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Yoko Ono looks back on early activism  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:29 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years.

 

Oxford's revamped Ashmolean can now "do drama"  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:59 EST

OXFORD, England (Reuters Life!) - T.E. Lawrence's Arab dress, an entire Japanese tea house and the best Aegean history collection outside Greece will be star exhibits when Britain's oldest public museum re-opens on Saturday.

 

Agassi asks for compassion for drug use  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:54 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.

 

Beatles photos from Help! up for auction  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53 EST

LONDON (Reuters) - Seven black-and-white photographs of the Beatles sitting on a grassy field, taken by a teenage girl on the last day of filming for their movie Help!, will be sold next week, the auctioneer said.

 

Louvre plays home to Apple's first French store  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:42 EST

PARIS (Reuters) - Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software.

 

TV location tours big attraction for NYC tourists  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:15 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Climbing the Statue of Liberty or catching the view from the Empire State Building are still top New York attractions but tourists are also scrambling to see where their favorite TV shows are filmed.

 

Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34 EST

LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.

 

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Bucharest for architecture buffs  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41 EST

BUCHAREST (Reuters Life!) - Got 48 hours to explore Bucharest, with its rare mixture of western architectural ideas, eastern imagery and 20th century totalitarian megalomania?

 

Fashion house Ferragamo's museum goes online  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06 EST

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has taken a museum detailing its history and culture online, allowing young designers to add their creative touch to its shoe models.

 

Driver suspected in Bank of France van heist  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:34 EST

LYON, France (Reuters) - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat.

 

Cadbury descendant fears loss of firm's UK heritage  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:50 EST

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - It's perhaps understandable that Felicity Loudon bristles at the thought of British chocolate maker Cadbury potentially falling into the hands of U.S. foods giant Kraft.

 

Hundreds vie for lucrative NY toilet jobs  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wanted: outgoing and enthusiastic applicants to work as restroom ambassadors in central New York location. Good pay.

 

Berlusconi hails Kazakh men for population growth  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:10 EST

ROME (Reuters Life!) - Italy's Silvio Berlusconi praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, saying this was the reason for the former Soviet country's population growth.

 

U.S. becomes top country brand under Obama: survey  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10 EST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Barack Obama has done it again. The president's starpower has made the United States the place most people want to visit and do business with, according to an annual survey that ranks nations like retail brands.

 

Price of patience? Rare Taiwan shrimp sells for $830  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00 EST

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) - Rare tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as $830 a piece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, officials at an exhibition said on Friday.

 

China land of opportunity for some young Africans  Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:22 EST

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - It's not yet four a.m. and Vimbayi Kajese is already arriving at China Central Television (CCTV) for another day in her job as mainland China's first African news presenter, and the face of a growing community.

 

Travel Picks: Top 10 mustachioed nations for "Movember"  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:44 EST

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - In a growing campaign to refer to November as "Movember," men around the world are being encouraged to grow a mustache for 30 days to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer.

 

Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:31 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

 

Technology doesn't isolate people: U.S. study  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Contrary to popular belief, the Internet and mobile phones are not isolating people but enhancing their social worlds, according to a U.S. survey.

 

Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:16 EST

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.

 

Muhammad Ali's former brand maker takes on opera  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:29 EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Anyone approaching Harlan Werner's multi-level Hollywood home during a weekday morning is likely to be greeted by the rousing sounds of a classically trained tenor exercising his unique voice.

 

Malaysia's oldest nomads struggle to find a home  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:31 EST

GUA MUSANG, Malaysia (Reuters) - For thousands of years, Malaysia's nomadic Batek tribe have roamed the country's ancient tropical rainforests, completely at one with their natural habitat.

 

Hotels a hard sell in tourist magnet Croatia  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:29 EST

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (Reuters) - Pavle Radonic has worked as assistant manager for Hotel Belvedere, overlooking the medieval city of Dubrovnik, for 18 years. Except for the first few months on the job, he has never welcomed a guest.

 

Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:24 EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as $1,700.

 

Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

 

The Little Prince drops in on Brazil  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

The Little Prince, the intergalactic boy traveler part of many childhoods around the world, is visiting Brazil in a show also honoring his adventuresome creator.

 

The Little Prince drops in on Brazil  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

The Little Prince, the intergalactic boy traveler part of many childhoods around the world, is visiting Brazil in a show also honoring his adventuresome creator.

 

Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpot  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

A logger from rural America who lives in a trailer is among nine card players eying a 8.5-million-dollar jackpot as the climax of the World Series of Poker gets underway here Saturday.

 

Card sharks eye $8.5 mln poker jackpot  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

A logger from rural America who lives in a trailer is among nine card players eying a 8.5-million-dollar jackpot as the climax of the World Series of Poker gets underway here Saturday.

 

Chanel in court for allegedly stealing artisan's design  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

 

UK kids think Hitler 'was German football coach  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

One in 20 British children think Adolf Hitler was Germany's national football coach, while six percent believe the Holocaust was a celebration at the end of World War II, according to a new poll.

 

Kids think Hitler was German football coach: poll  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

One in 20 Scottish children think Adolf Hitler was Germany's national football coach, while six percent believe the Holocaust was a celebration at the end of World War II, according to a new poll.

 

Kashmiri saffron industry withers  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Saffron spice cultivation should be a growth industry for Indian Kashmir as it begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.

 

Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist bloc  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Twenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seen in the West anymore.

 

Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist bloc  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Twenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seen in the West anymore.

 

Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist bloc  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Twenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seen in the West anymore.

 

Asia boosts Hermes luxury sales: company  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Sales in Asia helped boost French luxury group Hermes in the third quarter, the company said on Friday, reporting an overall 10-percent rise in sales to 452 million euros (672 million dollars).

 

Gay rights a tall order in ex-communist bloc  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Twenty years on from the fall of the Iron Curtain, Eastern Europe's homosexuals say they still face a tough struggle for equal rights, plus the kind of verbal abuse and violence rarely seen in the West anymore.

 

New Taiwan law to help children of abusive parents  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Taiwan's government has proposed changing the law to release adult children of abusive parents from the legal obligation to support them in their dotage, the government said Friday.

 

South Africa tries to enlist men in AIDS battle  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

"There is a new man in South Africa," proclaims a new ad splashed across South African media, aiming to transform ideas about sexuality and to enlist the nation's men in the fight against AIDS.

 

Indian Sikhs defy advice to pray in Pakistan  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith.

 

Indian Sikhs defy advice to pray in Pakistan  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith.

 

Kashmiri saffron industry withers  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Saffron spice cultivation should be a growth industry for Indian Kashmir as it begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.

 

Kashmiri saffron industry withers  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Saffron spice cultivation should be a growth industry for Indian Kashmir as it begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future.

 

Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00 EST

Florida homes and swamps more used to dealing with dangerous critters like alligators now face a more foreign invader -- giant pet snakes escaped into the wild whose numbers are growing at an alarming rate.

 

Study explains how smells conjure strong memories  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:32 EST

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The aroma of Grandmother's fresh-baked cookies etch themselves into the brain's emotional memory, but so does a whiff of rotten fish, Israeli scientists said in a finding that might help in treating trauma patients.

 

Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:23 EST

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.

 

Halloween goblins scaring off Britain's Guy Fawkes  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:31 EST

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The modern-day ghouls and goblins of Halloween are steadily frightening off a British tradition that stretches back 400 years.

 

Qatar centre spreads moderate Islam, dialogue  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:37 EST

DOHA (Reuters) - An Islamic center set up by U.S.-allied Qatar is trying to improve Islam's image in the West, defend women's rights and promote interfaith dialogue, its director, Muhammad Ahmad, said on Thursday.

 

Awash in notes? Piano "drowns" in Andsnes concert  Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:23 EST

LONDON (Reuters) - It could be one of the most disturbing images in classical music since Charlotte Moorman played the cello in the nude and brought out the New York City vice squad.

 
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