NEW YORK (Reuters) - Men and women handle their personal finances much differently, research shows, with men more likely to keep a close eye on their spending and investments and to pay their bills on time.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The global economic crisis took a heavy toll on travel to and from Britain last year, figures released on Thursday showed, while the first quarter of 2009 was also gloomy for the tourism industry.
BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - China has banned electro-shock therapy as a treatment for Internet addiction, citing uncertainty in the safety and effectiveness of the practice after criticism in the local media.
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Cut your finger? Hurt your leg? Start swearing. It might lessen the pain.
CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) - After outlining his bright hopes for Africa’s future, President Barack Obama got a glimpse on Saturday into one of the darkest chapters of its past — the transatlantic slave trade.
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - “Locavores” can officially take a “staycation” this year, being among 100 new words to feature in the 2009 edition of a leading U.S. dictionary, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Having driven the equivalent of six smoke-belching laps of the planet, Tony Metzler figured his aging Chevrolet Blazer SUV would not make a good trade for a new car. Until now that is.
PARIS (Reuters Life!) - French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world.
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - Far from the violence and unrest that have marred the capital of disputed Kashmir, a group of young women swap their burqas for smart suits and stilettos and dream of a career in the skies.
SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Moving to Japan? It had better be on a good salary, with a global survey naming Tokyo and Osaka as the world’s most expensive cities for expatriates, largely due to the strength of the yen against the U.S. dollar.