CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – A rare appearance in Australia of one of France’s most treasured art collections has Australians queuing in their thousands to experience colors never before revealed, even in its Paris home.
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – American photographer Spencer Tunick is searching for thousands of Australians to strip off on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in the name of art.
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of women are dying every year during pregnancy and childbirth in the African state of Burkina Faso because discrimination stops them from accessing sexual health services, Amnesty International said Wednesday.
EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) – Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is probably unique in world literature in having his birthday on January 25 marked annually by thousands of festive dinners and recitations of his works around the world.
DHAKA (Reuters Life!) – Seeking divine blessing, thousands of Muslims from around the world held prayers in Bangladesh on Friday, the start of one of the biggest annual gatherings of the faithful after the pilgrimage to Mecca.
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) – China’s central government has set up a match-making website to help thousands of busy but lonely government workers find love at work.