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Kosovo moves against restaurants holding wild bears
PRIZREN, Kosovo - Kosovo has launched a campaign to seize wild bears held in restaurants and private zoos, responding to concerns over dwindling numbers in the Balkan country's mountainous border areas.
Italy chefs roast junior minister who snubbed national cuisine
ROME - Top Italian chefs are clamoring for the resignation of a junior minister who dismissed the country's cuisine as a poor copy of trendy French cooking, poking a sore spot in a long-held kitchen rivalry between the two nations.
Penguin exhibit at Florida's SeaWorld will get 10 tons of snow daily
ORLANDO, Florida - SeaWorld Orlando opened its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" on Friday, a new attraction that will be coated with 10 tons of fresh snow each day.
Fear of art sale sparked by Detroit emergency manager asking for appraisal
DETROIT - As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction off the city's artistic jewels.
Thu, May 23 2013
First edition of 'Great Gatsby' to be sold at auction
NEW YORK - A first edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, "The Great Gatsby," will be up for sale next month and could fetch up to $150,000, Sotheby's said on Thursday.
Korean women scrap meeting Japanese mayor over brothel remarks
OSAKA, Japan - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels canceled a meeting on Friday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were "necessary" at the time.
U.S. states support NJ with hands-off approach to luring tourists
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - New Jersey, which launched the start of its summer season on Friday after many of its beaches were devastated by Superstorm Sandy last year, is getting support from neighboring state tourist agencies.
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Madrid
MADRID - Despite its world-class museums, good climate and arguably Europe's best nightlife, Spain's capital, located right in the center of the country, is often overlooked in favor of its beachside sister, Barcelona.
In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties
JAKARTA - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!"
Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns
KIEV - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities raised security concerns.
McCain, Biden coming together for Sedona, Arizona forum
These days Washington is not known for bipartisanship, but every now and then a breakthrough is made. It is noteworthy that Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Senator John McCain, a Republican, are appearing together at a forum in Sedona, Arizona on Friday.
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