London Olympics triggers record rent for British home
A seven-bedroom house in London’s upmarket Mayfair district will likely set a British record rent of 433,000 pounds ($678,400) per month as landlords cash in on demand for space during this summer’s Olympic Games. The house has a floor space equivalent to three and a half tennis courts spread over three floors and includes a swimming pool, More...
Immigrant babies often wrongly deemed underweight
Some babies born to immigrant parents are incorrectly classified as underweight — which could lead to unnecessary tests and stress — but new birth weight charts could avoid the problem, Canadian doctors say. When More...
Yahoo-Alibaba talks at an impasse: sources
Talks between Yahoo Inc and China’s Alibaba over the U.S. Internet giant’s Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a $17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources More...
Huge baby shocks parents [Video Footage]
CHINA – A baby boy weighing 7.04 kilograms or 15.5 pounds, is born in central China. State media reports that it may be the heaviest baby on record in China (Reuters) More...
New app complements New York fashion shows
Guests at some New York Fashion Week shows and others watching online now have a new way to identify the looks they see sashaying down the runways. The app called Made Fashion Week is companion app for people attending More...
Valentine’s Day kisses continue odd human tradition
A kiss may be just a kiss, but when sweethearts pucker up on Valentine’s Day, they will be participating in one of the most bizarre and unlikely of human activities. Experts say kissing evolved from sniffing, More...
Meeting Rick Santorum’s Italian family
A family in northern Italy has recently discovered they are related to Rick Santorum, one of the eight Republicans hoping to be the next president of the US. Gianni Bottesi thought he recognised the features of More...
Glam Media launches social network for food lovers
There are magazines, television shows and books about food. So why not a social network? That’s the thinking behind online lifestyle publisher Glam Media’s newest offering. On Thursday, the company launched More...