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The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country's culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential "Le Cuisinier François" recipe book, emphasizing regional and seasonal ingredients, highlighting complementary flavors, and beginning to document its terms and techniques. http://dlvr.it/SRPD9F

A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt's Saqqara were revealed to the public on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. http://dlvr.it/SRNfYy

It seems so eternal, doesn't it? http://dlvr.it/SRN5WG

Faster, cleaner, greener and packed with advanced technology; rail is the only transport mode currently well placed to provide the backbone of our future mobility needs. http://dlvr.it/SRLC39

It's not Tex-Mex and it's not Mexican. New Mexican cuisine is unique as goes back millennia. Today, the food is a fusion of Native American, Spanish and Anglo tastes. http://dlvr.it/SRKT46

Over a thousand fanged enthusiasts have broken a Guinness World Record amid the gothic ruins that inspired Bram Stoker's famous tale. http://dlvr.it/SRJyYj

In January, news that Japan had plans to nominate several gold and silver mines on Sado Island as a UNESCO World Heritage site sparked anger in South Korea, which remembers the site as something quite different from Japan's depiction. http://dlvr.it/SRBSYL