World’s oldest person dies at 114 in St Barthelemy
PARIS (Reuters Life!) – A French nun who held the Guinness Book of Records title for world’s oldest person has died on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy at the age of 114, the French…
Obesity rates will reach 42 percent: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Americans will keep growing fatter until 42 percent of the nation is considered obese, and having fat friends is part of the problem, researchers said on Thursday.
My gay lover didn’t tell me he was HIV-positive. How can I trust anybody in future?
Decide what you would do with a partner with HIV – and what ‘extra’ you will do with someone who is disease-freeI’m a 44-year-old gay male who has been in a relationship for two years. When we met I made it clear that I didn’t want to be with someone who was HIV-positive. My partner [...]
Westport Innovations Inc. Offers Common Shares
VANCOUVER, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT / NASDAQ:WPRT) announced today that it is offering to sell, subject to market and other conditions, 5,500,000 of its common shares in the United States and Canada pursuant to…
‘I don’t want to spend what it would cost to attend my sister’s wedding’
Post your advice below. The best responses will be published in G2 next FridayMy sister and her boyfriend are getting married in Cyprus next October. I will find it hard to save the money required for my husband, me and our two children. I don’t want to borrow the money or put it on a [...]
Gentlemen, start your ’staches: It’s Movember
Seen a half-grown handlebar or two this week? Perhaps a fledgling Fu Manchu? Mustache season is here again. And it’s for a good cause!
A traditional German dish gets a curry make-over
The first thing I noticed when I entered Lydia’s living room was a beautifully framed photograph of her and her husband on their wedding day.
Jharkhand to introduce pre-marriage blood test
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Thursday announced the state government would introduce a pre-marriage blood test for couples in the state.
Happy Diwali? Nine out of 10 of Delhis sweet shops unhygienic
Look closely at the pack of sweets you may have bought from a shop in the capital. Chances are the sweets were made in unhygienic conditions in a shop without proper water and drainage connections, a senior official said.
Bone marrow cancer drug could be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis
A new study has found that a drug that is used to treat bone marrow cancer could also provide a promising treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
39 more infected with dengue in Delhi
As many as 39 cases of dengue were reported from the capital Thursday, taking the total number of people infected with the vector-born disease to 5,682.
25 faint due to gas leak in Karachi
At least 25 people, including 18 students and seven women teachers, fainted due to gas leakage in a private school in Karachi Thursday, a media report said.
Obama to target forest, climate aid in Indonesia trip
JAKARTA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – When U.S. President Barack Obama flies over the vast Indonesian archipelago next week, he will see first hand the size of two of the nation’s greatest and most threatened resources: its forests and seas.
2 degree Celsius climate target may need to change: UK scientist
LONDON (Reuters) – A widely agreed international target to avoid dangerous global warming must take account of local impacts and may need to change, said the chief scientist at the MetOffice Hadley Center, Britain’s biggest climate research center.
Canadian environment minister to resign
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Environment Minister Jim Prentice confirmed on Thursday that he will leave that post and politics to take a senior position at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.