Tourists have been staying away from the Philippines, postponing or cancelling tours following a bloody hostage incident last week which left eight Hong Kong nationals dead. Tourist and business travel from Hong Kong and mainland China have dropped considerably since the incident. Philippine Airlines (PAL) reported a jump in the number of cancellations of tickets […]
British driver Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix in convincing fashion to regain the top rank in the Formula One Drivers’ Championship standings. Hamilton’s McLaren sped past Red Bull’s car driven by Mark Webber early in the race and Hamilton led throughout the race to take the checkered flag at the finish. Webber was […]
Some parents are giving their kids too much or too frequent doses of non-prescription or over-the counter medications for common illnesses which can put their children’s health at great risk, according to an Australian study announced on Monday. “Many children are being put at risk by parents’ over-use of widely-available over-the-counter medicines for fever, coughs, […]
The number of Americans expecting to travel during the three-day weekend associated with Labor Day will rise in double-digits compared to a year ago, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The organization expects 34.4 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles from their homes, up from just 31.3 million who did so in […]
Celebrity and hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from jail early Saturday in Las Vegas after being arrested on Friday night for cocaine possession, Las Vegas police said. Hilton was on a black Cadillac Escalade which was pulled over by police in front of the Wynn Hotel at about 11:30 p.m. after law enforcement officers […]
The economic downturn, the worst since The Great Depression of the 1930s, may have caused the number of births in the U.S. to decrease for the second straight year, as more women chose to delay pregnancy and motherhood. Even as the total population rose slightly, the number of births dipped 2.6 percent to 4.14 million […]
Ancient monasteries and country estates outside Moscow may characterize Russian history and culture, but the train trips to reach those places offer a glimpse of what the country is like today. The Soviet-era trains, called elektrichkas, are crowded, dirty, and lacking in amenities apart from benches, some of which are still made of wood. When […]
Government figures show that net migration to Britain increased by 33,000 last year, suggesting that this was associated with a decline in the number of Britons moving abroad. Also, the number of foreign students rose sharply by 35 percent to 362,015 in the year ending June 2010. Student visas increased from about 270,000 the previous […]
Oil prices in the world market jumped on Thursday on the back of a decrease in new weekly claims for unemployment benefits and a weak US dollar. Light sweet crude for October, New York’s main contract, was up 84 cents to $73.36 per barrel as it recovered from three-month lows, while Brent North Sea of […]
The judge handling the case of Lindsay Lohan ordered the Hollywood celebrity to undergo more therapy sessions and program meetings designed for her complete recovery and to close a three-year-old drug suit. The actress would also be allowed to resume working after spending a month in jail and rehab. The 24-year-old Lohan was ordered by […]
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