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After 165 years, a new company to operate Niagara Falls boat
BUFFALO, New York, Feb 23 — A new company will take over passenger boat tours on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, replacing the operator of the “Maid of the Mist” boats that have carried millions of tourists under the powerful falls for more than a century, officials said yesterday.
The Niagara Parks Commission said it named Hornblower, ... Read More
Members of Mexico’s National Ballet perform during a rehearsal of El lago de los cisnes in Mexico City February 22, 2012. — Reuters pic
Obama calls black museum symbol for all Americans
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 — Political and cultural figures yesterday joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans’ shared ... Read More
New York eyes shark fin trade ban
NEW YORK, Feb 22 – A group of New York legislators yesterday unveiled a draft law banning trade in shark fins, saying the practice, which serves the market for Chinese shark fin soup, was decimating the ... Read More
Milan fashion warms up for frosty A/W 2012 season
MILAN, Feb 22 – Italian designers will do their best to grab the attention of free-spending Asian consumers and any remaining luxury shoppers in austerity-hit Europe when they send their autumn/winter ... Read More
Potato chips that release salt on tongue early could help cut sodium levels
LONDON, Feb 22 – Pass the chips, nix the salt. In the ongoing crusade to reduce sodium levels in food, British scientists are working on a way to create a potato chip that releases the flavour of salt ... Read More
Arsenic found in US infant formulas and cereal bars
NEW YORK, Feb 22 — A new US study published last week reports that arsenic has been found in some foods that use organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener, including infant formula and cereal and energy ... Read More
Shark fin soups not endangering sharks, marine experts say
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Banning the sale of shark fins is pointless as it does not endanger the fish, marine experts said, swimming against the tide of popular misconceptions surrounding the consumption of ... Read More
Heart attack with no chest pain more likely in women
NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack — and they are also more likely to die ... Read More
Gender ‘non-conformity’ tied to abuse, study says
NEW YORK, Feb 22 — Girls who dress or act like boys, and boys who act more feminine, may be more likely to be abused and end up with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a US study.Researchers ... Read More
Scientists regenerate a plant — 30,000 years on
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 — Fruit seeds stored away by squirrels more than 30,000 years ago and found in Siberian permafrost have been regenerated into full flowering plants by scientists in Russia, a new study ... Read More
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