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Louvre Museum’s Denon gallery damaged by water leak, Mona Lisa unaffected
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The Louvre museum’s Denon gallery, where its most valuable paintings are displayed, was hit by a water leak on Thursday evening, though the area of […]
Orban scales up ‘war or peace’ campaign as Hungary heads to pivotal vote
GYONGYOS, Hungary, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Facing the possibility of losing power after 16 years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has cast Hungary’s election on April 12 as a stark choice […]
French tourist found dead in Chad after falling off cliff
PARIS/N’DJAMENA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The Chadian army has found the body of a French national who went missing in recent days in the country’s north-east, local authorities said on […]
Displaced Cambodians in limbo as nationalist victory in Thailand adds to pressure
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Six weeks after a ceasefire ended fighting at the Thai-Cambodian border, thousands of displaced Cambodians still hope to return home, despite an election […]
Romantic proposals become a booming business in ‘City of Love’
PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – When Texan Josue Perales brought his girlfriend Kayla Balboa to Paris, she thought it was just a romantic getaway. Instead, he had hired a marriage […]
Carney, other leaders to mourn victims at site of Canada mass shooting
OTTAWA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leaders will attend a vigil in the remote town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Friday to pay […]
Monarchists rally in support of ex-king as Nepal limps toward election
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king rallied in Kathmandu on Friday to greet its last monarch Gyanendra on his return from holiday, ahead of […]
India’s Modi speaks to Bangladesh’s Rahman, congratulates him on poll victory
NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Modi said he had spoken with Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman, hours after Rahman’s party won a two-thirds majority in a general election […]
Russia pushes back hard against prospect of US-built nuclear plant in Armenia
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Senior Russian officials have challenged the viability of U.S. proposals to build a nuclear power plant in Armenia, in a sign of Moscow’s concern about […]
Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party to join Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, PM Anutin says
BANGKOK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Bhumjaithai Party, which won Sunday’s general election by a wide margin, will be joined by the third-place Pheu Thai party to form a coalition […]