Romantic thriller 'Nocturne' comes with a CD of Chopin favorites Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 30 March 2010 Do you think a little music would enhance your reading experience? Musicologist, pianist and novelist Harrison Gradwell Slater thinks so. In

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Here is sobering news. The World Health Organization says more than one billion adults are fat, and at least 400 million people are obese. As old fashioned as it sounds, doctors say the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. But fo

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Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of the US population, but are the least likely to get college degrees Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 30 March 2010 Photo: Hispanic College Fund Latino students attend an Hispanic College Fund event aimed at p

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In the wake of the Moscow bombings, some global security experts say this kind of violence cannot be permanently stopped. But governments can do more to prevent mass casualties. Our correspondent takes a look at the additional measures governments ca

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Senior African finance officials say per capita income in Africa fell for the first time in a decade because of the global economic recession. But during a meeting in Malawi they also noted that the economic rebound had improved growth prospects for

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In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called, is a big concern in South Korea, one of the worl

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Plans for Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake are on the agenda at the United Nations donors' conference, March 31 in New York. Among the country's top priorities are the estimated 600,000 people who fled the capital, Port-au-Prince, for

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Two ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a No. 1 subway train arrives at the 34th Street station in New York City, 30 March 2010 The massive New York City public transit system has stepped up security measures after two suicide bomb

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