From sketches of the 1761 transit of Venus to satellite photographs of the 2004 event, a look at historical observations ahead of the June 5 transit. full story ![]()
CANNES (Reuters) - An avenging Venus settling the psychological and sexual score is the star of acclaimed director Roman Polanski's "La Venus a la Fourrure" ("Venus in Fur"), one of the Cannes film festival's two final movies in main competition to premiere on Saturday.
reuters.com (25 days ago)

Serena Williams is lying on a massage table in a rented house in Wimbledon looking grumpy while, standing next to her, sister Venus is trying her best to make her smile.
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Venus Remedies entered OTC (over-the-counter) category with Ezenus. Dheeraj Aggarwal, CFO, Venus Remedies says that Ezenus is our first OTC product which is a stress reliever. It works for reducing anti-toxicants in the body.
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Robson beats Venus, faces Serena next in Rome The Associated Press Published May 13, 2013 09:46AM MDT Rome • Laura Robson overcame strong winds to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Monday and set up a second-round match with top-ranked Serena Williams. Both players struggled with the wind at the Foro Italico, with Robson hitting eight double-faults and...
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Former champion Venus Williams was a lopsided first-round loser at the Italian International tennis event.
miamiherald.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
You know the whole thing about a woman's prerogative to change her mind? Venus Williams can't do it - at least not when it comes to her tennis wardrobe.
si.com (3 months and 16 days ago)

Ladylike looks are often fussy and decidedly non-contemporary, especially when it comes to a vintage silhouette like a fifties-inspired full skirt with a fitted sweater. But with longer hemlines making a comeback, a more demure and feminine look suddenly feels fresh and new. Take this street style photo above, of ... More »
nymag.com (1 day ago)

A mind-expanding planetary view. There's nothing quite like stretching out and taking in the stars. Except, maybe, taking in the stars from the neighborhood of Saturn. NASA's Cassini spacecraft took these two images of Venus--only a shiny dot, really, in each photo--as seen from the the Saturnian system. Technically the spacecraft is a few hundred thousand miles from...
popsci.com (3 months and 17 days ago)
Firefighters are fighting an 80-acre wildfire that is threatening an unoccupied home in Venus, across from the old Venus post office.
highlandstoday.com (3 months and 16 days ago)
From 1962 to 1967, NASA studied piloted Mars/Venus flybys as a possible interim step between Apollo lunar missions in the 1960s and piloted Mars landing missions in the 1980s. In February 1967, however, the flyby concept fell into disfavor following criticism by the President's Science Advisory Committee. In August 1967, Congress eliminated all funds for piloted flyby...
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