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  • Black nativity angers Italy's "White Xmas" party

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 9:55 am ET  

    ROME (Reuters Life!) - A nativity scene featuring a dark-skinned Jesus, Mary and Joseph that has gone on display in a Verona courthouse has created heated debate in a city with strong links to Italy's anti-immigration Northern League party. Full Story »

  • Jackson, Swayze generate most upbeat online buzz

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 11:56 am ET  

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Death can do wonders for a star's image, with a survey of online sites showing singer Michael Jackson and actor Patrick Swayze were among the celebrities that generated the most positive comments this year. Full Story »

  • Egypt to ask British Museum for Rosetta Stone

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 8:59 am ET  
    The glass and steel roof of the Great Court of the British Museum... Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said he plans to ask the British Museum to hand the Rosetta Stone over to his country. Full Story »

  • Gate-crasher "screw up" won't happen again: Obama

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 11:54 am ET  
    President Barack Obama (second left) greets Michaele Salahi (C)... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) - President Barack Obama said no more uninvited guests will be getting into the White House after an embarrassing security lapse that allowed a pair of gate-crashers to slip into his first state dinner. Full Story »

  • Antarctic researcher commutes across continents for work

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 12:49 am ET  
    Two Adelie penguins rest on the shores of Commonwealth Bay in... Reuters

    ON BOARD THE ASTROLABE, Southern Ocean, Dec 14 (Reuters Life!) - Getting to and from work can be annoying if you hit traffic, but for Mireille Raccurt, it takes more than 10 days of flying and sailing through treacherous seas to get to her job. Full Story »

  • Can "Nellie the Elephant" help your heart beat?

    Reuters – Sun Dec 13, 7:20 pm ET  

    LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Humming to upbeat songs like "Nellie the Elephant" while compressing the chest of a heart attack victim could improve a life-saving heart resuscitation technique, scientists said Monday. Full Story »

  • Sparks fly as China quarrels over battery-powered bikes

    Reuters – Mon Dec 14, 12:48 am ET  

    BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - China's vast population of battery-powered bikes is the focus of uproar after new rules ignited public fears, and hopes among some, that these pack mules of the nation's economic boom could be run off the road. Full Story »

  • Obama half-brother named Chinese "image ambassador"

    Reuters – Sat Dec 12, 4:33 am ET  

    BEIJING (Reuters) - The half-brother of President Barack Obama has been named a "volunteer image ambassador" for the gritty southern Chinese city in which he lives, state media said on Saturday. Full Story »

  • Australian Aboriginal film wins top honors at home

    Reuters – Sat Dec 12, 9:39 am ET  

    SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian movie "Samson and Delilah," about the plight of many Aboriginal communities, won the country's top film award Saturday, another major prize this year after it scored honors at the Cannes Film Festival. Full Story »

  • Old Masters sales soar despite global woes

    Reuters – Fri Dec 11, 3:44 pm ET  
    Auctioneer Claudia Steinfels brings down the gavel during a Sotheby's... Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's hopes that the fervent mood at an auction this week in London of important Old Master paintings will travel overseas when several rare art works will be auctioned next month. Full Story »

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