A watercolour by the famous Beatirx Potter was sold at Sotheby's in London to a private collector for five times its upper estimate.The picture shows rabbits putting on their coats and kissing their rabbit host...
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" ORIOL SERVIA In The Pits (No. 5 KV Racing Technology): Quoted after the FIRESTONE INDY 200 at Nashville Superspeedway - "It was not really a great finish for the No. 5 KV Racing Technology car. Placing 16th is not...
It's almost that time of year again for most of the people in Japan. Children and adults alike are preparing for the Tanabata Festival on July 7th, one of the biggest festivals of the year. Streamers are now being...
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"A tale of evoking music and intriguing sexual relationship celebrates a lost tradition of Indian music in the form of a play 'The Dying Song,' to be staged at London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank,...
The Walt Disney Studios previewed 10 films yesterday, that will all be released in the next four years. Eight out of the ten films are in 3D, and included are sequels to 'Toy Story' and 'Cars'. "With the exception of...
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There could be some truth to the story about the pregnant woman as some facts have come to light today."Clinton said she heard the story from Meigs County Deputy Sheriff Bryan Holman during a visit to Pomeroy, before...
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The Hue Festival is targeting a new demographic: children this year. Artists from all over will converge tocelebrate the magic of fairy tales.""Children will become primary festival participants," said Nguyen Le My...
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They said her disabled son would never even recognise her, but Nia Wyn proved them wrong, says Rosita Sweetman"It begins in summertime with Nia (a journalist who's just quit her job) and Alex (a photographer on the...
I'm fairly confident the book's not a four million dollar read, but at least it's going to charity."British writer J.K. Rowling continues to work magic, with a handwritten book of her fairy tales selling for more...
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Duane Stephenson is the bright new sound on the Jamaican reggae music scene. Stephenson formerly of To-Isis is now pursuing a solo career and has just released his first album From August Town on the VP label. The album features mostly new material with a few...
"MIAMI - The Hialeah teenager had a harrowing tale to tell a Coast Guard investigator: Mysterious hijackers stormed aboard a boat on the high seas near the Bahamas and shot and killed four crew members,...
"IT was no fishy tale when angler Bev Street broke a fishing record in Oundle.
Mrs Street cught a 66lb catfish while fishing in Bluebell Lakes, at Tansor, Oundle.Northamptonshire, UK.
The 45-year-old, who lives in Skegness, broke the record for the biggest freshwater fish...
"FAMILIES of soldiers killed in Afghanistan are furious that a former Taliban fighter is seeking asylum in Scotland.
The Record revealed yesterday how ex-jihad front-liner Muhammad Hanif Hanifi has settled in Glasgow and wants to stay here.
Bobby Wright, of Edinburgh - whose...
"n the Lower 9th Ward, Robert Green Sr., 52, who lost his mother and granddaughter during the storm, feels like the government has failed him. He's still waiting to receive his money from Louisiana's Road Home...