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Mind the gap at 35,000 feet
Associated Press, Published on 27/02/2014
» NEW YORK — On flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong, first-class passengers can enjoy a Mesclun salad with king crab or a grilled USDA prime beef tenderloin, stretch out in a 3-foot-wide seat that converts to a bed and wash it all down with a pre-slumber Krug "Grande Cuvee" Brut Champagne.
Typhoon death toll in city could reach 10,000
Associated Press, Published on 10/11/2013
» TACLOBAN, Philippines — As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in one Philippine city alone after one of the worst storms on record sent giant waves roaring inland to wash away homes, schools and airport buildings, officials said Sunday. Ferocious winds ravaged several central islands, burying people under tonnes of debris and leaving corpses hanging from trees.