Showing 1 - 10 of 11
Thomas Keller launches luxury gourmet gift sets
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Have $1,000 kicking around and looking for gift ideas for the foodie gourmand in your life? Thomas Keller has launched luxury gift sets for the holiday season that include a sparkling wine and caviar box set and a truffle risotto kit that replicates the same meal from Per Se.
Dogs can sniff out lung cancer, pilot study shows
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Dogs are surprisingly adept at sniffing out lung cancer, results from a pilot project in Austria published on Wednesday suggested, potentially offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis.
China island row takes bite out of Japan tourism
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» The sound of Mandarin-speaking tourists and the cash tills they set ringing have become rare in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district, retailers say, since a flare-up in an island row between China and Japan.
Social media may be a weapon against childhood obesity, experts say
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Social media may be untapped potential when it comes to helping kids battle obesity, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
Australian scientists develop coconut-tasting pineapple
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Australian researchers are working on a new breed of pineapple -- one that is not only sweet and juicy but which has the added tropical taste of coconut.
LinkedIn publishes its top 10 overused buzzwords of 2012
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» For the second year running, LinkedIn has named "creative" as the most overused word on users' profiles worldwide.
Falling sperm count in French men boosts fertility concerns
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» The sperm count of French men plunged by a third between 1989 and 2005, a finding which fuels concern that environmental pollutants or lifestyle are crimping fertility, scientists said on Wednesday.
Brasilia architect Oscar Niemeyer dead at 104
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian icon who revolutionized modern architecture and designed much of the country's futuristic capital Brasilia, died in Rio Wednesday, his doctors said.
Julian Lennon launches photo exhibit in Miami
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Julian Lennon -- the oldest son of the voice of the Beatles -- will exhibit a new collection of his melancholy photographs, called "Alone," at a prestigious art show to raise money for his charity.
Indie group fun. scoops Grammy nominations
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» It was all fun.