A 30-day weight-loss challenge launched last Friday in Dubai offers citizens solid gold for shedding weight. Citizens that signed up for the program will be offered 10 grams (0.35 ounces) of gold for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) they lose. That's …

The German pair Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding won the gold medal in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform diving in Barcelona, Spain, ending China's run of three titles at the swimming world championships. Klein and Hausding, the silver …

Baltimore, MD – Landon Donovan scored one goal and helped set up three others as the United States rolled to a 5-1 win over El Salvador in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup on Sunday. Five different players scored for the Americans, who have won nine …

Honduras and the U.S. will vie for a berth in the Gold Cup finals on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas. The U.S. advanced with a 5-1 win over El Salvador in the opener of a doubleheader before a sellout crowd 70,540 at the home of the Baltimore Ravens.

SHARECONNECT 17 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. BALTIMORE – Who says soccer is a slow game? Entering as a substitute midway through the second half, Eddie Johnson needed just 14 seconds to send M&T Bank Stadium into a frenzy, elevating …

This genuine eagerness, combined with obvious training, is quite a difficult balance to get right: get too casual and down-with-the-guests and you don't have service any more; too formal and you're not Ibiza. Despite its casual cool the Ushuaia Tower …

Since the Recession went into effect, consumers have been looking for affordable luxury items on which to splurge; they want things that don't cost an arm and a leg—but feel as if they do. This demand for everyday luxury has led several companies to …

In principle, a multi-tier rate, allows for an increase of the VAT rate on certain items, for example luxury goods. It therefore permits the collection of additional tax revenue without distressing low-income earners who stands to be affected most by …

The equivalent of 80 per cent of your full lifetime's exposure to the sun will happen by the time you're 16 because of the sensitivity of the skin, yet sun cream is taxed as a luxury good, or beauty item, it's essential healthcare." Superdrug insisted …