Tuesday, 31 October 2017
A century on, charge of the Australian light cavalry remembered in Israel
BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) - An "Australian light horse brigade" of history enthusiasts rode through the Israeli desert town of Beersheba on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a World...

Burberry parts ways with Bailey as new CEO refashions brand
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Christopher Bailey, who fashioned trench coat maker Burberry into a global label, will part ways with the British company next year, leaving its new chief executive to...

Burberry's Bailey quits, leaving new CEO to refashion brand
LONDON (Reuters) - Christopher Bailey, who fashioned British trench coat maker Burberry into a global label, will step down next March as a new chief executive tries to revitalize the brand.

Burberry's chief designer Christopher Bailey to leave
LONDON (Reuters) - Luxury goods group Burberry said Christopher Bailey, the designer who turned the British company into a global fashion brand, will step down by March 2018.

Monday, 30 October 2017
Time Out Tel Aviv examines Palestinian culture amid hardship
RAMALLAH, West Bank/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Instead of its usual artsy or humorous front page, this week's special edition of Time Out Tel Aviv sports an image of an Israeli security barrier so high it...

New York's Jean-Georges restaurant loses 3-star Michelin status
(Reuters) - Michelin has stripped New York restaurant Jean-Georges of its three-star rating in its 2018 guide, leaving the city with five top-rated eateries, two fewer than San Francisco which now...

From trick to treat: After years of antipathy, Britain embraces Halloween
LONDON (Reuters) - Halloween was once seen as frightfully vulgar by generations of Britons but now millennials are turning it into a retail bonanza.

Women find some respite in Libya's 'families only' cafes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Fashionable cafes springing up in Libya's capital are shutting out single men and catering for women looking for a break from the tensions - political and personal - crowding in...

After 'Me Too', 'scary' personal conversations about sexual assault
(Reuters) - After reading a painful series of "Me Too" stories about sexual harassment and assault on social media, Amanda Crone realized she needed to have a conversation with her husband.

Saturday, 28 October 2017
After Mexico quakes, Day of the Dead parade honors rescuers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dancing devils, towering skeletons and altars festooned with marigolds made their way down Mexico City's main thoroughfare on Saturday to commemorate Day of the Dead in a...

In burgeoning Day of the Dead parade, Mexico remembers earthquake casualties
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dancing devils, towering skeletons and altars festooned with marigolds will make their way down Mexico City's main thoroughfare on Saturday afternoon to commemorate Day of the...

Friday, 27 October 2017
Wider image: Life after death for the 'Love Bug' in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - At Kinfe Abera's garage in Addis Ababa, cranky, 50-year-old Volkswagen Beetles enjoy a kind of life after death; their parts are never discarded but re-used to keep the city's...

Thursday, 26 October 2017
Scrappy Cuban clothing line exemplifies ingenuity with U.S. online store opening
HAVANA (Reuters) - Hip Cuban clothing brand Clandestina is not waiting to see how tighter U.S. restrictions on travel to the Caribbean island affect visits of Americans shoppers. Instead, the line is...

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