In the opening bars of Bedřich Smetana’s symphonic poem “The Moldau,” the music reflects the sound of a small spring gently growing until it becomes the majestic Vltava River (The Moldau), flowing some 270 miles from the Czech/German border in the north to its southern extremity, where it joins the Elbe, near the Czech city [...] More »Flickr photo of the day: Český Krumlov
Robert Pattinson spent Monday night relaxing with friends at a Hollywood nightclub and didn’t appear to give his ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart a second thought. More »Robert Pattinson ‘showing no sadness’
By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government plans to explore for oil. Army spokesman Philip Aguer said four soldiers and a dozen rebels were killed during a brief battle on Sunday to recapture Boma town in Jonglei state, where the government wants to search for oil with the help of France's Total . "The SPLA (army) restored order and control of Boma yesterday. I was there myself," Aguer told Reuters. ... More »South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
French motorcycling Grand Prix results at Le Mans on Sunday: More »Motorcycling: French Moto Grand Prix results - 2nd update
Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - There was a significant surge in employment opportunities while the number of unemployed people declined in Taipei City during the month of April as jobseekers had an average of 1.64 offers, according to officials at the municipal Department of Labor. More »Taipei job opportunities rise as jobless level dips: Labor Dept
Cheryl Cole thinks pregnant Kim Kardashian is beautiful on the inside as well as outside for her graceful handling of public criticism. More »Cole: Kardashian is incredibly beautiful
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers. Ban, who spoke to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti during a visit to Moscow, called North Korea's launch of three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday a "provocative action". "We are very worried over North Korea's provocative action," he told RIA in comments translated into Russian. ... More »U.N. chief Ban says worried over N.Korea missile launch
Internet giant Amazon on Wednesday came under fresh fire over its British tax status after official figures revealed it only paid £2.4 million ($3.6 million, 2.8 million euros)on UK sales of £4.2 billion last year. More »Fresh anger over Amazon's UK tax bill
Tumblr lovers were quick to express ire in trademark sassy posts after news that Yahoo! is buying the blogging platform in a $1.1 billion deal. More »Tumblr fans get sassy on Yahoo! takeover news
Ari Folman immortalizes Robin Wright -- and her digital likeness -- in a sci-fi mix of animation and live action, slated to open the 45th Directors' Fortnight sidebar on Thursday, May 16. More »Cannes 2013 trailer: Robin Wright goes animated in Ari Folman's 'The Congress'
Germany's Jens Voigt captured stage five of the Tour of California, with a solo climb to the hillside finish line, giving him a six-second victory over runner-up Tyler Farrar on Thursday. More »Voigt wins stage 5 of Tour of California
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its annual report in an effort to increase transparency, its new president said. Ernst von Freyberg told the bank's employees of the changes, which should be in place by the end of the year, this week, according to Vatican Radio. ... More »Vatican Bank to publish yearly report, launch website
"The country's next elections should stay fully automated," said Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) chairperson Henrietta de Villa who cited the speed in terms of transmission of results of the automated system left little room for fraud and manipulation. "Going back to manual election is impractical since the system, despite the glitches, has proven to be faster in terms of transmission, minimizing the risk of vote padding and shaving which are common in manual elections," she said in a Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines News post. ... More »National Newsbits for May 16, 2013
When your enemy is sworn to exterminate every one of you, can you -- should you -- try to cut a deal with him to at least save some lives knowing that others are doomed? More »Holocaust documentary raises questions of guilt
Phinma Corporation reported that its net income surged 367 percent to P159.1 million in the first quarter of 2013 from P34.1 million in the same period last year as revenues increased by 13 percent to P1.2 billion. More »Phinma income surges 367%
HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd increased its stake in Industrial and Commercial Bankof China (ICBC) from 6.71 to 7.04 percent, accordingto a regulatory filing the Singaporean investment fund made onTuesday in Hong Kong. The move followed on the same day Goldman Sachs Group Inc's sale of its remaining $1.1 billion Hong Kong-traded ICBCshares, ending a seven-year investment. Temasek bought 280 million shares at an average price ofHK$5.50 each, for a total of HK$1.54 billion ($198 million). ... More »Temasek raises stake in ICBC to 7.04 percent
The UN food agency and the gastronomic and ecological movement Slow Food signed an agreement on Wednesday for joint work on promoting small farmers and local recipes around the world that they hope will put Africa on the gourmet map. More »UN, Slow Food agree to boost local recipes
Gymnastics took center stage yesterday at the start of the Philippine National Games, an Olympic-style competition drawing athletes from nearly every level who are expected to showcase their best as they try out for berths in the coming Southeast Asian Games. More »Gymnastics kick off 3rd National Games
If you are what you eat, then it could be said that chefs are what they cook. In an exclusive series from Relaxnews, some of the top chefs from around the world share their favorite food ingredient to prepare and eat, every week. Whether it be lemons, apricots, or sea urchin, the answers are as varied as the chefs themselves. More »One chef, one ingredient: Paul Pairet on eggs
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