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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Fiona Kolbinger: "I never thought I could win the whole race" Through thunderstorms, scorching heat and icy rain, Fiona Kolbinger cycled 2,485 miles (3,999km) in a little more than 10 days over some of Europe's most…

If a leading candidate for mayor gets his way, residents of Salt Lake City may soon be able to drop their transit cards from their wallets and replace them with a bit more cash. Former state senator Jim Dabakis wants to eliminate fares on the six-county Utah …

In a batch of court documents unsealed on Friday, one of financier Jeffrey Epstein's accusers describes the life of luxury she was treated to when she worked for the disgraced financier as a teen. In a 2013 interview with the FBI, Virginia Giuffre, née Rob…

Bentley's Mulliner division specializes in making one-off (or few-off) projects for clients willing to foot the bill. They're the folks you'd want to talk to if you want a long-wheelbase Flying Spur, a Bentayga-based dually pickup, or anything in between. The…

In 1870 a flaneur could stroll from the towering iron arches of the newly constructed Les Halles marketplace and in just a few minutes cross into Ile de la Cité. The island, the citys ancient heart, was used as a natural fortress as early as 52 bc. Some two t…

As for foreigners, Mr. Kraft said that in the past year his agency has had clients from the United States, China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Switzerland. Mr. Conil said he has seen an increase in buyers with ties to Britain. They fear they will not be …

Paris (AFP) - Chinese officials are threatening to stop all police cooperation with France after it gave political asylum to the wife of the former Interpol chief, a Chinese national now languishing in prison on charges of bribery, a French source close to th…

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kept a "back pocket" closing statement at last year's stormy G7 summit in case U.S. President Donald Trump blocked the usual united communique, the top Canadian organizer has revealed. Sen. Peter Boehm was Trudeau's sh…

French inventor Franky Zapata has successfully crossed the Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard for the first time, after a failed attempt last month. Zapata took off from Sangatte, northern France early on Sunday morning and landed in St. Margarets Bay, near …

A Frenchman who has spent years developing a jet-powered hoverboard zoomed across the English Channel on Sunday, fulfilling his quest just 10 days after failing in a first attempt when he fell into the water while trying to refuel. Franky Zapata set off on h…