Archive for August, 2011
Mining and police work most dangerous U.S. jobs
By Molly O’Toole WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:05am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disasters at a U.S. coal mine and aboard an oil rig operated by British Petroleum in the Gulf of Mexico again made mining one of the most dangerous jobs in 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In private [...]
Travel Picks: Top 10 places with bad public art
LONDON | Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:45pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Whether publicly funded or privately obtained public art can be as controversial as it is indefinable. Members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have some very strong opinions which helped them come up with the top 10 pieces of bad public art. Reuters [...]
Analysis: Survival steers Myanmar generals towards reform
By Martin Petty BANGKOK | Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:28am EDT BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rare overtures by Myanmar’s reclusive, authoritarian rulers toward liberalization and reform suggest change could be afoot in the isolated nation. The sudden stream of conciliatory gestures by Myanmar’s new civilian government has raised questions about the motives of the generals who [...]
Obesity to worsen, weigh heavily on healthcare costs
By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG | Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:56am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) – Obesity is most widespread in Britain and the United States among the world’s leading economies and if present trends continue, about half of both men and women in the United States will be obese by 2030, health experts [...]
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Cambridge, England
By Paul Casciato CAMBRIDGE | Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:20am EDT CAMBRIDGE (Reuters) – Got 48 hours to explore the colleges, pubs, green spaces and leafy towpaths of Cambridge, England? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the city that is home to one of world’s oldest [...]
