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German cafe charges for time rather than coffee 31 May 2013 | 01:30 am
A German cafe said it is charging customers for the amount of time they spend in the facility instead of charging them for the items they order. Daria Volkova, 24, founder of the Slow Times cafe in W...
Serena Williams big favorite at French Open 28 May 2013 | 12:47 am
World No. 1 Serena Williams, with a personal record winning streak intact, heads to the French Open as a huge favorite. Williams was stunned in the first round of the 2012 French Open by Virginie Raz...
Nadal, Djokovic in same half of French Open draw 27 May 2013 | 08:31 pm
Three-time defending champion Rafael Nadal and world No.1 Novak Djokovic were placed in the same half of the French Open draw Friday. The two stars could clash in the semifinals. Nadal, No. 4 in the...
Fossil from northwestern China is new species of meat-eating dinosaur 7 May 2013 | 03:21 am
A fossil uncovered in northwestern China has been identified as a new species of small bipedal theropod dinosaur, probably carnivorous, researchers said. George Washington University biologist James ...
Survey finds more households renting and at high costs 19 Apr 2013 | 11:45 pm
Rental vacancy rates in the United States fell from 2009 to 2011, while the share of households renting homes rose, the Census Bureau said Tuesday. Rental vacancy rates fell from 8.4 percent to 7.4 p...
Heavy texting linked to lesser ethics, greater prejudice, study finds 17 Apr 2013 | 05:47 am
Young people who send more than 100 texts a day are more likely than others to be shallow and uninterested in living an ethical life, Canadian researchers said. Psychologists in Winnipeg, Manitoba, c...
17 soldiers, 4 children killed by bombs 27 Mar 2013 | 09:45 pm
A car bomb killed at least 17 soldiers in Pakistan and four children died in an explosion in Afghanistan, officials said. The car bomb was detonated close to an army post near the town of Miranshah i...
Cage didn’t know ‘Croods’ clan before film 21 Mar 2013 | 12:36 pm
Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage says he didn”t meet his co-stars in the animated caveman comedy “The Croods,” until after the movie had wrapped. “This is the very first day I have ever met Ryan [Reynold...
China announces plans for grain farming 21 Feb 2013 | 07:45 pm
China announced it plans to secure over 1.67 billion mu (275 million acres) of land for grain farming this year. Agriculture Minister Han Changfu said different regions in the country will take advan...
Venezuela to devalue the bolivar 13 Feb 2013 | 05:27 am
Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani said the country will devalue its currency 32 percent as part of an attempt to close a budget deficit. The devaluation, set for Feb. 13, will increase the a...
