Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo’s newest grand champion strode onto the public stage on Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport’s highest rank.

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born ...

Tokyo (AFP) – Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest ...

The niece of King Charles III of Great Britain, Princess Beatrice, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi became parents. On ...

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A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been virtually "unwrapped" for the first time, revealing Greek text hidden beneath layers of carbonized papyrus. Scientists used X-ray imaging and artificial ...

This means marriage officiants cannot perform a legal marriage ceremony after another ceremony. This includes an informal, spiritual, or symbolic ceremony, e.g. destination wedding, or a ceremony ...

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