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Rising seas threaten Shanghai, other major cities
Oct 19, 2009 00:00 EDT
Rising seas put millions of people, trillions of dollars of assets, at risk in coastal cities. This city of 20 million rose from the sea and grew into a modern showcase, with skyscrapers piercing the clouds, atop tidal flats fed by the mighty Yangtze River.
Rising seas threaten Shanghai, other major cities
Oct 18, 2009 14:07 EDT
Rising seas put millions of people, trillions of dollars of assets, at risk in coastal cities. EDITOR'S NOTE ? This is one of an occasional series of stories leading up to December's climate conference in Copenhagen, reporting on the impact, future and responses to climate change
Rising seas threaten Shanghai, other major cities
Oct 18, 2009 11:44 EDT
Rising seas put millions of people, trillions of dollars of assets, at risk in coastal cities. EDITOR'S NOTE ? This is one of an occasional series of stories leading up to December's climate conference in Copenhagen, reporting on the impact, future and responses to climate change
Tokyo 'green' film festival opens
Oct 16, 2009 20:00 EDT
The Tokyo International Film Festival opened Saturday with a debut screening of a US-made documentary about a traditional dolphin hunt in Japan a contentious inclusion at the week-long gala.
Tokyo offers Hiroshima, Nagasaki Olympic help
Oct 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
Tokyo, which has lost a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, offered on Friday to help Hiroshima and Nagasaki pursue their hopes of hosting the 2020 Games.
Director and actress prevented from leaving Iran: reports
Oct 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
An international award-winning film director and a top actress who are both supporters of the opposition have been prevented from leaving Iran, news agencies reported on Friday.
Swiss curator tops art power list, Hirst slumps
Oct 14, 2009 23:06 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Several prominent collectors disappeared altogether and Britain's Damien Hirst went into freefall in the latest list of contemporary art's 100 most powerful figures.
Swiss curator tops art power list, Hirst slumps
Oct 14, 2009 21:49 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Several prominent collectors disappeared altogether and Britain's Damien Hirst went into freefall in the latest list of contemporary art's 100 most powerful figures.
George Clooney in London for film festival gala
Oct 14, 2009 17:24 EDT
George Clooney, Bill Murray on red carpet as 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' opens London Film Fest. Like the London Film Festival, Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is a mix of British grit and American glamor.
"Fantastic Mr.Fox" gets premiere in London
Oct 14, 2009 15:05 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Wes Anderson's animation movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox," starring George Clooney as the voice of the eponymous hero, got its world premiere on Wednesday on the opening night of the London film festival.
Clooney, Streep in London for film festival gala
Oct 14, 2009 13:49 EDT
George Clooney, Meryl Streep due on red carpet as 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' opens London Film Fest. Like the London Film Festival, Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is a mix of British grit and American glamor.
Animated Clooney kicks off London film festival
Oct 14, 2009 11:11 EDT
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Wes Anderson's animation movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox," starring George Clooney as the voice of the eponymous hero, has its world premiere on Wednesday on the opening night of the London film festival.
France celebrates its greatest living artist
Oct 13, 2009 20:00 EDT
Oils, inks and acrylics of all sizes but almost all in black go on show Wednesday as France celebrates its best-known living artist, Pierre Soulages, a painter obsessed with the power of black.
Irish parliament chief makes defiant speech, quits
Oct 13, 2009 13:05 EDT
Ireland's parliament speaker defiant as he's forced from office over lavish expenses, travel. The speaker of Ireland's parliament resigned Tuesday after his years of lavish expenses and foreign travel were exposed.
Palermo announces plans to bid for 2020 Olympics
Oct 13, 2009 11:36 EDT
Palermo joins Rome and Venice in Italian race for 2020 Olympics bid. Palermo joined the list of Italian cities interested in bidding for the 2020 Olympics on Tuesday.
Palermo eyes 2020 Games along with Rome, Venice
Oct 13, 2009 11:23 EDT
ROME (Reuters) - Palermo has expressed interest in hosting the 2020 Olympics along with fellow Italian cities Rome and Venice.
Late German dance legend Bausch's successors named
Oct 11, 2009 20:00 EDT
Dominique Mercy and Robert Sturm have been named as the pair tapped to take over the German dance company once led by the iconic choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June, the theatre said Monday.
Hiroshima, Nagasaki in joint bid for 2020 Games
Oct 10, 2009 20:00 EDT
The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki said Sunday they were considering bidding for the 2020 Summer Olympics in tandem with a campaign to promote a nuclear-free world.
Josh Hartnett overshadowed by ex-boyband actor Kimura
Oct 09, 2009 20:00 EDT
Josh Hartnett isn't having things all his own way at Asia's largest film festival. Every time the Hollywood star appears in public, the loudest screams are being directed at his co-star.
ECB holds rates at record low 1 percent
Oct 08, 2009 07:47 EDT
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its main refinancing rate unchanged at a record low of 1.0 percent on Thursday, as expected by economists.
