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(Eagle News) — A leading global nutrition and wellness company announced earlier this week a new product line that will address the needs of both endurance and recreational athletes. Once consumed, Herbalife 24 will provide the athlete with the nutritional support to train, recover and perform 24-hours a day. The new product line is customizable, allowing athletes to determine their day-to-day needs based on activity levels and training demands. https://youtu.be/YU5ZTuuBpRk
by Veronique DUPONT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A house clad in mirrors pops out of the California desert. It blends into the landscape, reflecting a kaleidoscope of the urban grid and arid valley of Palm Springs — to the delight of photographers and selfie-seekers. This is Doug Aitken’s “Mirage,” one of the showstoppers of Desert X, an exhibition of 16 site-specific monumental works by international artists that spans southern California’s Coachella Valley. The […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has topped the list of Top Ten Billionaires in the World. According to the Forbes Magazine, Bill Gates bested all the other people in the world with his estimated wealth of $86 billion. This is the fourth time Gates topped the list. Also included in the Top 10 of the list are Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, and Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway. US President Donald Trump, a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A chilly climate isn’t keeping Norway from basking in the glow of being named the world’s happiest country on Monday. The Scandinavian country surged from fourth place in last year’s UN assessment all the way to the top spot, according to the World Happiness Report 2017. Other top countries on the list included Nordic neighbors Denmark and Iceland, as well as Switzerland. Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who is […]
by John BIERS Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said Monday. Gates, whose wealth is estimated at $86 billion, led the list for the fourth straight year, and has been ranked as the richest person in the world for 18 of the […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — One of the largest Beatles collections in France, including rare vinyl records, dolls and photographs, went on auction in Paris on Saturday (March 18) at the L’Hotel Drouot auction house. Among the 332 lots which were up for auction was the disc “Tony Sheridan and the Beatles 7: My Bonnie”, signed by Paul McCartney and George Harrison, with a 6,000 to 10,000 euros ($6,450 to $10,740) price tag. A lot of […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — A rare Tintin drawing by Belgian cartoonist Herge from the ‘Tintin in America’ edition will soon be up for grabs at a Paris auction, and is estimated to fetch between 600,000 and 700,000 euros. Following an unexpected record sale of an original Tintin comic book drawing last November, which fetched 1.55 million euros, the Paris auction house Artcurial is set to hold a new auction of the rare drawing on April […]
ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — An American Cocker Spaniel named Miami won the top prize at Britain’s Crufts dog show in Birmingham on Sunday (March 12). The black, white and brown gundog, whose full name is Afterglow Miami Ink, was crowned “Best in Show” after four days of competing with nearly 22,000 other dogs from 56 countries. “Well, honestly, I’m shocked. I’m not surprised because he’s a fantastic dog, but because he’s hardly been shown. […]
Deprived of an education as children, a handful of Indian women — most of whom are widows and aged between 60 and 90 — are finally fulfilling a life-long dream to become literate through a initiative near Mumbai. https://youtu.be/owI_q4D2f2Y
by Jessica LOPEZ Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — No self-congratulations but calls to action will mark many celebrations of the 40th International Women’s Day on Wednesday, as the fight for equality faces new threats. Murders of women in Latin America, anti-abortion movements in Europe, and machismo talk from men in power are among the growing concerns that have brought millions of women into the streets of world capitals these past few months to […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — After putting down his executive pen former US President George W. Bush picked up a paint brush — and the hobby has become something of a career. An exhibition of his oil paintings depicting US military veterans will open Thursday at the former president’s library in Dallas. The collection, on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Texas until October 1, features […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China’s biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive health threat despite conflicts of interest with the state-owned tobacco industry. Nearly a quarter of adults in the commercial hub of 24 million people are smokers, according to the state-run People’s Daily newspaper, citing data from the Chinese Association of Tobacco Control. Shanghai has had a limited ban on public smoking […]
