Scientists and researchers have found that people who pile on the pounds are less likely to die early than the slim people. Researchers pointed out that one reason for this could be that fatter people were more likely to visit doctor than the healthier looking people. The fatter people found them more reasons to work […]

It has been confirmed that actress Kate Winslet has married her partner Ned RocknRoll secretly in New York. A representative for Winslet said the private ceremony, held earlier this month, was attended by her two children and a very few friends and family. The ceremony was brief and very simple, with the venue filled with […]

Since January 23 2003, an exchange control regime authorised by the Venezualan Central Bank (BCV) has been in force in Venezuela, strongly restricting the sale and purchase of foreign currency. This restricted currency market was initially developed by Exchange Control Convention Number One, and was then reviewed by several other Exchange Control Conventions. Resolutions were […]

Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency has held a successful five-year bond auction, attracting €7bn of orders and allowing the debt office to raise €2.5bn- a yield of about 3.35 percent. The auction was the latest in a series of steps towards rebuilding the country’s finances and regaining the trust of the markets. The auction was […]

Clip on a harness, lift your legs and hurtle down a wire towards the sharp corners of a 15th-century Rajasthani fort. As you whizz, you might have a few niggling doubts. Was the zip-wire serviced by someone who knew what they were doing? Is the safety adviser any good? Who is trained in first aid? […]