By Simon Perry 01/11/2013 at 08:40 AM EST From left: artist Paul Emsley, the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge REX USA The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had an art outing early Friday – for the unveiling of her official portrait.And they were not alone. Kate's parents and siblings also made the...
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to deal with the feverish patients.Flu season in the U.S. has struck early and, in many places, hard.While flu normally doesn't blanket the country until...
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Stock futures gain as China data spurs growth hopes
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday as stronger-than-expected exports in China, the world's second-biggest economy, raised hopes for a more robust recovery in the global economy this year. Data showed China's export growth rebounded sharply to a seven-month high in December, a strong finish to the year after seven straight quarters of slowdown, even as...
IHT Rendezvous: The Last Man Asian Literary Prize
Label: WorldHONG KONG — The five shortlisted novels of what will be the last Man Asian Literary Prize were announced last evening at the Man Group’s offices here. The British investment firm will end its support of Asia’s most prominent literary prize after the final award is given at a black-tie dinner in March.As usually happens, the shortlist announcement drew about two dozen people from the city’s relatively...
It's a Girl for Lily Allen
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 01/10/2013 at 08:30 AM ET PA Photos/LandovCue the lullabies: Lily Allen is a mom — again!The “Smile” singer and her husband Sam Cooper welcomed her second daughter — and the baby girl shares her special day with rock legends Elvis and David Bowie. Marnie Rose arrived...
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Wall Street set to open higher after Alcoa's positive results
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was poised to open slightly higher on Wednesday after Alcoa got the earnings season under way with better-than-expected revenue and an encouraging outlook for the year. Alcoa Inc said it expects global demand for aluminum will continue to grow in 2013, though the company kept a cautious tone as worries lingered over a looming U.S. budget confrontation....
Iranian Captives Freed in Major Prisoner Exchange in Syria
Label: WorldISTANBUL — More than 2,000 prisoners incarcerated by the Syrian authorities were being released on Wednesday in return for 48 Iranians freed by rebels after five months in captivity, Turkish and Iranian news reports said, in what appeared to be the biggest prisoner swap since the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began almost two years ago. The exchange, brokered by Turkey and Qatar,...
European businesses slow to go online: study
Label: TechnologyBRUSSELS (Reuters) – European businesses are not doing enough to use the internet to grow their customer base and promote products, Belgian database and marketing firm Email-Brokers said after studying 13 million websites.Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have the highest proportion of companies online but even in these countries 40 percent of business have no internet presence, it found.The European...
Ryan Gosling: How He Weaves His Magic Spell
Label: Lifestyle 01/09/2013 at 08:00 AM EST Devoted son, quirky leading man – and everyone's favorite fantasy boyfriend. But how does Ryan Gosling stack up in his real-life romance with actress Eva Mendes?
The "hey girl" Internet obsession, 32, "is an incredibly sweet boyfriend," a Gosling source tells PEOPLE in this week's...
Report: Death rates from cancer still inching down
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday.Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer."There has been clear progress," said Dr. Otis Brawley of the American Cancer Society, which compiled the annual cancer report with government and cancer...
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