A Slice of This Royal's Decades-Old Wedding Cake Just Made History and Sold for a Mouth-Watering Sum
Many brides and grooms through the years have followed the tradition of freezing part of their wedding cake and eating it on ...
The Chinese scholar who threw himself in a well, and the palace consort ‘martyred’ in one
In 1900 a scholar jumped in a Beijing well out of shame. A palace consort died in a Forbidden City well too. Was she ...
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Man holds funeral for 12-year-old car in Gujarat, calls it a ‘lucky charm'
In Gujarat, a man spent Rs. 4 lakh on a unique farewell for his 12-year-old car, credited with bringing his family good ...
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Discovering the 'sweet secret' of the Potala Palace
I struck up a conversation with Jigme Ngodrup, a 23-year-old student from ... Over the years, China has made substantial investments in restoring the palace, including several large-scale repair ...
After Being Found Under a Bed, 77-Year-Old Slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s Wedding Cake Sells at Auction
The original cake was served to 2,000 guests at the Nov. 20, 1947 wedding of then-Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, a ...
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Letter from Lhasa: Discovering the "sweet secret" of the Potala Palace
I struck up a conversation with Jigme Ngodrup, a 23-year-old student from ... Over the years, China has made substantial investments in restoring the palace, including several large-scale repair ...
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A 77-Year-Old Slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s Wedding Cake Sells for Over $2K
Seven decades after Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s wedding day — November 20, 1947 — a piece of their celebratory ...
Slice of Royal History: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s 77-Year-Old Wedding Cake Fetches Nearly $3,000 at Auction
Would you eat 40-year-old wedding cake? A wealthy bidder recently bought a slice of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's ...
China Says Indonesian President Prabowo To Visit This Week
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China this week, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday, his first foreign tour as he seeks a more prominent position for Jakarta on the world stage.
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Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site
Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor ...
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Ex-general Prabowo, once accused of rights abuses, takes up presidency of world’s third-largest democracy
The 73-year-old has undergone a remarkable transformation ... on Sunday at the presidential palace. China sent Vice President Han Zheng to the inauguration, while the delegation from the United ...