Category Archives: CP_World
Italy museums see record numbers of visitors, revenue
ROME - Italian museums are on track for another record-setting year in 2017 in terms of visitors and revenue, with the outdoor Colosseum in Rome and Pompeii near Naples topping the Culture Ministry...
Nov 13, 2017
Billionaire's lawsuit for yacht decorating tab goes to trial
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Billionaire Thomas Golisano is going to court over the interior decorator’s bill for his $80 million yacht. The Democrat and Chronicle reports that the former Buffalo Sabres ow...
Nov 13, 2017
Minnesota, Poland and Argentina compete to host World's Fair
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota is hoping to host the first World’s Fair on U.S. soil in nearly 40 years, but it will have to overcome bids by Poland’s third-largest city, Lodz, and the Argentine ...
Nov 13, 2017
She recognized her own photo, but can't account for 42 years
MONTICELLO, N.Y. - The 78-year-old woman’s mind was clouded by dementia. But she recognized the brunette with a slight smile in the faded picture from the 1970s detectives showed her. “Me,...
Nov 13, 2017
Police: 2 dead, 2 wounded in Atlanta concert shooting
ATLANTA - A shooting at a rap concert in downtown Atlanta that killed two people and wounded two others began when two people climbed onstage between performances, police said. The two who climbed ont...
Nov 13, 2017
Ramped up security at Las Vegas marathon after mass shooting
Las Vegas ramped up security for the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, which was the first major outdoor event on the Strip since the mass shooting. The city posted snipers and used a helicop...
Nov 13, 2017
Myanmar's Suu Kyi now benefits from Southeast Asia's silence
YANGON, Myanmar - When Aung San Suu Kyi led the fight for democracy against Myanmar’s despotic military rulers two decades ago, she bristled at the collective reluctance of Southeast Asian gover...
Nov 13, 2017
Australian senators must prove they are not dual nationals
CANBERRA, Australia - All Australian senators have three weeks to prove they were not foreign nationals when elected under an agreement the major political parties reached Monday to resolve a deepenin...
Nov 13, 2017
Colleges draw fewer foreign students but avoid crisis so far
BOSTON - International enrollments at U.S. colleges have fared better than expected this year, but many schools still fear the country’s political climate, according to a national survey. The In...
Nov 13, 2017
Jittery French honour 130 killed in Paris attacks, 2 years on
PARIS - In silence and tears, families of the victims of France’s deadliest terror attacks stood alongside President Emmanuel Macron Monday to honour the 130 people killed two years ago when Isl...
Nov 13, 2017