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...heaviest snowstorms in recent memory have wrought destruction and misery in 14 of China's provinces. The Ministry of Civil affairs announced on Monday that 24 people had died in storm-related accidents, including 10 in collapsed houses. On Tuesday, 25 people were killed when a bus slid off an icy road in southwestern Guizhou province, the state-run Xinhua News Service reported. Some 80 million people have been affected by the storm, 1 million of them having had to be relocated. Damage, including the collapse of 100,000 houses, is estimated at $3 billion. Central Hunan province, which...
...move buoyed stocks in Europe, and added to speculation that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England would also cut rates in an attempt to stave off a slowdown. In morning trading in Europe, though, stocks fell. Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 1.25%, Germany's DAX index slid 2.16%, and France's CAC-40 fell 2.10%. Markets in Asia rebounded however, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rising 10.7% - its biggest gain in 10 years - and indexes in Korea, Singapore and Japan gaining more than 3 percent...
Under Wasserman’s small, close-knit group of editors, the magazine that slid into obscurity after attracting a burst of nationwide publicity several years ago is undergoing a bit of a revival...
...team-high eighth score of the season—by backhanding the puck past the right skate of Connecticut goaltender Jennie Bellonio. The scoring play began when junior Jenny Brine fired a slapshot off Bellonio. Vaillancourt controlled the rebound, touched it around the goaltender, and slid the puck into the lower corner. Both Brine and freshman Liza Ryabkina were credited with assists. “It was a huge effort from Liza and Jenny,” Vaillancourt said. “I was just there for the rebound.” Brine added an insurance goal four minutes later...
Once Kitcho's discreet doors finally slid open, it was a lesson in omotenashi, or no-holds-barred hospitality. No detail would be overlooked to make us feel welcome and the experience exceptional. Likewise, we had to fulfill our part of the deal by being appreciative clients. Like a tango, kaiseki is a collaboration between host and guest...