Baby News
Greek burglars cash in as savers flee banks
By Renee Maltezou and Peter Graff ATHENS | Thu May 24, 2012 11:22am EDT ATHENS (Reuters) – Andreas and Emilia Karabalis, who are both 80, feared their bank in Greece would collapse, so they withdrew their 80,000 euros ($100,000) savings and stashed it at home for safety. Days later, the thieves came in the night. [...]
Crisis-hit Europeans freeze summer holiday plans
MILAN | Thu May 24, 2012 2:58pm EDT MILAN (Reuters) – Europeans are putting holiday plans on the back burner this summer as the crisis hits “sun belt” economies in Greece, Spain and Italy, a study showed on Thursday. Only six of 10 people polled by Ipsos for Europ Assistance said they were planning to [...]
Hungarian tiger cubs a dream come true for zookeeper
ABONY, Hungary | Thu May 24, 2012 10:12am EDT ABONY, Hungary (Reuters Life!) – As a child, Hungarian zookeeper and owner Tibor Toth dreamed of having lots of animals around him and his life was forever changed the day he petted a tiger cub. Over the past 15 years he has slowly fulfilled his dream. [...]
Mexico seeks new tourists despite drug wars
By Victoria Bryan FRANKFURT | Wed May 23, 2012 2:59pm EDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mexico is relying on travelers from countries like Russia and Brazil to boost its tourism numbers this year after the drug war plaguing the country deterred U.S. visitors, its largest source of tourists. The number of international tourists arriving on flights [...]
Fame does not always bring fortune, records show
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Wed May 23, 2012 9:25am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Welsh poet Dylan Thomas left a pittance when he died, Winston Churchill bequeathed a small fortune to his wife Clementine and “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” author Beatrix Potter gave almost all her land to the nation. Britain’s wartime prime minister [...]
