Elena Gil admits she is an addict. “It started when I was kid,” she says.
No Laughing Matter: Braving the World’s First Tickle Spa
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How U.S. Budget Cuts Prolong Global Slavery
Three days before the congressional elections last fall, Hillary Rodham Clinton stood halfway around the world, pledging to young victims of human trafficking at Cambodia’s s Siem Reap Center that they would continue to enjoy the support of the U.S. State Department, which then provided some $336,000 to the shelter.
At Opening of Cambodia War Crimes Trial, Anger, Doubt and Suspicion Linger
Stooped from old age and disease, the four surviving leaders of Pol Pot’s communist revolution of 1975, which left perhaps 2 million people dead, at last entered the dock to stand trial at a special tribunal here on Monday.
Why the Norwegian Krone Is the World’s Safest Currency
Investors keen to protect their precious cash have sought security in all the usual places in recent months.
Spumante vs. Champagne: Battle of the Bubblies
When you pop a cork this holiday season, there’s a good chance that the bubbles in your glass won’t be French. Hard times, it turns out, can sometimes be good times — especially if you’re a producer of Italian sparkling wine, or spumante
Yuan Jiang, Chinese Wine Mogul: 10,000 Bottles a Day and Counting
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Indigenous Peruvians Protest Pollution, Death at Airport
As a hearse bearing the body of Ral Cancapa made its way through the dark streets of Juliaca, a city in the Andes in southern Peru, on Saturday evening, June 25, the mourners tailing the procession solemnly chanted for justice. Cancapa’s widow walked with her relatives and gave a quick interview to local media before bursting into tears and being escorted into a car
Sports as Diplomacy: How Small Gulf Countries Use Big Sports to Gain Global Influence
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John Q.: How Real Is This Horror Story?
As a rule, it’s not a good idea to pick up a gun, take over the emergency room of a hospital and threaten to kill your family’s cardiac surgeon. But that’s what Denzel Washington’s character does in the film John Q.
Acupuncture for Bad Backs: Even Sham Therapy Works
Anyone who has suffered from back pain knows that when the throbbing gets bad enough, you’ll try anything to find relief — heating pads, acupuncture, pain relievers, physical therapy, even poking yourself with toothpicks.