday it would limit public crowds in Tokyo to prevent a further spread of the deadly coronavirus, scrapping the emperor’s birthday celebrations and closing next month’s Tokyo Marathon to all but elite professional runners. The... More »
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will step up its campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain and expects to win more support from European peers as Brexit sees British influence wane, the Greek culture minister said. Since independence in 1832, Gre... More »
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese theaters and film studios are protesting a deal by Huanxi Media Group to premiere its new movie “Lost in Russia” on Bytedance’s online platforms, with some saying it was “trampling” and “destroying” China’s cinema industry.... More »
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday he will never allow electronic cigarette companies to produce their products in Turkey, urging Turks to drink tea instead. Speaking at an event against smoking in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had ... More »
(Reuters) – LeBron James weighed in on the controversy between China and the NBA on Monday, saying that Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” when he sent a tweet in support of protesters in Hong Kong this month. Morey’s tweet of suppor... More »
HAVANA (Reuters) – On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee puffs a cigar aboard his towering white yacht in a Havana harbor and says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too – by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade em... More »
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist government on Thursday issued a decree legalizing the country’s independent movie industry in a move that should facilitate production, although critics said it fails to resolve issues of censorship and distribution. Until n... More »
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s Acropolis Museum opened an excavation site underneath its modern building on Friday, allowing visitors for the first time to walk through an ancient Athenian neighbourhood that survived from the Classical era to Byzantine times. The... More »
OFRA, West Bank (Reuters) – An American comic book illustrator once feted for a portfolio including Batman and Wonder Woman covers has found a new calling in the Holy Land – drawing the everyday good and bad guys he sees on all sides. Michael Netzer’s own life... More »
(Reuters) – Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” who lived a life at the highest levels of fashion, society and wealth as an heir to one of the greatest family fortunes in U.S. history, died on Monday at the age of 95, her son, CNN correspondent Ande... More »
(Reuters) – CNN anchor Anderson Cooper remembered his mother, designer and society grand dame Gloria Vanderbilt, as a woman who endured a string of heartbreaks but still remained deeply in love with love. “I always felt it was my job to protect her. She was th... More »
(Reuters) – Daniel Loeb’s activist hedge fund Third Point LLC called on Sony Corp on Thursday to spin off its semiconductor business and sell off stakes in Sony Financial and other units, in order to position itself as a leading global entertainment company. T... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A Hong Kong artist has created an artificial intelligence (AI) robot which creates its own paintings. Victor Wong took three years to build and program the robot called A.I Gemini and teach it artistic techniques. Randomness has been written... More »
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cones of white paper sprout from the seasalt-eroded pillars of one colonial building along Havana’s seafront, elaborately painted curtains cascade from another while out front children play with an installation of multicolored hoses. Havana’... More »
FRANSCHHOEK, South Africa (Reuters) – Step aside Francis Bacon. Brandishing a paintbrush in her snout, Pigcasso enthusiastically tosses her head to create bright, bold strokes across a canvas propped up in her sty. The sow was rescued from an abattoir as a pig... More »
SANT CUGAT, Spain (Reuters) – David Aguilar has built himself a robotic prosthetic arm using Lego pieces after being born without a right forearm due to a rare genetic condition. Aguilar, 19, who studies bioengineering at the Universitat Internacional de Catal... More »
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Before Islamic State militants were dislodged from Iraq in 2017, they stole thousands of ancient artifacts. Most are still missing, and an international team of archaeologists is turning detective to recover as many as possible. In 2014 and... More »
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese archaeologists digging near one of Lisbon’s most iconic restaurants, the Solar dos Presuntos (Manor of Hams), have discovered a large Roman cemetery holding 2,000-year-old skeletons and various ancient artifacts. The necropolis wa... More »
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The robots at the Enjoy Budapest Cafe can do it all – they can serve up food and drink, tell jokes, dance with the kids or just hang out for a chat with customers. The cafe, opened by IT company E-Szoftverfejlesztő in the Hungarian capital... More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – It took Smash customer Qiu Siyu just a few sharp blows with a baseball bat to wreck what looked like an old car radio, after which two friends battered telephones, audio speakers, rice cookers and even a mannequin. All three paid 158 yuan (... More »
(Reuters) – Madame Tussauds-owner Merlin Entertainments Plc has entered into a partnership agreement to build a Legoland theme park in South Korea, the company said on Monday. Merlin, which operates the London Eye, said the deal with the Gangwon Provincial Gov... More »
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number of users. The bug led to a small test being distributed widely, the company sa... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – A roll-call of acrobats, contortionists, jugglers and trapeze artistes will be captivating London audiences this Christmas season in a show that celebrates the golden age of circus acts. But some of the performers at the heart of “Circus 190... More »
CHEPSTOW, Wales (Reuters) – The ZX Spectrum, a classic 1980s home PC, earned inventor Sir Clive Sinclair a place in Britain’s hi-tech pantheon. Now his nephew Grant is hoping to replicate that success with a build-your-own pocket gaming computer. The POCO, or ... More »
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek archaeologists have discovered a virtually intact grave of an ancient noblewoman buried with her golden jewelry at a Roman burial monument in the island of Sikinos. Her name, according to a burial inscription, was Neko – or Νεικώ using... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will tackle “the Wild West elements” on the internet from cyberbullying to online child exploitation by introducing new laws for social media companies, digital minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday. Launching a consultation on what m... More »
(Reuters) – Tom Wolfe, an early practitioner of “new journalism” who captured the mood and culture of America across five decades with books including “The Bonfire of the Vanities,” “The Right Stuff,” and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” has died at the age ... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – International scientists have identified 44 genetic variants that can increase the risk of developing major depression and found that all humans carry at least some of them. The new findings could help explain why not everyone treated with a... More »
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Elliott Advisors has become the second activist investor to call for Whitbread (WTB.L) to split its hotel and coffee shop businesses after emerging as the largest shareholder in the British company. Elliott, which disclosed a 6 percent s... More »
(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Carl Icahn is cashing out of casino business Tropicana Entertainment Inc (TPCA.PK) in a deal selling most of its properties and operations for $1.85 billion, Icahn Enterprises and the companies involved said in statements on Mond... More »
Sue Carter gilds a mug made to celebrate the Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Halcyon Days’ Caverswall factory in Stoke-on-Trent, Britain February 27, 2018. Picture taken February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples STOKE-ON-TRENT, England ... More »
The 1877 painting “Les Choristes” (The Chorus Singers) by Edgar Degas, seen in this picture provided by the French Customs on February 23, 2018, was found during a routine check on a bus at a highway rest area east of Paris on February 16, 2018. The pastel, de... More »
A red angel-shaped statue called Phylax by Greek artist Kostis Georgiou is seen in southern Athens, Greece, December 28, 2017. Picture taken December 28, 2017. Panayiotis Tzamaros/Intimenews via REUTERS ATHENS (Reuters) – Black-clad protesters in southern Athe... More »
Sets of Lego bricks are seen at a toy store in Bonn, Germany, September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay BEIJING/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish toymaker Lego is teaming up with Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) to jointly develop online game... More »
Actress Catherine Deneuve and 99 other French women on Tuesday denounced a backlash against men following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, saying the #Metoo campaign against sexual harassment amounted to "puritanism" and was fueled by a "hatred of men." More »
(Reuters) – British scientists have created what they believe is the world’s smallest Christmas card, a seasonal greeting so tiny that over 200 million of them could fit into a standard postage stamp. The card, created by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL)... More »
Tourists visit the ancient Pantheon in downtown Rome, Italy December 11, 2017. REUTERTS/Tony Gentile ROME (Reuters) – Visitors to Rome’s Pantheon, one of the ancient world’s best preserved monuments, will have to pay an entry fee from next May unless they are ... More »
FILE PHOTO: A Cappuccino stands on a table at a branch of Costa coffee in Manchester, Britain, March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than harm... More »
In the end it was just too kinky for the Louvre. More »
The revelation that Japan's third-biggest steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T) fabricated data for some of its aluminum and copper and other products has left affected manufacturers scrambling to pin down the potential impact. More »
The Champs Elysees avenue in Paris got a makeover on Sunday as a giant outdoor catwalk, as celebrities and models took to the runway in the first show of its kind by L'Oreal, the French cosmetics firm. More »
A new museum showcasing the creations of late French couturier Yves Saint Laurent opens in Paris next week, offering visitors an intimate glimpse into his studio and how he pulled together his collections. More »
British food delivery company Deliveroo has raised $385 million in private funding, it said on Sunday, as it prepares for expansion to help it compete with publicly traded rivals such as Delivery Hero and Just Eat. More »
The alcohol industry uses denial, distortion and distraction to mislead people about the risks of developing cancer from drinking, often employing similar tactics to those of the tobacco industry, a study said on Thursday. More »
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group said on Monday a report claiming its billionaire chairman, Wang Jianlin, was prevented from leaving the country was "groundless" and that it planned to take legal action. More »
A person holds a smart phone with the Pandora app showing in New York U.S., June 9, 2017. Pandora Media Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue as advertisers spent more on the online music streaming service amid stiff competition. More »
More than 22,000 people were evacuated from an electronic music festival in Barcelona on Saturday night after a huge fire broke out on one of the stages during a sequence of the show involving fireworks, emergency services said. More »
Local villager Lazar, walks past murals on the wall of his house, depicting him and Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, in the village of Staro Zhelezare, Bulgaria, July 28, 2017. A group of young Polish artists are bringing a splash of colorful street art t... More »
Maria Pilar Abel, who claims to be the daughter of surrealist Spanish artist Salvador Dali, attends an interview with Reuters in Madrid, Spain. A woman whose paternity suit has prompted a Spanish court to order the exhumation of surrealist artist Salvador Dali... More »
Shares of Wanda Hotel Development Co Ltd jumped more than 150 percent on Monday after Dalian Wanda Group said it will sell 91 percent of 13 tourism projects, as well as 76 hotels in China to Sunac China for $9.3 billion. More »
A new exhibition will examine the overlapping worlds of two figures bound together by history on different sides of the Atlantic – King George III and President George Washington. More »
Italy’s top administrative court on Thursday suspended a ruling that ousted five museum directors who had been hired as part of a bid to modernize and boost revenue from the country’s artistic and archaeological treasures. More »
FILE PHOTO: Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles, USA, January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Nobel prizewin... More »
Visitors look at the exhibit ‘Imogen Cunningham: In Focus’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Social media company Instagram pulled photos by U.S. photographer Imogen Cunningham promoting an... More »
Cockfighting enthusiasts watch a fight at a cockfighting arena in Moron, central region of Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Cuban farmer Pascual Ferrel says his favorite fighting cock’s prowess was “off the charts,... More »
FILE PHOTO – The Discovery Communications logo is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Discovery Communications, owner of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, will build a $400 million theme park in... More »
Actor Bill Cosby (R) leaves for a lunch break during a hearing for his upcoming sexual assault trial at Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 3, 2017. REUTERS/Clem Murray/Pool Bill Cosby’s “Little Bill” children’s book series la... More »
A Jack Russell Terrier in a file photo. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger Erik Hagen bought an interactive camera that dispenses treats to amuse his pets, but he is the one who has become addicted. More »
FILE PHOTO – Director James Cameron announce a long-term agreement which will bring ”Avatar” themed lands to Disney parks as he speaks at a media briefing in Glendale, Calfornia, U.S. on September 20, 2011. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo The sequel to all-tim... More »
(L to R) U.S. architect Franck Gehry, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo watch a model af a new architectural project lead by LVMH in the ‘Bois de Boulogne’ in Paris, France, March 8, 2017 with plans to re... More »
People walk past the Microsoft Xbox booth at the E3 Electronic Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Microsoft Corp’s Xbox division said on Tuesday it would launch a $9.99-per-month subscription service that will allow gam... More »
A painting representing artist Remigio Hernandez and his late wife is seen at his self made ‘Museum of Baby’ at his home in Moron, Cuba, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Lack of money has not kept Remigio Hernandez from making striking art. Witho... More »
The Hundertwasser House landmark, an apartment house designed by artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser, with the ‘Terrassencafe im Hundertwasserhaus’ is seen in Vienna, Austria, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Grumpy waiter service is a... More »
Disney Princess Royal Shimmer Dolls are seen in this undated handout photo provided by Hasbro. REUTERS/Hasbro/Handout via Reuters Hasbro Inc (HAS.O), the No. 2 U.S. toymaker, bucked the glum holiday-quarter trend, as it reported better-than-expected quarterly ... More »
A man wears a virtual reality device during a visit at the Domus Aurea, built by Roman Emperor Nero in 64 A.D. and later buried by Emperor Trajan in Rome, Italy, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi Emperor Nero, a technology enthusiast, would have loved it: hi... More »
A visitor walks at the ‘Fashion Art Havana’ exhibition in Havana, Cuba, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini A fantastical blue bird emerges from leaves in the latest work by Manuel Mendive, considered Cuba’s top living artist. But this isn’t a framed... More »
A Skydroner 500 anti-drone system detects and deactivates a drone during a demonstration in Singapore December 15, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su A boom in consumer drone sales has spawned a counter-industry of start-ups aiming to stop drones flying where they shouldn... More »
A general view at the premiere of ‘Finding Dory’ at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California U.S., June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni The North American movie box office raked in $11.4 billion in 2016, making it the highest-earning year in history, accordi... More »
In a word, 2016 was “surreal.” More »
Competitors galloped and neighed through the streets of southeast London on Sunday in a pantomime horse race. More »
This computer-generated view depicts part of Mars at the boundary between darkness and daylight, with an area including Gale Crater beginning to catch morning light, in this handout image provided by NASA. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Handout A show home with feat... More »
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (LMNA) registrar Kathy Smeaton, from San Rafael, helps unpack the Yoda puppet used in the original movies, at the Star Wars Identities exhibition at the 02 in London, Britain, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez The “Star War... More »
Director Ang Lee (R) poses with cast members, his son Mason Lee (L) and Joe Alwyn before the Asian premiere of the film ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ in Taipei, Taiwan November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Oscar-winning director Ang Lee brought his latest m... More »
Dancers perform during the opening of the 25th International Ballet Festival of Havana, in Havana October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini A woman in a floaty dress wrestles a minotaur who reflects her inner demons in “Errand into the Maze”, one of the Ma... More »
A general view shows Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle, in the Carpathian mountains, 200km (124 miles) north of Bucharest, Romania in this May 19, 2006 file photo. Sorin Marinas More »
Models present creations at the Prada fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi Retro trenchcoats, feathered cuffs and brightly colored patterns hinting at the 1960s and 70s were among the ... More »
A model checks her phone as she is having her hair done before the Blumarine fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy, September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Max Rossi Fabrics and textures took center stage in the catwalk shows of Bottega... More »
A model presents a creation at the Dolce & Gabbana fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in Milan, Italy, September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana transported guests to a warm and busy Italian st... More »
People stand near a boat which according to officials, capsized on the Chao Phraya river while carrying 150 Thai Muslims, in the ancient tourist city of Ayutthaya, Thailand September 18, 2016. Dailynews/via REUTERS An overcrowded tourist boat carrying Muslim p... More »
A model presents a creation at the Ryan Lo catwalk show during London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 in London, Britain September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall A rainy London kicked off five days of catwalk shows on Friday, with questions over what consequences... More »
Roald Dahl’s “The Twits”, a children’s tale about a cruel and spiteful married couple, is being brought to life through an immersive theatrical show in London. More »
A German pensioner crashed into 14 cars in a parking lot and caused an estimated 25,000 euros of damage to 15 vehicles including her own, police in the western town of Dueren said. More »
A smartphone attached to a balloon took to the skies on Monday in an attempt to set a record for the highest livestream from such a device. More »
Men and women wrestlers wearing fancy dress tackled a slippery surface for a somewhat unusual contest on Monday – the “World Gravy Wrestling Championships”. More »
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are seen inside Oxitec laboratory in Campinas, Brazil, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mo... More »
Boasting a “bat tracker”, a bat sign projector for the nighttime sky, smoke guns and an array of other devices, a Batman costume fitted with 23 gadgets has earned a place in the Guinness World Records book. More »
A king penguin named Sir Nils Olav inspects uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guard at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo, in Edinburgh, Scotland in this handout photograph from August 22, 2016. RZSS/Katie Paton/Handout via REUTERS Standing in line for a ... More »
PHNOM PENH Cambodia on Wednesday banned the game Pokemon Go from a former Khmer Rouge torture center and prison after players showed up at the site, now a genocide museum, hunting for the virtual cartoon characters. It is the latest effort to rein in enthusias... More »
