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TIME Magazine Unveils its 100 Most Influential |
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 | Ha Xuan Anh | Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 |
(Reuters) - TIME magazine unveiled its picks for 100 most influential people in the world for 2012. The ninth annual list is divided into five categories of Moguls, Breakout, Icons, Pioneers and Leaders. The last group includes obvious figures such as U.S. President Barack Obama, but also less well known figures such as China's Vice President Xi Jinping. Time's Executive Editor Radhika Jones. The entries of the new list of influential people are written by well-known figures and copies of the magazine will hit US newsstands on April 18. |
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Asian Stock Markets Sink after US Credit Downgrade |
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 | Warren Johnson - Nguyen Nam Tran | Thursday, Aug 11, 2011 |
(VOA) – Measures of stock prices in Asia and Australia have fallen as trading began early Friday. Measures of Tokyo's Nikkei, Sydney's Australian Securities Exchange, and Seoul's KOSPI stock market all were down about 4 percent. On Thursday, stock measures dropped sharply in the United States and Europe. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points that's over 4 percent. That was the index's biggest drop since October 2008. Major European stock indexes also fell about 4 percent. |
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A Different Shoe for Each and Everyday |
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 | Keith Gibson - Than Thi Thu Thao | Saturday, Jul 30, 2011 |
(Reuters) - For most women wearing a new pair of shoes everyday sounds like a dream. But Sharon Golan, a design student from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, has turned that thought into reality. "The idea was you buy four pieces, this is the amount of pieces you need to create one shoe. But if want to change your look you can buy only one extra part and then it changes the whole look of the shoe." Golan's first collection is made of recycled thermoplastic sheets, with flexibility provided by silicone rubber bands. As an admitted shoe addict, Golan says she created the line to satisfy her own desire for new shoes. |
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Pay less at the Pump, More for Cars |
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 | Keith Gibson - Than Thi Thu Thao | Friday, Jul 22, 2011 |
(Reuters) - Consumer prices post their biggest drop in a year as prices at the pump dipped in June. But it's not all good news for people trying to stretch dollars. Shares of Google surge after it smashes through the Street's most bullish expectations. That's easing concern its battle with Facebook and Twitter is costing Google too much. Other strong earnings from the likes of Citigroup helped Wall Street open higher. And as you soak in the news, have a cup of hot tea or coffee. Researchers say people who do are less likely to carry the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA in their noses. |
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