Reuters: Lifestyle

Spreading the word that Latin lives, a monk comes to New York

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:37:30 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Quomodo dicis latine life-jacket?" quipped one of the Latin-speaking passengers on a tour boat circumnavigating Manhattan on a rainy Sunday morning in May, just after the captain's safety announcement. "How do you say life-jacket in Latin?"

Micro-breweries give cheer to British beer drinkers

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:29:43 +0530

BRENTWOOD, England (Reuters) - Britain's love affair with quirkily named real ales and their demand for locally produced goods has led to a growing trend in micro-breweries that cater to the more discerning palate.

First edition of 'Great Gatsby' to be sold at auction

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:28:58 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A first edition copy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, "The Great Gatsby," will be up for sale next month and could fetch up to $150,000, Sotheby's said on Thursday.

Fear of art sale sparked by Detroit emergency manager asking for appraisal

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:07 +0530

DETROIT (Reuters) - As part of his efforts to solve Detroit's financial crisis, the city's emergency manager Kevyn Orr has asked for an appraisal of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts, sparking fears in artistic and philanthropic circles that he means to auction off the city's artistic jewels.

Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:45:05 +0530

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of El Salvador met Pope Francis on Thursday to urge his fellow Latin American to put Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980, on the road to Roman Catholic sainthood.

Elderly Korean women cancel meet with Osaka mayor over war brothel remarks

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:43:37 +0530

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly canceled a meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothel system was "necessary" at the time.

Churchill and Stalin in all-night wartime drinking session

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:26:17 +0530

LONDON (Reuters) - Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Britain's wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed an alcohol-fuelled all-nighter in Moscow as World War Two was in full swing, previously secret files have revealed.

In Indonesia, soccer is kicked around by political parties

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:46:31 +0530

JAKARTA (Reuters) - As monsoon rains swept the stadium, the chanting grew louder. "Indonesia! Indonesia!"

Ukrainian court bars gay pride event, citing security concerns

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:46:17 +0530

KIEV (Reuters) - A Kiev court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first gay pride event after city authorities raised security concerns.

Norway crime novelist talks his way to live interview record

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:56 +0530

OSLO (Reuters) - Defying the stereotype of the tight-lipped Scandinavian, popular Norwegian crime writer Hans Olav Lahlum set the world record for the longest interview on Thursday after spending more than 30 non-stop hours chatting in an online broadcast.