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A museumgoer threw cake at the Mona Lisa

4 years 4 months ago
The "Mona Lisa" was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting's protective glass.

The hotline that became a lifeline for expectant mothers

4 years 4 months ago
Swetanjali Jha's mornings are dictated by the clock. Wake up at 5:00. Get the children ready for school by 6:30. Prepare breakfast and lunch for her family of 11 by 9:30. Then leave for work at 9:45. She'll spend the next eight hours weaving through a cluster of villages in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, checking on coughs that might indicate tuberculosis and speaking with pregnant women, and new mothers in need of baby care advice. The 32-year-old community healthcare worker has no time to linger.  

Classic French dishes everyone needs to try

4 years 4 months ago
The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country's culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential "Le Cuisinier François" recipe book, emphasizing regional and seasonal ingredients, highlighting complementary flavors, and beginning to document its terms and techniques.

Cuban anti-government activists face trial

4 years 4 months ago
Two of Cuba's most prominent anti-government activists are set to go on trial as early as Monday, according to fellow activists, proceedings that human rights groups have criticized as political persecutions.
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