Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:30:08 +0100 (Reuters) - Actor Gene Hackman was taken to the hospital on Friday after he was in a collision while riding his bicycle in the Florida Keys, but the Oscar winner was released after routine tests, a spokeswoman said. Hackman was riding his bike and got bumped from behind by a car, said Susan Madore, a spokeswoman for the actor. Because he was on an island, he had to be airlifted to the hospital, she said. But he only suffered "a couple minor bumps and bruises" and has been released from the facility, she said. ... (Source: Reuters)
A Saudi saleswoman works in a boutique at a mall in Jeddah January ...
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A Saudi saleswoman works in a boutique at a mall in Jeddah January 9, 2012. In a country where women are banned from driving and need the permission of a close male relative to work, travel and even have certain kinds of surgery, female employment is another battleground between traditionalists and those who want change. Women account for only 7 percent of Saudis employed by private companies but make up almost half of all Saudis listed as looking for work, according to 2009 government figures. Picture taken January 9, 2012. To match Feature SAUDI-WOMEN/LINGERIE REUTERS/Susan Baaghil (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
Congresswoman Josefina Vazquez Mota of the National Action Party ...
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Congresswoman Josefina Vazquez Mota of the National Action Party (PAN) addresses the audience after filing for her candidacy at the PAN headquarters in Mexico city December 12, 2011. The ruling PAN began the registration of their three candidates for the presidential nomination for the 2012 elections. The first person to file for candidacy was Vazquez Mota, and in the following days Senator Santiago Creel and former Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero will apply for candidacy, according to local media. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A saleswoman for British fashion brand Mulberry talks about ...
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:20:08 +0100 (Reuters) - A saleswoman for British fashion brand Mulberry talks about one of the brand's bags to customers at a shop at Lotte Premium Outlets in Paju, north of Seoul, December 7, 2011. Sixty years ago, war-torn South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Now it is the world's 13th largest economy and a magnet for luxury goods, prying open the wallets of its wealthy people as well as tourists. Picture taken December 7, 2011. To match Feature RETAIL-LUXURY/ REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: FASHION SOCIETY BUSINESS WEALTH TRAVEL)
Anna, a draughtswoman, poses for a photograph inside her kitchen ...
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:30:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Anna, a draughtswoman, poses for a photograph inside her kitchen at her home in Munich October 29, 2011. Two years ago, the 40-year-old, who asked to be identified by her first name only, was put onto shorter working hours. The scheme, known as "Kurzarbeit", is Germany's answer to downturns and is based on the idea that it is better for all workers to take a bit of pain than for companies to start laying people off. Following the 2008 credit crunch more than 60,000 companies in Germany have used Kurzarbeit; at the height of the 2009 recession, more than 1 million workers were on reduced hours. Economists and politicians credit the system with allowing Europe's largest economy to emerge from the 2009 crisis more quickly than other parts of the continent. Picture taken October 29, 2011. To match Special Report EUROPE/MIDDLECLASS REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY)
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