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France’s Louvre museum to reopen July 6, Versailles June 6

PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre museum in Paris will reopen on July 6, it said on Friday, as France’s historical and cultural sites emerge gradually from the coronavirus lockdown. FILE PHOTO: Bikers ride past the Louvre museum after France began a gradual end to a nationwide lockdown due to the …

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France’s Louvre museum preparing to re-open on July 6

FILE PHOTO: A tourist sits in front of the Pyramid at the Louvre museum in Paris, August 6, 2013. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PARIS (Reuters) – The Louvre museum in Paris said on Friday it was planning to re-open its doors on July 6 following new steps announced Thursday by Prime Minister …

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OPEC delivers three quarters of record oil cut in May: survey

LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC oil output hit the lowest in two decades in May as Saudi Arabia and other members started to deliver a record supply cut, a Reuters survey found, although Nigeria and Iraq are laggards in making their share of the reduction. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed oil …

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Life imitates art as Russian group attracts mock-up masterpieces

A view shows a recreation of “The Hunters at Rest” painting by Russian artist Vasily Perov in Hamar, Norway, in this undated handout picture. Participants of the Facebook group “Izoizolyacia”, or Art Isolation, recreate art masterpieces using everyday items, amid the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Natalia Eriksen …

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Frankfurt Book Fair to go ahead on schedule in October

FILE PHOTO: Visitors examine books at Frankfurt book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Frankfurt’s annual book fair – the world’s largest – will take place as scheduled in mid-October, its organisers said on Wednesday, a sign of some return to normality amid the …

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Frankfurt Book Fair to go ahead on schedule this year

FILE PHOTO: Visitors examine books at Frankfurt book fair in Frankfurt, Germany, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Frankfurt’s renowned annual book fair will take place on its original dates in mid-October, its organisers said on Wednesday, a sign of some return to normality amid the coronavirus pandemic. …

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14% of Americans with retirement savings have tapped into funds

Whether unemployed or still working, many Americans are looking for extra funds during the coronavirus pandemic. About 14% of those with retirement savings have taken money from accounts such as 401(k)s and individual retirement accounts to meet that need. Another 13% of those with savings say they’re planning to make …

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J.K. Rowling publishes fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) – J.K. Rowling published the first chapters of a fairy tale about a monster known as the Ickabog on Tuesday, an allegory about truth and abuse of power that is free online so that children can read it during coronavirus lockdown. The story concerns rumours of a fierce …

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J.K. Rowling brings out fairy tale so children can dream in lockdown

LONDON (Reuters) – J.K. Rowling is to publish a fairy tale about truth and abuse of power free online so that children can read it during lockdown. A logo of ” The Ickabog”, new children’s book of J. K. Rowling is seen in this undated handout illustration obtained by Reuters …

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J.K. Rowling to publish free fairy tale for children in lockdown

FILE PHOTO: Writer J.K. Rowling attends the British premiere of ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ movie in London, Britain, November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – J.K. Rowling will publish a fairy tale called “The Ickabog” free online so that children on lockdown can read it, with the …

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