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Colossus probably depicting Ramses II found in Egypt
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive eight-meter statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum that they say probably depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000... -
Siberian pageant shows beauty comes in all sizes
Mar 9, 2017News Hour: In Russia’s snowy Krasnoyarsk, women preparing for a plus-sized beauty contest parade around a hall dressed in ball gowns and swimsuits – but also take classes in kick-boxing and dancing. The competition, now in... -
Boston gay vets group says booted from St. Patrick’s Day parade
Mar 9, 2017News Hour: A gay veterans’ group that marched in the past two editions of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade said the event’s organizers have voted to exclude them from the march, reigniting a fight over cultural... -
Luxury tycoon Arnault to revamp Paris museum
Mar 9, 2017News Hour: French luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault is expanding his art museum empire with plans to renovate a disused public building near his Louis Vuitton Foundation on the outskirts of Paris. The Musee National des... -
A fascinating history of international women’s day
Mar 8, 2017News Hour: For a lot of people in the U.S., International Women’s Day just isn’t that big of a deal. Before this year, one could argue that few Americans knew this “holiday” existed. Others who did... -
Three Brooklyn women at same nursing home celebrate 100 years of life
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: Three women at the same nursing home on Monday celebrated living more than 100 years with cake, songs and flowers while sharing their secrets of long life with friends, family and neighbors. The three... -
Saint Laurent told to modify ad campaign after uproar in France
Mar 7, 2017News Hour: France’s advertising watchdog on Monday said it had asked French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent to modify two ads from its latest campaign after receiving 50 complaints that they were “degrading” to women. One... -
Issey Miyake looks to northern lights at Paris shows
Mar 4, 2017News Hour: French fashion house Christian Dior is seeing blue for women’s wardrobes next winter, with artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri turning to one of the preferred colors of the luxury label’s founding designer for her... -
Garden of illuminated daffodils light up London
Mar 4, 2017News Hour: A garden made up of 2,100 beautiful handmade daffodils will be springing up overnight in the shadows of St Paul’s Cathedral in London to mark the launch of a charity appeal for those living... -
U.S. cigar lovers stock up on Cuba visits
Mar 4, 2017News Hour: Puffing on a cigar at Cuba’s annual Habanos cigar festival, American aficionado Paul Segal said he would buy as many boxes of cigars as he could carry home in case U.S. President Donald Trump...
