By Avril Ormsby LONDON | Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:43pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, who has agonized about schisms in the Anglican Communion over women and gay bishops and same-sex unions, announced unexpectedly on Friday that he would step down at the end of the year. He said it was [...]
Read MoreBy Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho | Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:14pm EDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – One is a loner who has eluded capture on Utah’s rugged Cedar Mountain for five years. Another is hiding out in the mountain forests of western Montana, wanted for attempted murder. They are extreme versions of the self-reliant, independent-thinking [...]
Read MoreBERLIN | Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:02pm EDT BERLIN (Reuters) – A fawn-colored baby rabbit tipped for fame in Germany as he was born without ears was accidentally trampled and killed by a cameraman who had come to a zoo to film him, German media reported this week. “I can’t believe it. The rabbit was [...]
Read MoreBy Phil Wahba NEW YORK | Fri Mar 16, 2012 1:42pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Avon Ladies are looking for a makeover. One of the biggest challenges facing the next chief executive of Avon Products Inc. will be to re-energize the iconic Avon Ladies, the company’s diminished and often demoralized army of U.S. sales [...]
Read MoreMADRID | Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:18pm EDT MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish children recommend their parents work less, smile more and get hugs and kisses as a remedy against the worst economic crisis to have hit the country in decades, according to a poll published this week. The study of 1,200 children between the ages [...]
Read MoreBy Leslie Gevirtz Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:31pm EDT (Reuters) – Like smart investors who dispose of their stocks, the government of Aland, a string of islands off the coast of Finland, is selling 11 bottles of antique Champagne from a cache of 145 found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Divers from Aland [...]
Read MoreBy Stefanie McIntyre HONG KONG | Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:49am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) – Scanty costumes, glitter, grace and athleticism all went on display in Hong Kong this week as competitors vied for the “Ultimate Pole” Championship, hoping to reap renown as the world’s top pole dancer. Once known mainly to strip club [...]
Read MoreBy Antonella Ciancio and Nathalie Olof-Ors BASEL, Switzerland | Fri Mar 16, 2012 4:46am EDT BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) – Yellow, pink and blue diamonds are catching the eye of investors around the world, according to dealers and industry insiders. Natural colored diamonds make up only 1 percent of global production, which gives them “unquestionable value,” [...]
Read MoreBy Nick Zieminski NEW YORK | Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:34am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hoops fans, look over your shoulder before you click on one of the websites streaming Friday’s basketball games — the people in the IT department know exactly what you’re up to. For many, March Madness – the annual U.S. [...]
Read MoreBy Lisa Baertlein and Ernest Scheyder CHICAGO | Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:11pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – Cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children today, but the time-worn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the [...]
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