Tag: Weddings

Pink cake on canals: Amsterdam celebrates same-sex weddings

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AMSTERDAM — A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glided through the Amsterdam canals Thursday as the Dutch capital celebrated the...

France rejects UN report its forces targeted Mali wedding

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PARIS — The French Defense Ministry on Tuesday categorically rejected that its forces in Mali attacked and killed civilians attending a village wedding fete...

World’s Largest Truckstop owners endow Iowa football program

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — The couple who own a massive Interstate 80 travel center in eastern Iowa have donated $10 million to fund the...

Review: An indiscretion, a stalker and a wedding fuel novel

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“Every Vow You Break,” by Peter Swanson (William Morrow) When...

Chinese single moms, denied benefits, press for change

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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Sarah Gao had a busy job. As the head of a 500 million yuan ($76.8 million) investment fund, she was constantly...

Pandemic sets back Italian women’s long fight for jobs

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ROME — One of hundreds of thousands of women in Italy who lost jobs in the pandemic, Laura Taddeo has a masters degree in...

Africans rethink big, bountiful weddings as pandemic bites

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KAMPALA, Uganda — The moment of truth for Ivan Arinaitwe came when he had to choose among many relatives and friends whom to invite...

US urges Sudan to build an inclusive government for all

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States called on Sudan Tuesday to build an inclusive and representative government that ensures peace, supports people on the...

Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP’s McCarthy attended son’s wedding

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MORRO BAY, Calif. — At a time when California residents were being urged to avoid social gatherings because of the risk of spreading coronavirus,...