By Stephanie Simon Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:25pm EDT (Reuters) – Pity poor math. In the American drive to boost science and math education, it’s science that has all the kid-friendly sizzle: Robots and roller coasters, foaming chemical reactions, marshmallow air cannons. Math has… well, numbers. “America has a cultural problem with math. It’s the [...]
Read MoreBy Eric Holmberg BRUGES, Belgium | Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:41am EDT BRUGES, Belgium (Reuters) – Sommelier Joachim Boudens bends down and plucks a few stalks of sorrel from the ground. He eats the herb, testing its flavor. He knows it has just the right sour taste because it was grown on his own farm, [...]
Read MoreATHENS | Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:47am EDT ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece reopened on Wednesday the Bronze Age site of Akrotiri on the tourist island of Santorini, seven years after its roof collapsed, killing a British visitor. Known as the “Pompeii of the Aegean”, the prehistoric town was buried under thick layers of volcanic ash [...]
Read MoreBy Farah Master MACAU | Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:39am EDT MACAU (Reuters) – Billionaire Sheldon Adelson said on Wednesday he plans to spend $35 billion on a mini-Las Vegas strip in Spain where he is courting the country’s two top urban areas, Barcelona and Madrid, with plans for a casino complex. Adelson, chairman and [...]
Read MoreBy Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho | Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:12pm EDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A six-ton replica potato, strapped to the trailer of a semi-truck, is on a coast-to-coast U.S. tour to promote the tuber that is Idaho’s claim to fame but has fallen out of favor with diet gurus for its carbohydrate [...]
Read MoreTue Apr 10, 2012 9:04am EDT (Reuters) – The Miss Universe pageant is changing its rules and will allow transgender women to take part in all of its competitions starting in 2013, the organization and gay rights group GLAAD said on Tuesday. Tuesday’s decision follows a media outcry over the disqualification of Canadian contestant Jenna [...]
Read MoreNEW YORK | Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:50pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rare original launch ticket that could sell for up to $70,000 will be the highlight of an auction in New York of Titanic memorabilia to mark the centennial anniversary of the ill-fated voyage, Bonham’s said on Tuesday. The ticket, which has [...]
Read MoreBy Kara Newman MIAMI | Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:07am EDT MIAMI (Reuters) – Miami has long suffered from multiple personality disorder – is this a city for work or play, for early-bird retirees or late-night party animals? The same goes for the city’s cocktail scene, where classic libations go head-to-head with cutting-edge trends: homemade [...]
Read MoreBy Richard Leong NEW YORK | Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:51am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – American chef Cat Cora has been traveling around the United States to raise awareness about nutrition and to promote better school meals as a part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Chefs Move to Schools” campaign. The 44-year-old, who lives [...]
Read MoreSOUTHAMPTON, England | Mon Apr 9, 2012 10:01am EDT SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) – Descendants of some of the 1,500 people killed when the Titanic sank a century ago were among the passengers on a cruise ship that set off from Britain on Sunday to retrace the route of the liner’s ill-fated voyage. Some donned period [...]
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