Lifestyle
Winner of Miss America pageant could be gay, diabetic or a dancer
At the age of 96, Sunday's Miss America Pageant features at least one first that would have been unimaginable during its 1950s and 60s heyday, when the annual contest was a major national event on par with the Oscars film awards or football's Super Bowl.
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Cerrillos' 90-year-old cyclist shows no signs of slowing down
Elena Galvez is 90 years old and lives alone with her hens in the dusty rural suburb of Cerrillos in Chile. | Video
Japan's half-Indian Miss World contestant a challenge to its self-image
TOKYO Priyanka Yoshikawa says she hopes that being crowned Miss World Japan will spur greater acceptance in her homeland of people with parents from different ethnic backgrounds, such as herself. | Video
'Go directly to a homeless shelter': game gives taste of life on the street
BRUSSELS If being sent to jail without passing 'Go' or winning second prize in a beauty contest make "Monopoly" feel oddly detached from real life, a new board game - about homelessness - gives a more realistic taste of the cruel twists of fate.
Bolivia's transgender citizens celebrate new ID cards
LA PAZ Feted by activists carrying a rainbow flag, transgender citizens in La Paz are celebrating their newfound right to register for identity cards with updated details under Bolivia's new gender law. | Video
Wooden sculpture of London goes up in flames to mark Great Fire anniversary
LONDON Flames once again licked the historic buildings of Britain's capital as a wooden replica of 17th century London went up in smoke to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.
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What health experts do to stay healthy
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Video: London: Towering city of culture and commerce
ACT-1 Group Founder and CEO Janice Bryant Howroyd on why she loves doing business in and taking time off in the British capital. Find out where she likes to go and why she likes the people so much. Video
Goodwood retro racing festival
Vintage motor enthusiasts celebrate the mid-20th century heyday of the racing circuit at the Goodwood Revival historic motor racing festival in Chichester, Britain.