Activities and Recreation
Casinos bet on Macau growth but China a wildcard
By Farah Master MACAU | Tue May 22, 2012 12:34am EDT MACAU (Reuters) – Gaming executives and industry players gathering for a convention in Macau on Tuesday may have to finally confront what they have been predicting for the past two years — a sharp slowing of growth in the world’s hottest gambling market. As [...]
Fending off fitness fatigue
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Mon May 21, 2012 5:02am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Runners stumble, yogis yawn, and even the bulkiest body builders get bored. But fitness experts say there are specific tricks to help people get and stay motivated. Connecticut-based exercise physiologist Tom Holland, who has coached clients on everything from [...]
Kenya’s 2012 tourism earnings to dip on euro crisis, attacks
By Beatrice Gachenge NAIROBI | Fri May 18, 2012 10:10am EDT NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s white sandy beaches look set to have fewer visitor footprints meandering over them this year. While this may be good news for Europeans seeking escape from economic storms at home, it is bad news for Suresh Sofat’s tour firm and [...]
Italian university switches to English for success
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN | Fri May 18, 2012 11:39am EDT MILAN (Reuters) – Italians do it better. At least that’s what the T-shirts say. The problem is in what language? Politecnico di Milano, one of Italy’s leading universities, thinks it should be English. The 149-year-old university, located in Italy’s business capital Milan, is set [...]
Fiat’s Elkann gets behind the wheel for Mille Miglia
BRESCIA, Italy | Fri May 18, 2012 3:06am EDT BRESCIA, Italy (Reuters) – John Elkann, the media-shy chairman of one of the world’s biggest car companies, got behind the wheel and demonstrated his driving skills on Thursday in Italy’s legendary four-day Mille Miglia rally race. The 36-year-old head of Fiat, which now control Chrysler and [...]
