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The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day

From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day.

 

Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener’s Olympic journey spans the mountains to music

Brazilian snowboarder Pat Burgener feels complete when he combines his love of the halfpipe with his passion for music.

 

Italy braces for Winter Olympics with high security and decree targeting violent protesters

Italy has put in place a massive security operation for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony.

 

Olympic visitors to Milan get a rare chance to glimpse restoration of a long-hidden Leonardo gem

Milan cultural officials are allowing visitors to view a long-hidden wall painting by Leonardo da Vinci while restoration work continues.

 

Venice revives a quarter-mile floating bridge to island cemetery for All Souls’ Day mourners

Venice has revived a tradition of building a temporary bridge to San Michele island for All Souls’ Day.

 

Flamingos are stirring up trouble and ravaging rice for risotto in Italy’s northeast

Farmers in Italy’s northeastern Po Delta region are battling an unusual pest: flamingos. These birds have been invading rice paddies and damaging crops while searching for food like mollusks and insects.