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The United Nations’ cultural agency says reconstruction of Al-Nouri Mosque in Iraq’s city of Mosul is scheduled to start at the beginning of next year. UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay says rebuilding the landmark mosque that was blown up by the Islamic State group in 2017 is one part of ambitious plans to stimulate culture and […]

An island roughly 30 miles across that dangles into Lake Ontario, Prince Edward County packs into a small space stunning beaches and small towns, wineries and a slew of new restaurants. A mixture of the hip and the historic, it offers a rare look at what makes Canada, Canada. Some may confuse it with Prince

Visitors to New Orleans who want to learn more about cocktails will soon have a new place to go. No, it’s not another bar. The Sazerac Company, a Louisiana-based spirits maker, is opening the Sazerac House on October 2. Described as an “immersive exploration of the spirited culture of New Orleans,” the six-story building houses

Royal Caribbean has transported 810 people and donated almost 150,000 bottles of water as of Tuesday the company said. Ken Dames, 54, a building superintendent in Baker’s Bay on Great Guyana Cay, one of the Abacos, said in an interview in Marsh Harbour, the biggest town on Great Abaco, that he thought the cruise lines

BUENOS AIRES — At Don Julio, a much-beloved steakhouse in the city’s low-rise Palermo neighborhood, a 110-square-foot grill dominates the soaring dining room in the way that a grand piano commands attention on a concert stage. Don Julio was rated the No. 1 restaurant in Argentina on the list compiled last year by the organization

A video posted by Disney shows Jermaine Bell — fittingly wearing a Lion King T-shirt — being surprised by Mickey Mouse and other cheering Disney employees outside his home in Florida. Jermaine, who turned 7 on Sept. 8, made headlines when he used birthday funds earmarked for a visit to Disney’s Lion King exhibit to

Choose your own adventure One afternoon on São Miguel, Maggie and I got into a boat and traveled far from the shoreline. We bounded across the waves until we spotted them: common dolphins, rocketing through the water, one of 27 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises that call these waters home. We lined up along

The view from the wide balcony of 48 Jamieson Court in Cape Schanck, Australia, looks out over the vivid greens of the National Golf Club, as well as the deep blue expanse of Bass Strait, which separates mainland Australia from Tasmania. The four-bedroom house near Melbourne, which is expected to sell for between 1.65 million

In 2013, a mutual friend brought Kat Vollinger and Nathan Richman together as rock climbing partners. Within a few years, they were married, and their shared love of climbing led them on adventures around the world. That’s how, in March 2018, they found themselves scaling Castleton Tower, a nearly 400-foot sandstone spire near Moab, Utah,

Southeastern Washington has been producing high-quality wines for decades. But in the past five years, the wineries of the Walla Walla Valley have drawn international accolades for the reds — particularly syrahs — produced from the unique soil just across the border in Oregon. Grapes grown in the six square miles known as The Rocks