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A Shepherd’s Life Proves a Hit, in Print and Online
Life & Style

A Shepherd’s Life Proves a Hit, in Print and Online

James Rebanks sits in his stone farmhouse, describing the hardscrabble mountain life his family has known for six centuries or…
Music streaming business targets CD-crazy Japanese
Culture

Music streaming business targets CD-crazy Japanese

A new music streaming service in Japan is aiming to make a dent in the world's second-largest music market, but…
Virtual reality to get real at E3 video game show
Science

Virtual reality to get real at E3 video game show

Virtual reality and the battle to stream play online will take center stage at an Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video…
ICC calls on South Africa to arrest Sudanese president
World

ICC calls on South Africa to arrest Sudanese president

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to…
Ghost villages haunt Slovakia’s economic success
World

Ghost villages haunt Slovakia’s economic success

Slovakia has been a star performer in Central Europe with a boom in car manufacturing driving brisk economic growth, but…
Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet
World

Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet

Leaders meet in Johannesburg on Sunday for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
Middle East

Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria

A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks
World

Putin meets Erdogan for closed-door talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday met Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks expected to touch on energy issues…
Burundi opposition denounces election commission
World

Burundi opposition denounces election commission

Burundi's opposition late Friday slammed the election commission for steering the country towards a controversial presidential vote next month, branding…
Iconic Bach portrait returns to German composer’s home city
Art news

Iconic Bach portrait returns to German composer’s home city

The best-known portrait of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach was welcomed back in his home city in an emotional ceremony…
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