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1 Arrested For Vandalising Washington Monument, Says US Police
A man has been taken into custody after the Washington Monument was vandalized late on Tuesday, police said, adding that the area around the base of the monument has been temporarily closed.
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Hundreds Attend Yoga Session In Washington Ahead Of International Yoga Day
Hundreds of people participated in a yoga session organised by the Indian Embassy at the iconic Washington Monument ahead of the International Yoga Day (June 21).
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Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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Watch: Melania Trump, With Large Scissors, Struggles To Cut Ribbon
First lady Melania Trump had trouble with a pair of oversized scissors tocut the ribbon during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the Washington Monument in Washington DC.
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Wooden Statue Of Trump Pops Up In Slovenia, His Wife's Home Country
President Donald Trump finally has a monument in Slovenia, his wife's home country. A wooden statue, nearly 25 feet tall, has suddenly popped up on private land in the village of Sela pri Kamniku, about 20 miles northeast of the capital, Ljubljana.
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Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Near White House: US Officials
A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, the US Park Police said on Thursday. The man set himself on fire on the Ellipse, an area popular with tourists between the White House and the Washington Monument, on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Crowds Sang "Ave Maria", Watching Helplessly As Notre Dame Was Aflame
For those watching helplessly as flames engulfed one of France's most iconic monuments Monday, some wept and held hands, while others prayed. When Notre Dame's spire fell, taking centuries of history down with it, witnesses gasped in horror as a monument that meant so much began to crumble in front of their eyes.
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"He's Not Worth It": Nancy Pelosi On Impeaching Donald Trump
Nancy Pelosi stands up in her spacious office in the U.S. Capitol, walks past an enormous window with a commanding view of the Mall and the Washington Monument, and picks up a small plaque from her desk.
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Dinosaurs, Fossils And Experts Studying Them Have Waited For End To US Shutdown
The government shutdown managed to shut even dinosaurs down - and no temporary reopening will undo the damage, scientists warn.
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"Yellow Vest" Protests Damage Paris Monuments And Macron's Presidency
French media commentators have compared the violent spectacles of the yellow vests on Paris's Champs-Elysees to the student uprisings of 1968.
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The Real Magic Of The Taj Mahal
Since the Taj Mahal was completed in the mid-1600s, the world's most famous monument to undying love has had to put up with an awful lot of meddling mortals.
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Foreign Media Asks Is India Neglecting Taj Because Muslims Built It
In recent years, the Taj Mahal, India's iconic monument to eternal love, has taken a beating. Its attendance figures are down. Air pollution is slowly turning its ethereal white marble yellow.
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An Artist Hated The 'Fearless Girl' Statue - So He Put This At Her Feet
For nearly three months, the "Fearless Girl" statue has stared down the "Charging Bull," an iconic, 11-foot, three-ton monument to "peace, strength, power and love," according to the artist.
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A Century Later, Plans Underway For World War I Memorial In Washington
How should the United States honor the wishes of the last American World War I soldier, who asked for a national monument to the country's role in the conflict?
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Sticky Situation: This Tree Lures Birds With A Free Lunch And Then Kills Them
Plants in the genus Pisonia don't appear to be particularly menacing. The trees lack the thorns of acacia, the poisonous fruit of the manchineel tree and the botanical jaws of Venus flytraps. But Pisonia trees, which are found from Hawaii and New Zealand all the way to India, have a dark secret. Search among their roots and you're likely to find ga...
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1 Arrested For Vandalising Washington Monument, Says US Police
A man has been taken into custody after the Washington Monument was vandalized late on Tuesday, police said, adding that the area around the base of the monument has been temporarily closed.
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Hundreds Attend Yoga Session In Washington Ahead Of International Yoga Day
Hundreds of people participated in a yoga session organised by the Indian Embassy at the iconic Washington Monument ahead of the International Yoga Day (June 21).
-
Venice Floods Threaten Priceless Art And History, Submerge 70% Of City
Earlier this week, Venice faced another monumental "acqua alta," or "high water," this time coming just inches shy of the 1966 record. Dispatches from the scene described people tromping around in cheap rain boots as they walk single-file on footbridges elevated over flooded piazzas or wade through knee-high water.
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Watch: Melania Trump, With Large Scissors, Struggles To Cut Ribbon
First lady Melania Trump had trouble with a pair of oversized scissors tocut the ribbon during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the Washington Monument in Washington DC.
-
Wooden Statue Of Trump Pops Up In Slovenia, His Wife's Home Country
President Donald Trump finally has a monument in Slovenia, his wife's home country. A wooden statue, nearly 25 feet tall, has suddenly popped up on private land in the village of Sela pri Kamniku, about 20 miles northeast of the capital, Ljubljana.
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Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire Near White House: US Officials
A man who set himself on fire near the White House has died of his injuries, the US Park Police said on Thursday. The man set himself on fire on the Ellipse, an area popular with tourists between the White House and the Washington Monument, on Wednesday, authorities said.
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Crowds Sang "Ave Maria", Watching Helplessly As Notre Dame Was Aflame
For those watching helplessly as flames engulfed one of France's most iconic monuments Monday, some wept and held hands, while others prayed. When Notre Dame's spire fell, taking centuries of history down with it, witnesses gasped in horror as a monument that meant so much began to crumble in front of their eyes.
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"He's Not Worth It": Nancy Pelosi On Impeaching Donald Trump
Nancy Pelosi stands up in her spacious office in the U.S. Capitol, walks past an enormous window with a commanding view of the Mall and the Washington Monument, and picks up a small plaque from her desk.
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Dinosaurs, Fossils And Experts Studying Them Have Waited For End To US Shutdown
The government shutdown managed to shut even dinosaurs down - and no temporary reopening will undo the damage, scientists warn.
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"Yellow Vest" Protests Damage Paris Monuments And Macron's Presidency
French media commentators have compared the violent spectacles of the yellow vests on Paris's Champs-Elysees to the student uprisings of 1968.
-
The Real Magic Of The Taj Mahal
Since the Taj Mahal was completed in the mid-1600s, the world's most famous monument to undying love has had to put up with an awful lot of meddling mortals.
-
Foreign Media Asks Is India Neglecting Taj Because Muslims Built It
In recent years, the Taj Mahal, India's iconic monument to eternal love, has taken a beating. Its attendance figures are down. Air pollution is slowly turning its ethereal white marble yellow.
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An Artist Hated The 'Fearless Girl' Statue - So He Put This At Her Feet
For nearly three months, the "Fearless Girl" statue has stared down the "Charging Bull," an iconic, 11-foot, three-ton monument to "peace, strength, power and love," according to the artist.
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A Century Later, Plans Underway For World War I Memorial In Washington
How should the United States honor the wishes of the last American World War I soldier, who asked for a national monument to the country's role in the conflict?
-
Sticky Situation: This Tree Lures Birds With A Free Lunch And Then Kills Them
Plants in the genus Pisonia don't appear to be particularly menacing. The trees lack the thorns of acacia, the poisonous fruit of the manchineel tree and the botanical jaws of Venus flytraps. But Pisonia trees, which are found from Hawaii and New Zealand all the way to India, have a dark secret. Search among their roots and you're likely to find ga...
