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Office workers turn urban gardeners on Paris luxury store rooftops Le Bon Marche and La Grande Epicerie
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Le Bon Marche and La Grande Epicerie, two landmark Paris luxury stores have turned their joint rooftops into an urban garden for staff who can grow their own crops in their free time. In... -
Eating while petting a bunny in Hong Kong
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Hong Kong’s first rabbit cafe opened in a small upstairs space over the busy commercial district of Causeway Bay. Serving different combos, the each set comes with a rabbit snack. Inspired by a similar cafe on Japan’s famous... -
American guitarist uses music as healing force in Kabul
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Strumming their guitars and clapping together, American musician Lanny Cordola and his Afghan pupils sing a Bob Marley tune as they sit on a hill in Kabul. The song is one of several the... -
Controversy goes on, French court suspends burkini ban
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: A French court on Friday suspended a ban on women wearing full-body “burkini” swimsuits on a Mediterranean town’s beach but the prime minister said the debate was not over, calling the outfit a symbol... -
French PM defends burkini ban but some in cabinet wary
Aug 25, 2016News Hour: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying France was locked in a “battle of cultures” and that the full-body swimsuit symbolized... -
Minister says, Egypt’s economic crisis weighs heavily on heritage
Aug 25, 2016News Hour: Egypt cannot afford to keep its museums open let alone search for ancient buried treasures because of the economic crisis, the antiquities minister says. Tourism, a mainstay of the economy, has been hit hard... -
First driverless taxi hits the streets of Singapore
Aug 25, 2016News Hour: The first driverless taxi began work on Thursday in a limited public trial on the streets of Singapore. Developer nuTonomy invited a select group of people to download their app and ride for free... -
Ancient Greece’s restored Tower of Winds keeps its secrets
Aug 25, 2016News Hour: It is said to be the world’s first weather station, to date back more than 2,000 years, and to have been used by merchants to tell the time – even in darkness. The Tower... -
Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo
Aug 24, 2016News Hour: Standing in line for a special ceremony, uniformed soldiers of His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guard are carefully inspected — by a penguin. Sir Nils Olav, a resident king penguin at Edinburgh Zoo,... -
Australian burkini designer profits from French ban
Aug 24, 2016News Hour: The Australian designer of the burkini said she has enjoyed increased sales of the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women since three French cities banned it. The mayors of Cannes, Villeneuve-Loubet and the Corsican seaside...
