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LONDON (AP) — Two Damien Hirst artworks together valued at 33,000 pounds ($54,000) have been stolen from a London art gallery, police said Wednesday. The...

Europe News

Three ‘slave’ women held for 30 years rescued from London house

YoopyaNovember 22, 2013January 31, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 22, 2013January 31, 202406

(Reuters) – Three women enslaved for 30 years have been rescued from a house in London including one who has spent her entire life in...

Food Health

Study: Hefty tax on soda would reduce UK obesity

YoopyaNovember 4, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 4, 2013February 14, 202403

LONDON (AP) — Slapping a 20 percent tax on soda in Britain could cut the number of obese adults by about 180,000, according to a...

Europe News

Two die as storm hits southern UK

YoopyaOctober 28, 2013June 25, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 28, 2013June 25, 202301

A teenager in Kent and a man in Watford have been killed by falling trees as a storm batters parts of Britain. Around 220,000 homes...

Entertainment Lifestyles News

Bacon, Warhol sales to test health of global art market

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 202405

(Reuters) – A triptych by British post-war painter Francis Bacon and works by pop master Andy Warhol will provide a health test for the global...

News Sports

London Marathon 2013: Priscah Jeptoo and Tsegaye Kebede win

YoopyaApril 22, 2013November 10, 2024

by YoopyaApril 22, 2013November 10, 202401

Kenya’s Priscah Jeptoo took advantage of a dramatic fall by Olympic champion Tiki Gelana to win the London Marathon. After Gelana was involved in a collision...