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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Dubai hotels see region's biggest '09 revenue fall: survey
DUBAI: Dubai s hotels saw the sharpest drop in revenues in the Middle East for 2009, hit by the global financial crisis, while hotels in the Lebanese capital Beirut posted…
Double G in Davos
DAVOS: George Papandreou swept into power in the autumn after the conservative leader threw in the towel and called elections early on a wave of corruption scandals. He inherited a…
'Catcher in the Rye' author JD Salinger dies
JD Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose The Catcher in the Rye shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.Salinger…