LOS ANGELES - The 135-year-old Castelar Elementary School in downtown Los Angeles never stops its efforts at academic diversification.
British ceramics and European works of art have become increasingly sought-after among Chinese collectors, according to experts.
CHICAGO - US technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide.
LONDON - A childhood game played in school playgrounds the world over, tag has been transformed by a British enthusiast into an extreme sport, attracting world athletes and a James Bond movie actor.
WASHINGTON - Most animals depend on a beating heart to pump blood and oxygen, but sea spiders do this mostly with their unusual guts, according to a new study published on Monday.
VALENCIA, Spain - Eight men in black robes, sitting in a circle on chairs in the street outside a cathedral look on, stony-faced, as a bailiff calls the accused. They form the Water Court of Valencia, a millennial institution in Spain.
BREDA, Netherlands - Voices echo around the magnificent, luminous dome of Breda prison, breaking the silence of the 130-year-old building, now empty of inmates like dozens of others in the Netherlands.
LONDON - An army of 300 highly trained dogs have been recruited to detect drugs being smuggled into Britain's prisons, Member of Parliament Sam Gyimah said on Sunday.
LIMA, Peru - Students from the State University of Puno in southern Peru have discovered the remains of a prehistoric shark near Lake Titicaca, the Ministry of Culture said.
ROME - Former prime minister Matteo Renzi came under fire from leftist opposition parties after he suggested Italy cap the number of asylum-seekers it takes in, local media reported on Saturday.
KOKROBITE, Ghana - Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organizing surfers from 20 countries at his annual international competition.
BIG PINE KEY, Florida - A local radio station's broadcast underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday attracted about 400 divers and snorkelers who listened to music and announcements advocating reef preservation.
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