A year on, only brief home visits for Japan nuclear evacuees OKUMA, Japan (Reuters) - Back home for just three hours, a tearful Miyoko Takeda sorted through her belongings. She left behind the kimonos she once wore as a traditional dancer, fearful they might be contaminated by radiation. Nearly a year has passed since a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan, Okuma town, but the site of the reactors at the centre of the Fukushima nuclear crisis ...
A mix of leather, mesh, and African prints at Edun Fashionistas shivered visibly on Sunday in a makeshift event space along the blustery Hudson River, where the Edun fashion label, founded by U2's Bono and wife Ali Hewson, was displaying its Fall 2012 collection. But the models wore bright, African prints that made one feel, at least momentarily, in a much warmer clime.
Wildlife up close in a sea kayak off Cape Town CAPETOWN (Reuters) - A pair of African penguins glide over the water while a pod of dolphins approach in the background. Such an encounter might make the bucket list of many a wildlife enthusiast, but the experience takes on a whole new dimension from the vantage point of a sea kayak bobbing in the swells off Cape Town. "It's the best way to see marine wildlife. A lot of wildlife is scared of ...
Texas A&M endures blowout at hands of Iowa State Texas A&M endures blowout at hands of Iowa State Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 05:18 p.m., Saturday, February 11, 2012 Texas A&M, the Big 12's second-worst offensive team, scored just three points in the opening 8½ minutes of the second half as Iowa State cruised to ...
A battle for Tibetan hearts and minds Special report: in Aba, a remote town on the Tibetan plateau, the Guardian witnesses how Chinese authorities are trying to quell dissent through security, propaganda and 're-education' On the roof of the world, Chinese paramilitaries are trying to snuff out Tibetan resistance to Beijing's rule with spiked batons, semi-automatic weapons and fire extinguishers. Every 20 metres along the main road ...
Rebranding Sarkozy: Too sullied a sell for 2012? PARIS (Reuters) - In February 2007, a fiery Nicolas Sarkozy had millions convinced that he - a go-getter abandoned as an infant by his Hungarian father - would break with the past, end chronic unemployment and restore a sense of pride to France. His luster began fading within hours of his May 6 election win, as he celebrated with corporate chiefs and pop stars at a gaudy nightspot and set a ...
'Linsanity' a marketing dream in Asia As the first ripples of "Linsanity" hit Asia, ethnic Chinese-American Jeremy Lin's fairytale rise has marketing men rubbing their hands with glee.
As Xi visits, China's U.S. crop demand a balm for tensions DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - China is half a world away from the 2,300-acre family farm in east-central Iowa where John Weber and his son plant corn and soybeans. But 62-year-old Weber is among a number of Iowa farmers who are benefiting as rising incomes in China lead to demand for billions of dollars of American farm goods. "There are huge opportunities," said Weber, who in addition to his ...
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