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Downturn hits vacation enclave of New York elite

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:36:17 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just months after he was ousted from Lehman Brothers, Joseph Gregory put his mansion in tony Bridgehampton on the market for $32.5 million.

Luxury downturn hits U.S. beaver trappers

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:35:16 +0000

HENDERSON, Texas (Reuters) - Harold Renfro, a stocky east Texan, pulls on a submerged cable and hauls a dead beaver out of a chilly farm pond.

Nervy investors spur rush at Swiss gold refiners

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:25:04 +0000

MENDRISIO/ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) - Sealed off by grey concrete walls and barbed wire, the workmen in protective glasses and steel-toed boots at this smelter cannot work fast enough to meet demand from the nervous rich for gold.

Catholics and Muslims to fight terror and defend faith

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:31:42 +0000

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic and Muslim leaders at unprecedented Vatican meetings vowed on Thursday to jointly combat violence committed in God's name, to defend religious freedom and to foster equal rights for minority faith groups.

Bells, chants launch Bhutan's first daily newspaper

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:30:28 +0000

THIMPHU, Bhutan (Reuters) - Buddhist monks prayed for the success of Bhutan's first daily newspaper, which was launched Thursday but could take a week to reach remote areas of the tiny Himalayan nation carried on ponies and on foot.

Uncertain art world eyes key European auctions

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:22:58 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Big art sales in Europe this month are a step into the unknown for auction houses, as they seek to gauge how the economic turmoil is affecting wealthy clients' appetite for multi-million dollar works of art.

Study takes step toward erasing bad memories

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:16:27 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - A widely available blood pressure pill could one day help people erase bad memories, perhaps treating some anxiety disorders and phobias, according to a Dutch study published on Sunday.

London fashion fights for clout on 25th birthday

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:48:56 +0000

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Its designer graduates are some of the darlings of the industry, but does London Fashion Week still have a seat at fashion's top table?