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Exhibition captures vision of Soviet era

LONDON - The utopian vision for a redeveloped Moscow 100 years ago is the focus of an exhibition which opened on Wednesday at London's Design Museum.

Long journey home for drug mules in Peru

LIMA, PERU - Patricia Calvino has marked every day spent in a Peruvian prison on drug charges since 2013 with a cross through a calendar, a sobering reminder of how long she has spent away from her daughter in Spain.

New Zealand river declared 'legal person'

WELLINGTON - A New Zealand river revered by Maori has been recognized by parliament as a "legal person", in a move believed to be a world first.

Broadway 9/11 musical draws ovation from Trudeau, Trump

NEW YORK - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with first daughter Ivanka Trump as a guest welcomed a new musical that celebrates Canadian compassion and openness to international travelers following the Sept 11 attacks.

Prince to make poignant Paris visit

PARIS - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will pay an official visit to Paris on Friday and Saturday, months before the 20th anniversary of the death of William's mother Diana in a car crash in the French capital.

Wild side of conservation in Namibia

WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA - Seven years ago, Zatrick Mbanga, a farmer from Namibia's northeast Zambezi region, lost his right arm and foot in an attack by a hippo.

Bronx looks to capitalize on hip-hop heritage

NEW YORK - In the 1970s, DJs, dancers, graffiti artists and the first rappers came together in the burned-out buildings of the Bronx, giving birth to hip-hop.

Pollution fuels increase in early deaths

TUZLA, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Stuck between a landfill and a coal-fired power plant, residents of the Bosnian village of Divkovici are dying of asphyxia, poisoned by some of the most polluted air in Europe.

Musher overhauls son's dog race best

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Mitch Seavey became the oldest and fastest musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in year marred by an abnormally high number of dog deaths.

Science unravels spiders' monstrous food consumption

PARIS - The world's spiders eat 400-800 million metric tons of insects every year - equivalent to the amount of meat and fish that humans consume over the same period, a study said on Tuesday.

Weather warning as blizzard bites

NEW YORK - Snow began blanketing the northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes.