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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Screen and TV star, diva and beloved Muppet, Miss Piggy, is being recognised for her contributions to society with a feminist award at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on Thursday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Screen and TV star, diva and beloved Muppet, Miss Piggy, is being recognized for her contributions to society with a feminist award at the Brooklyn Museum in New York on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists had a heck of a time getting the remarkable fossil of a dinosaur they dubbed "Hellboy" out of the hard limestone along a Canadian river bank where it was entombed for 68 million years, but the diabolic task proved gratifying.

Former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner, a central figure in world soccer's deepening scandal, has vowed to tell investigators all he knows about corruption within the sport's governing body.

Bolivia is tackling the widespread problem of unregistered or stolen cars by introducing a mandatory car windscreen chip. Jim Drury reports.

LONDON (Reuters) - Artefacts from many of London's most notorious and grisly crimes, including the "Jack the Ripper" case, are to go on public display for the first time this year.

LONDON (Reuters) - Artefacts from many of London's most notorious and grisly crimes, including the "Jack the Ripper" case, are to go on public display for the first time this year.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent on Thursday as it waited to see how quickly Britain's economy recovers from a surprisingly sharp slowdown earlier this year.

Engineers at leading Formula One team Williams adapt a plastic airflow device used in their cars to help cut the energy use of supermarket refrigerators. Jim Drury has more.

Engineers at leading Formula One team Williams adapt a plastic airflow device used in their cars to help cut the energy use of supermarket refrigerators. Jim Drury has more.

LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices edged lower in May, in line with economists' expectations, but the annual rate of growth rose and a shortage of homes is likely to push prices up further, mortgage lender Halifax said on Thursday.