Readers line up for copy of British Vogue edited by UK’s Duchess Meghan

Royal-loving readers queued up on Friday to buy the new edition of the British Vogue magazine which was guest edited by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry. Press Release Distribution Service

Laughter in dark places at most international Edinburgh Festival yet

The world’s biggest celebration of the performing arts begins on Friday in Edinburgh, with its most international line-up yet grappling with issues every bit as weighty as those that set the tone for… Press Release Distribution Service

Polish ‘I am LGBT’ campaign attracts tens of thousands of Twitter supporters

Tens of thousands of Twitter users have expressed support for gay rights in Poland as part of the #jestemLGBT campaign, aimed at fighting discrimination and homophobia in a country where the ruling… Press Release Distribution Service

In Belgium, horses pull shrimp nets in tradition unchanged for 600 years

In the small western Belgian fishing village of Oostduinkerke, fishermen use horses, rather than boats, to go shrimp fishing — one of the very few places in the world still using a technique dating… Press Release Distribution Service

Meghan guest edits British Vogue, features ‘Forces for Change’ women

Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has chosen to feature 15 women she considers “Forces for change” on the cover of the September issue of British Vogue that she guest edited, Buckingham Palace… Press Release Distribution Service

Fit for the king? Thai monarchist’s birthday haircut

On one side of his head it reads “Long Live”, on the other “The King”. And on the back is a painstakingly snipped birthday portrait of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn. Press Release Distribution Service

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Chains, shackles and auction documents: remnants of the Africa to North America slave trade

In late August 1619, a ship carrying “20 and odd” African men and women docked at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Press Release Distribution Service

Flying Frenchman’s hoverboard bid to cross Channel scuppered by fuel mishap

A French inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard on Thursday when he was knocked into the water as he landed on a boat-mounted refueling platform, his… Press Release Distribution Service

Cannonball highlights how close Napoleon came to victory at Waterloo

A cannonball discovered this week by archaeologists provides a further indication of how close Napoleon Bonaparte came to winning the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Press Release Distribution Service

Welsh street takes world’s steepest title

Guiness World Records has named a meandering street in northwest Wales the steepest in the world, knocking a road in New Zealand off the top spot. Press Release Distribution Service

Swiss raise a glass to winegrowers in rare vintage festival

Switzerland uncorked a once-in-a-generation celebration of its winemakers on Thursday, with fancy dress, alpine horns, cows and dancers kicking off a festival that dates back to the 18th century. Press Release Distribution Service

Tutankhamun golden coffin under restoration for the first time

Experts have begun restoration work on the golden-plated coffin of Egypt’s boy-king Tutankhamun for the first time since the discovery of the tomb in 1922, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said… Press Release Distribution Service

Summertime, and the living is easy for Santas in Copenhagen

Being Santa Claus is an all-year job if you ask the 150 Santas from around the world who have left Rudolph and the elves at home to make early Christmas preparations at their annual meet in Denmark. Press Release Distribution Service

Archaeologists find mosque from when Islam arrived in holy land

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of one of the world’s oldest rural mosques, built around the time Islam arrived in the holy land, they said on Thursday. Press Release Distribution Service

Two severely-disabled candidates win seats in Japan upper house vote

Two wheelchair-bound candidates won seats in Japan’s upper house vote on Sunday, media projections showed, a sign of changing attitudes towards disabled people in a country where they have long been… Press Release Distribution Service

Habsburg stud farm rides to UNESCO world heritage status

The Kladruby stud in the Czech Republic has been breeding horses for royal service since the 1500s, when its sleek grey stallions were seen as a symbol of Habsburg power. Press Release Distribution Service

World’s longest electric road trip ends in New Zealand

A Dutch sustainability advocate completed the longest ever journey in an electric vehicle in New Zealand on Friday after a three-year drive that took him through more than 30 countries. Press Release Distribution Service

Bullet-riddled U.S. flag that survived D-Day comes home 75 years later

Shot through by German machine gun bullets and tattered by the wind, an American flag that flew on the first U.S. invading ship on D-Day came home on Thursday in a White House ceremony. Press Release Distribution Service

Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravine

Thousands of relatives from Bosnia and across Europe gathered in the village of Hambarine for the burial of 86 Bosniak Muslims on Saturday, 27 years after they were killed and dumped in a ravine in… Press Release Distribution Service

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