 USA TODAY (blog) Today, I am traveling by train from Paris to Monte Carlo, where at around 4 pm I'll step off the rails and onto Oceania Cruises' new Riviera. I'm part of a media/travel seller group sailing on Riviera and attending the christening ceremony, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Cycling: Horgan caps great season with road champs win New Zealand Herald Horgan has put together the best five months in his career, starting with the elite time trial title against some of the country's best professionals in January, the Oceania time trial honours in Queenstown last month as well as runner-up in the road ... See all stories on this topic » |
May 6, 2012
OCEANIA News, May 06, 2012
LATIN AMERICA News, May 06, 2012
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| Big boost for Blacks in Brazil Malaysia Star A recent court ruling to reserve admissions for people of African descent in varsities is seen as an important victory in this South American nation. BRAZIL's black majority hailed a recent landmark ruling by the country's Supreme Court that declared ... See all stories on this topic » |
INVENTIONS News, May 06, 2012
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| Northside students brainstorm for Invention Convention Chicago Tribune The 2012 Invention Convention features projects from the oldest students at the elementary school and is a right of passage for the past 26 years. TheInvention Convention was started in the early 1980s, and every year students have to find a problem ... See all stories on this topic » |
FINANCIAL TIMES News, May 06, 2012
 Bloomberg (HPQ) are working together to win service contracts from FMS Wertmanagement, the so-called bad bank encompassing Hypo Real Estate Holding AG assets, Financial Times Deutschland reported, without saying where it got the information. See all stories on this topic » | |
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FASHION News, May 06, 2012
 Our Favorite Fashion And Beauty Insiders On Instagram (PHOTOS)Huffington Post These fashion-forward insiders (and more) have welcomed us into their worldof wonderful and we can't get enough! The Huff Post Black Voices is even getting in on all the fun--Julee Wilson, fashion and beauty editor, and the entire Black Voices staff ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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CHINA Sports, May 06, 2012
 Voice of America May 06, 2012 Biden: US Ready to Give Visa to Chinese Activist Michael Bowman | Washington US Vice President Joe Biden says Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's future is in the United States, and that he expects Chinato abide by a deal that would allow ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Chinese dissident's future is in United States, Biden says Fox News Vice President Joe Biden says he believes that Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng's future is in the United States. Chen, who escaped house arrest in his village and fled to the US Embassy in Beijing, has a tentative deal with theChinese ... See all stories on this topic » |
CANADA News, May 06, 2012
 Boston Herald By AP HELSINKI — Jack Johnson scored his second goal of the game 1:47 into overtime to give the United States a 5-4 victory over Canada on Saturday in the hockey world championships. Jim Slater, Patrick Dwyer and Nate Thompson also scored in ... See all stories on this topic » |
| TransCanada submits new oil pipeline application Sault Ste. Marie Evening News TransCanada said it applied again to the State Department for permission to build the pipeline to carry oil from tar sands in western Canada to a company hub in Steele City, Neb. From there, the project would link up with other pipelines operated by ... See all stories on this topic » |
BAN KI-MOON News, May 06, 2012
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| Gold rush to Burma Washington Post AS UN SECRETARY General Ban Ki-moon was urging the world last week to expand investment into Burma, the Irrawaddy, a Burmese magazine-in-exile, was publishing a story about 7800 acres of Burmese farmland being confiscated by the government to make way ... See all stories on this topic » |
AFRICA News, May 06, 2012
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| S. African cheetahs rough up Scottish tourist Arizona Daily Star The cheetahs "weren't being vicious. You could tell they were just excited," she told the Herald. The Herald said park staff and other visitors pulled the cats off. The D'Mellos continued their holiday in South Africa. See all stories on this topic » |
FRENCH Elections News, May 06, 2012 (1)
 Reuters PARIS (Reuters) - Socialist candidate Francois Hollande won France's presidentialelection runoff on Sunday, beating President Nicolas Sarkozy by a clear margin, according to projections by pollsters. Polling institutes predicted Hollande would win ... See all stories on this topic » |
| France awaits election results WMTW Portland France is a key player in plans to lead the eurozone out of its debt crisis, making theelection vital to the region. If Sarkozy is defeated, he will be the latest -- and most significant -- of at least half a dozen European leaders swept from office ... See all stories on this topic » |
ASIA Sports, Athletics News, May 06, 2012
 Hindustan Times The Indian women's squash team created history by winning their maidenAsian title after defeating top seed Hong Kong 2-0 in the final in Kuwait on Sunday. The men's team, however, went down 0-2 to Pakistan in the final in the 16th Asian Team Squash ... See all stories on this topic » | |
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SCIENCE News, Studies, Research, Technology, May 06, 2012
Spilled Coffee: Mathematical Model For Sloshing Beverage Addresses Cup Design
Huffington Post But new research suggests how to avoid one of the more common pitfalls: spilled coffee. "I cannot say for sure if coffee spilling has been detrimental toscientific research to any significant extent," says study author Rouslan Krechetnikov, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Scientists "switch off" brain cell death in mice Reuters * Possible common pathway with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's * Study an important step in understanding brain diseases By Kate Kelland LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out how to stop brain cell death in mice with brain disease and say ... See all stories on this topic » |
LIFESTYLE News, May 06, 2012
 Evening Observer Some of it has to do with our prosperity. We can afford to eat more. Some has to do with our busy lifestyles. We rely more on calorie dense, easy to prepare processed foods, snack foods and fast foods. We are also more likely to eatmindlessly, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Environmentalists really can eat meat Concord Monitor I met him at a book-signing at Gibson's Bookstore this winter and learned that his relationship to food is similar to mine. He started life as an omnivore, became a strict vegan for a time and now is an avid deer hunter and fisherman who supplements ... See all stories on this topic » |
NEW ZEALAND HERALD News, May 06, 2012
 Huffington Post In a Sunday interview with the New Zealand Herald, Kathy Johnson told the newspaper that her husband has returned to the southwestern Pacific island where he made headlines in December 2011 for allegedly donating sperm to lesbian couples. See all stories on this topic » | |
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INDIA CINEMA News, May 06, 2012
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BEST Anything, May 06, 2012
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| Motorola CEOs best paid among Chicago's top companies in 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Seeking an edge in the world of high-end smartphones, Motorola is bringing back the "Razr" name, once attached to the best-selling phone in the world. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Splitting up has paid off for two chieftains overseeing Chicago's largest ... See all stories on this topic » |
EARTHQUAKE News, Mar 06, 2012
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| Two quakes shake New Zealand The Australian A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook people in the Wellington region and parts of the top of the South Island at 11.33am (9.33am AEST). The tremor was centred 10 kilometres southwest of Wellington, at a depth of 30km, GeoNet says. The second quake ... See all stories on this topic » |
HOLLYWOOD News, May 06, 2012
 Marvel's 'The Avengers': Movie Review Examiner.com This is one of those rare Hollywood gems, and it's all thanks to Joss Whedon and his exceptional cast and crew, that proves Marvel's The Avengers as one of the best “superhero films” of all-time! Summer is nearby, and we all are aware that summer is ... See all stories on this topic » |
| 'Dark Shadows' producer: Johnny Depp was a 'man on a mission' Los Angeles Times The movie actually adds a second unprecedented role to Depp's career list: Now he can say he's been the producer of a Tim Burton film. Depp had produced just two previous films, “Hugo” and “The Rum Diary,” both released last year, but expect to see ... See all stories on this topic » |
GREEK Election News, May 06, 2012 (1)
| Conservative leader front runner in Greek election Chicago Tribune ATHENS (Reuters) - Family history weighs heavily on conservative leader Antonis Samaras as he battles to lead Greece after Sunday's general election. His great-grandmother, Penelope Delta, a celebrated author of patriotic children's books, ... See all stories on this topic » |
| Greek election day: Jews worry about far-right Jerusalem Post By GIL SHEFLER Head of Jewish community in Athens expresses concern over expected election of neo-Nazi party to parliament. The head of the Jewish community in Athens on Sunday worried two far-right groups might take a seat in Greece's next parliament. See all stories on this topic » |
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