Latest worldwide news Bits Rediscovering Radio Through Apps | | Despite the popularity of listening to music on services like iTunes, Spotify and Pandora, radio suddenly becomes more appealing for its human element. |
Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned | | ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that German art seized by the Soviets in the wake of World War Two should be repatriated to Germany, a claim the Russian leader swiftly rejected. |
Well Getting Insurance to Pay for Midwives | | Nearly all births in the United States take place in hospital labor and delivery wards. But in many European countries, midwives attend to a vast majority of pregnancies, often in clinics, resulting in maternity charges that are a fraction of those in the United States. |
Murray the man behind the mask | | When Andy Murray dedicated a tournament win to a friend, it revealed an unexpected personal side to one of the more guarded men in sport. |
Film The View From Argentina | | Latinbeat, the annual survey of Latin American cinema, begins with La Paz, the newest movie by the Argentine director and playwright Santiago Loza. |
The Pour On the Scent of Summer | | Muscat wines from Alsace can be dry, slightly sweet or hauntingly nectar-like. Always, though, they are fragrant with a beguiling perfume. |
Venezuela's Maduro offers asylum to Snowden | | CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Friday in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of a secret spy program. |
Actor Pierce Brosnan's daughter dies of ovarian cancer | | LONDON (Reuters) - Irish actor Pierce Brosnan said on Tuesday that his 41-year-old daughter Charlotte had died after a three year battle with ovarian cancer, the same disease that killed his first wife more than 20 years ago. |
Tour to Support New Rule Involving Long Putters | | The PGA Tour said Monday it would follow a new rule that bans the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, asking instead Monday for a temporary reprieve for those who play the game for fun. |
Ally's ResCap unit files bankruptcy plan | | July 5 (Reuters) - Residential Capital LLC, the mortgage lending unit of U.S. government-owned Ally Financial Inc , has filed a bankruptcy reorganization plan that calls for unsecured creditors to recover 36.3 cents on the dollar. |
A grain of salt for those retirement projections | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Only cave dwellers have missed the boom in retirement-planning studies what seems like a daily barrage of industry-funded surveys and white papers pointing to an aging... |
Amen Corner God's Golfers | | Forget hitting the greens -- it's the fairway to heaven which is on the minds of some of the world's top golfers. |
How supersized food took over | | Over the past two decades, food waste and obesity have nearly doubled at equal rates. The surface area of the average dinner plate expanded by 36 percent between 1960 and 2007. The link between lifestyle and environment has never been stronger, says Rachel Smith, co-founder of Halfsies movement. |
25 greatest engineering feats | | The last few months have seen a fair number of impressive construction plans announced, from Norway's intention to create the world's first shipping tunnel, to Maldives' plans for a space-age underwater hotel, to Dubai's plans for the world's biggest shopping mall. |
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