A Mexican Christmas tradition
The Mexican tradition of 'Las Posadas', which literally means 'the inns', is a re-enactment of the journey of Mary and Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem, depicting their plight to find lodging at numerous inns and being turned away.
Optimists may outlive cynics - Positive outlook lowers risk of dying - study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health): Optimists may enjoy longer lives than people with a dimmer outlook on the future, a long-term study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 7,000 adults followed since their college days in the 1960s...
Italy's fashion houses get tough on 'skinnies'
ROME, Italy (Reuters): Italy's government and its fashion chiefs signed a pact on Friday aimed at keeping models who are sickly thin off the catwalk by requiring women to show proof of their good health or risk being barred from shows.
Getting radical on climate change
Here's the plan. Everybody in the country will get the same allowance for how much carbon dioxide they can emit each year, and every time they buy some product that involves carbon dioxide emissions - filling their car, paying their utility bills...
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