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New dishes spice up the menu at Grill 79

[2015-11-21 08:31]

Spaniard Daniel Guevara Quintero, head chef at fine dining establishment Grill 79, has a quiet demeanor that is a surprising departure from today's norm of over-the-top, gregarious chefs. Nonetheless, he has spoken decisively with the introduction of six new dishes to the restaurant's menu.

Phulay Bay offers Thai luxury

[2015-11-21 08:31]

Phulay Bay, the first Ritz-Carlton Reserve property in Krabi, Thailand, is introducing a new six-night luxury discovery package that allows guests to stay at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Reserve and spend three nights aboard a luxury private yacht sailing around the Similan Islands, one of Thailand's most sought after and remote national parks and archipelagos.

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[2015-11-21 08:31]

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185,000 have no power after storms

[2015-11-20 07:51]

About 185,000 homes and businesses remained without power in Washington state late on Wednesday, after a storm blew down trees and triggered mudslides, killing at least three people, authorities said.

'Mastermind' in Paris attacks confirmed dead

[2015-11-20 07:51]

The suspected mastermind of last week's Paris attacks was killed in the police raid of an apartment north of the capital, French officials said on Thursday.

Disease-free 'devils' transported to island home

[2015-11-20 07:51]

The largest group so far of disease-free Tasmanian devils has been released in the wild, as part of plans to save the carnivorous marsupials from a cancer threatening them with extinction.

Clothes that integrate computers spring to life

[2015-11-20 07:51]

Wish there was a gadget able to transform your boring office uniform into a party outfit, or even a device that guides you straight to new friends?

Study: 'Invincible' bacteria threatens global epidemic

[2015-11-20 07:51]

Medicine's final line of defense against deadly disease has been breached, raising the specter of a global epidemic, scientists say, after finding bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

[2015-11-20 07:51]

Traffic accidents kill about 1.25 million people each year around the world, participants at a forum on road safety warned on Wednesday, calling on countries to work to reduce the alarming figure.

Surrogate parents criticize ban on foreign customers

[2015-11-19 07:49]

For thousands of childless couples the world over, India has been the go-to destination to fulfill their dreams of becoming parents, thanks to its well-trained doctors, well-appointed fertility clinics and vast numbers of poor women willing to serve as surrogate mothers.

Elderly face severe debt woes, report says

[2015-11-19 07:49]

South Koreans in their 60s or older are facing the highest debt-servicing burden to income in the world, a state-run think tank report said on Wednesday.

Opposition leaders to hang for war crimes, court rules

[2015-11-19 07:49]

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected final appeals from two opposition leaders against death sentences for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence, rulings that are likely to spark protests.

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