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  • World's oldest man, Henry Allingham, dies at 113

    Reuters – Sat Jul 18, 8:01 am ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last survivors of World War One, has died at the age of 113, his care home said on Saturday.

  • Carla Bruni sings in NY at Mandela show

    Reuters – 23 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sang at a concert in New York to commemorate Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday -- the first time she has sung in public since marrying French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

  • Britons turn out en masse for "The Big Lunch"

    Reuters – 1 hr 6 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Tens of thousands of Britons came together for outdoor lunch parties up and down the country on Sunday, celebrating the first ever "Big Lunch" festival, an effort to build community spirit.

  • Royal Ballet dancer retiring as Cuba visit ends

    Reuters – Sat Jul 18, 6:51 pm ET

    HAVANA (Reuters) - As Britain's Royal Ballet wrapped up a five-day stay in Cuba on Saturday, it was not just the end of a tour, but the end of a career for dancer Alexandra Ansanelli.

  • One killed in tent collapse at Slovak music festival

    Reuters – Sat Jul 18, 5:10 pm ET

    TRENCIN, Slovakia (Reuters) - Strong winds caused a marquee to collapse at a music festival in northern Slovakia on Saturday, killing one person and wounding dozens, the Health Ministry said.

  • Cities fare better in new U.S. wealth index

    Reuters – Fri Jul 17, 12:18 pm ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The number of extremely rich people living in the United States declined by 18.5 percent in 2008 as the economic crisis took hold, according to a new report.

  • Celebrities on Broadway -- does it promise a hit?

    Reuters – Fri Jul 17, 2:28 pm ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A slew of Hollywood stars led by Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig will open the new season of Broadway, as producers test whether star power will keep the Great White Way sparkling in tough times.

  • Episcopal Church moves toward blessing gay unions

    Reuters – Sat Jul 18, 11:43 am ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Episcopal Church gave its clergy the go-ahead on Friday to bless some same-sex unions, such as civil partnerships in states that legally recognize them, setting the stage for further conflict with the wider Anglican world.

  • Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite dies

    Reuters – Sat Jul 18, 2:33 pm ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, whose authoritative delivery of news events from the John F. Kennedy assassination to the Apollo moon landing and Vietnam War, made him "the most trusted man in America," died on Friday at age 92.

  • Da Vinci's Atlantic Code goes on display in Milan

    Reuters – Fri Jul 17, 12:53 pm ET

    MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Leonardo Da Vinci's Atlantic Code, seen containing the widest range of the Renaissance genius's ideas, will go on display from September in a show taking six years to see all 1,119 pages.

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