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Videogame power harnessed for positive goals
AFP Relax News, Published on 18/03/2013
» Even as videogames come under scrutiny for potential harmful impacts, researchers and developers are touting digital games for positive effects on health, learning and other social goals.
Russians flock to Baltics for Orthodox Christmas
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» With the Eastern Orthodox Christmas just around the corner, three ex-Soviet Baltic states are facing a new invasion from the east as Russian tourists flood in for the holidays.
Starbucks to enter coffee-loving Vietnam
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» Starbucks said Thursday it would open its first store in Vietnam next month, seeking a foothold in the coffee-loving country as part of efforts to expand in Asia.
'The Master' tops British Film Institute's 'Sight & Sound' rankings
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/12/2012
» Critics from the British Film Institute hailed Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master as the best film of 2012 in their annual Sight & Sound rankings.
Climate change threatens French truffle, say scientists
AFP Relax News, Published on 28/11/2012
» Scientists said on Tuesday they had proof that climate change was hitting the Perigord black truffle, a delight of gourmets around the world.
Dutch ditch controversial 'weed pass' law
AFP Relax News, Published on 21/11/2012
» Dutch cities are to decide themselves whether to bar foreign drug tourists from so-called coffee-shops, after the government scrapped its unpopular "weed pass" law.