One on one with KPMG chairman Tim Flynn

DAVOS: This year's Davos forum comes at a crossroads for the global economy. As I stood on this spot last year, markets and governments were dealing with the direct fallout…

Richard Quest

Exercise regularly, age better: studies

WASHINGTON: Taking regular exercise helps you to stay physically healthier and mentally sharper into old age, four studies published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed Monday.One of the studies…

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AFP

Overweight septuagenarians live longer: study

WASHINGTON: Overweight septuagenarians are less likely to die within 10 years than people of normal weight in the same age group, an Australian study said Thursday.The study in the Journal…

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AFP

Kate Moss launches line of "It" bags for Longchamp

British supermodel Kate Moss on Wednesday tries her hand at design with the launch of a line of bags for France s Longchamp, a 60-year family firm hoping to join…

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AFP

More blood pressure worry: It's linked to dementia

If the cardiologist s warnings don t scare you, consider this: Controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.In a flurry of new research, scientists…

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AP

A little Español in Cairo

The geography may be wrong and the ingredients might be local, but a taste of the café s food is certainly authentic. Bienvenidos a El Español, the closest you'll come…

Annelle Sheline

Mamma Mia! ABBAWORLD theme park opens in London

Is it possible to have too much ABBA?Knowing me, knowing you, the answer is no.The spangly Swedish quartet that gave the world Waterloo and Dancing Queen has sold 400 million…

Daily News Egypt

Adding spice to oh la la

Once again, the Fairmont Towers Hotel has introduced a new dining concept to Cairo. Last time, it was a re-adaptation of classic American grilled fare. This time, it's French-Vietnamese cuisine…

Heba Elkayal

Impressionist water gardens inspire Saab for summer

A soft focus floral print like an Impressionist painting, perhaps by Claude Monet of his water garden at Giverny, set the mood at Elie Saab s summer couture show on…

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AFP

Valentino courts new young couture customer

Valentino s new design team continued to reach out to younger consumers, ratcheting up hemlines on the neon-saturated runway at Wednesday s spring-summer 2010 haute couture show.After a timid debut…

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