Petra sells 425-carat diamond recovered at Cullinan mine for $15 million

(This May 14 story corrects first paragraph to show sale of diamond was to Stargems Group and Choron (Belgium) BVBA, not only to Stargems.) Press Release Distribution Service

Britain’s Kate views Bletchley Park codebreaker exhibit for D-Day

Kate, Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, traveled on Tuesday to the old home of Britain’s World War Two codebreakers – and where her own grandmother worked, visiting an exhibition marking the 75th… Press Release Distribution Service

To your health! Romania, Hungary push for brandy rights ahead of EU vote

Romania and Hungary are pushing the EU to make it easier for orchard farmers to distil their own fruit brandy, a traditional practice in east and central Europe that is restricted in the bloc on… Press Release Distribution Service

Armpit bacteria cheese, ‘talking plant’ on show at London food exhibition

Cheeses made with bacteria taken from celebrities’ ears, toes and armpits, a ceramic toilet cooked up from cow manure, edible water bottles and a “talking plant” may not be your usual exhibits at an… Press Release Distribution Service

French fashion group Kering pledges to hire only over-18 models

Kering, the French fashion group whose brands include Gucci and Saint Laurent, said it would only work with models aged over 18, as the fashion industry aims to tighten up its ethical guidelines. Press Release Distribution Service

Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for record 23rd time

A 49-year-old sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for a 23rd time on Wednesday, creating a new record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain, Nepali hiking officials said. Press Release Distribution Service

Egypt teaches students about love and marriage in attempt to curb divorce

During a recent class at Cairo University, students laughed as they watched a skit acted out by their peers about a married couple. The husband came home from work and asked his wife, who was… Press Release Distribution Service

Polish graphic novel tells Holocaust survivors’ tales

A Polish artist has brought the horrors of the Holocaust to life in a graphic novel based on survivors’ testimonies, published to mark the 75th anniversary of a museum on the site of the… Press Release Distribution Service

Prince Harry, Meghan pay tribute to all mothers

Prince Harry and Meghan paid tribute to all mothers on Sunday, when the Duchess of Sussex’s native United States celebrates Mother’s Day, by honoring and celebrating “past, present, mothers-to-be and… Press Release Distribution Service

Archie?! American comic book character, and now the latest British royal

Archie, the red-headed comic book character? Or Archie Bunker, American television’s bad-tempered bigot from the 1970s? Press Release Distribution Service

Prince Harry: ‘No idea’ whether newborn son Archie will attend 2020 Invictus Games

Britain’s Prince Harry said on Thursday during his first business trip since becoming a father that he had “no idea” whether newborn son Archie will attend the 2020 Invictus Games in the Netherlands. Press Release Distribution Service

Royal baby Archie: Prince Harry and Meghan name their ‘bundle of joy’

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced on Wednesday they had named their newborn son Archie as they showed him off to the world, saying their “little bundle of joy” was magic. Press Release Distribution Service

New edition of Anne Frank diary ‘brings the reader closer to her’

A new edition of the diaries of Jewish teenager Anne Frank, based more closely on her incomplete manuscript before she was sent to her death in a Nazi concentration camp, will be published on… Press Release Distribution Service

Prince Harry given baby romper at first workday as father

Prince Harry was given a baby outfit for his son Archie by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on Thursday as the new dad went back to work to mark a year until the 2020 edition of the Invictus… Press Release Distribution Service

Fake heiress who dazzled New York elite gets 4 to 12 years for fraud

A German woman who posed as a wealthy heiress to scam New York hotels, fashionable friends and banks with a blizzard of forged documents was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Thursday after… Press Release Distribution Service

In Syria’s Aleppo, the customers are back in the bathhouse

Swaddled in white towels, the Mansour and Wafai families sat in an arched alcove of Aleppo’s Bab al-Ahmar public bathhouse, reviving their once-weekly tradition after years of war in Syria. Press Release Distribution Service

Prince Harry back at work after son Archie’s birth

Britain’s Prince Harry returned to work on Thursday, three days after the birth of his son, to mark one year until the 2020 Invictus Games, the international sporting event he founded for military… Press Release Distribution Service

‘We will be blessed’: Thai royal oxen predict good rice harvest

Thailand’s royal oxen predicted a good harvest in an annual ploughing ceremony on Thursday, as the world’s second-largest rice exporter heads into a new growing season. Press Release Distribution Service

Missing piece of Britain’s ancient Stonehenge returned after 60 years

A piece of stone drilled from Stonehenge, a mysterious circle of ancient stones in southern England, has been returned to the site 60 years after being removed during archaeological excavations,… Press Release Distribution Service

If it’s Israeli independence day, it must be paddle ball

As Israelis mark their independence day, the “ting-dong” sound of paddle ball being played on beaches is as much a part of the celebratory noise as the crackle of fireworks. Press Release Distribution Service

Prince Alexander or just plain Albert? Fans await news of Harry and Meghan’s baby

A day after the birth of their baby boy to a global fanfare, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan on Tuesday were considering names for the newest member of the British royal family and when to show him… Press Release Distribution Service

Britain’s Prince Charles delighted at the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan’s son

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, said on Tuesday he was delighted at the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby boy. Press Release Distribution Service

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