Many parents will do whatever it takes to help their children become sports superstars. They might pay for private coaches. They could travel hours from home to play and practice with an elite team. They might even homeschool their children or enroll them in online schools to allow them to train 6 to 8 hours a day.
DAVOS, Switzerland - Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio received an award "for his leadership in tackling the climate crisis" at the Annual Crystal Awards held at the World Economic Forum .
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will spend 30 percent less on its space program in the next decade and scale back a slew of projects to save money in the face of tanking oil prices and a falling rouble, a plan presented by the country's space agency showed on Wednesday,
BERLIN (Reuters) - German and Turkish police arrested 15 people suspected of people smuggling in a joint operation to break up a ring believed to have trafficked more than 1,700 Syrian refugees to Europe.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The end of ultra-loose monetary policy and the divergence between central banks in the United States and Europe are contributing to recent volatility in financial markets, top bankers at the World Economic Forum in Davos said.
(Reuters Health) - Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, may be even more dangerous when it’s diagnosed in women during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, a U.S. study suggests.
(Reuters Health) - Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, may be even more dangerous when it’s diagnosed in women during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, a U.S. study suggests.
NAERBOE, Norway (Reuters) - A workshop that seeks to educate asylum-seekers in Norway about Western attitudes to sex and sexual assault will appeal to European neighbours struggling to cope with a wave of refugees, but not everyone who attends the course is a fan.
BERLIN - Feminine florals prevailed on the Marc Cain catwalk on Tuesday, with models wearing belts with bows and flower shape necklaces at the Berlin Fashion Week show.
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldovan lawmakers appointed the country's third prime minister in less than a year on Wednesday, backing a man chosen by the president as a compromise candidate in the hopes of ending months of political deadlock.
CARACAS (Reuters) - With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a "humanitarian crisis" and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.
CARACAS (Reuters) - With scores of medicines in short supply due to a severe financial squeeze, Venezuela is suffering a "humanitarian crisis" and requires rapid international assistance, according to a major pharmaceutical association.
* IMF urges financial sector reforms (Adds details, background)
KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide car bomber targeted a van carrying journalists working for a private Afghan television channel on Wednesday, killing seven people during evening rush hour close to the national parliament in Kabul, officials said.It was the latest in a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital that coincide with renewed efforts to revive a peace process with Taliban insurgents that broke down in July.The bomber targeted a vehicle owned by a company that works with Tolo News, Afg
PARIS (Reuters) - He tops French opinion polls and features on the front page of hipster magazines.
NEW YORK — Another plunge in the price of crude oil sent stocks sharply lower on Wednesday. Energy companies led the way lower with a drop of 4 percent. U.S. stocks reached their lowest level in more than a year, continuing the worst start of a year in history. The Dow Jones industrial average sank more than...
Jan 20 (Reuters) - One of Ashland Inc's largest shareholders is urging the chemical maker to halt plans to spin off its Valvoline business and instead seek a buyer for its specialty chemicals unit, according to a slide presentation obtained by Reuters.
Investigators say a massive fire at a 63-story building in Dubai, hours before New Year celebrations, was caused by an electrical short circuit. Nathan Frandino reports.
Investigators say a massive fire at a 63-story building in Dubai, hours before New Year celebrations, was caused by an electrical short circuit. Nathan Frandino reports.
Investigators say a massive fire at a 63-story building in Dubai, hours before New Year celebrations, was caused by an electrical short circuit. Nathan Frandino reports.
Investigators say a massive fire at a 63-story building in Dubai, hours before New Year celebrations, was caused by an electrical short circuit. Nathan Frandino reports.
Charleston police have arrested a Ladson man accused of fondling a 4-year-old girl.
ISTANBUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - An aide to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called for the nationalisation of the country's biggest private bank, Isbank, in which the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has a 28 percent stake.
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington tells Reuters Editor-in-chief Steve Adler that the media used to cover the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as entertainment, but now they see him as a clear and present danger to American politics and values.
Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington tells Reuters Editor-in-chief Steve Adler that the media used to cover the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as entertainment, but now they see him as a clear and present danger to American politics and values.