Thai PM pledges to tackle rising consumer prices Xinhua | BANGKOK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday pledged that her government will expedite solving the problem of rising consumer prices, Thai News Agency reported. | The premier made her remarks as she visited a fresh produce market in central Nakhon Pathom province on h...
Sandals embraces environmentally friendly energy alternatives The Gleaner | OCHO RIOS, St Ann:ONE YEAR after launching Sandals Earthguard, powered by EarthCheck, Sandals Resorts International has begun to realise a reduction in the company's environmental footprint, improved operational efficiencies, and increased benefits to the company's host communities. | In Ocho Rios...
Doc Holiday answers your queries The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE Doc answers your questions on airline bags, Christmas in New York and skiing with solo travellers. | - MY 20-YEAR-OLD daughter and her friend will be spending Christmas Day in New York and would like your suggestions for the best place to go an...
Holiday parks close to the slopes The Daily Telegraph Australia | WITH the winter skiing and boarding season starting, we check out five holiday parks close to the slopes. | -- BIG4 Wangaratta | North Cedars Holiday Park, Victoria Wangaratta is a snow-lover's base camp to paradise. The only problem is, which ski ...
Travel Challenge: Ski holidays The Daily Telegraph Australia | EACH week we invite three competing companies to give us their best deals for a particular holiday. The result is great offers for our readers. | 1. Falls Creek | 6-day package | 1 HIT the slopes with the kids this winter with this six-day ski pack...
Police promise strict holiday weekend enforcement CBC | Toronto police say they will take a zero-tolerance approach to alcohol-related offences as the city celebrates the Victoria Day long weekend. | The city’s entertainment district — bordered roughly by Queen Street to the north, King Street in th...
Tips For Interacting With Locals When Traveling Abroad Gadling In your home country, you probably have no problem starting up a conversation with other locals. However, when traveling abroad it becomes a bit trickier. You may find yourself losing your temper in stressful situations, or feeling anxious asking sim...
Magdalen Chapter Hotel opens in Exeter, Devon on June 25 The Examiner | Chapter Hotels second property – The Magdalen Chapter – will open June 25 in the heart of Exeter, Devon, England, close to the city’s Norman cathedral and Gandy Street’s independent boutiques and historic quayside. The area is a great locat...
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Conn. Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill The New York Times | Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @NYTNational for breaking news and headlines. | Twitter List: Reporters and Editors | HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A bill legalizing marijuana...
Travel costs for dental work in Poland rejected Canada Dot Com | It used to be that tourism was driven by aspirations of seeing pyramids or drinking tequila at the swim-up bar. | But as the population in Western countries is aging, accessing h...
Bird flu can spread in mammals, study finds The Los Angeles Times | In a long-awaited study that helped prompt a contentious debate over the wisdom of conducting research that has the potential to help as well as harm, scientists reported Wednesd...
Tom Morello guests on WNET's Moyers & Company The Examiner Sunday viewing suggestion: Moyers & Company/ Tom Morello: A Troubadour for Justice 6 p.m. on WNET. Harvard-educated rock guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine discusses social justice. Songs of social protest — music and the quest f...
Trailer: Cosmopolis IMDb | Based on the novel by Don DeLillo, Robert Pattinson stars alongside Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton and Juliette Binoche in David Cronenberg's latest film. New York is in turmoil, the age of capitalism is drawing to a close and Eric Packer, a high f...
Texting while driving in Minnesota and the impact on our energy The Examiner | The Minneapolis Star Tribune posted a front-page article on texting while driving and the statistics surrounding such behavior. It seems there were only 1,300 texting tickets issued in Minnesota last year; which is a fraction of the nearly 202,000 tickets issued for speeding or 30,000 for drunken driving. But texting and talking on the phon...
Serena Williams withdraws with back injury The Miami Herald | ROME -- Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet French Open champion Li Na in the semifinals on Saturday. | Williams said the problem also affected her earlier this week. | "It was feeling a little stiff and I don't think this is the right moment to force (it)," she sai...
