| McCarthy favourite to win Booker The winner of this year's Man Booker prize will be announced later with Tom McCarthy's C the 8/15 favourite to win. bbc.co.uk |
Lessons from the Chile Mine Rescue: What Underdogs Can Teach Us As Camp Hope is dismantled, TIME's correspondent on the scene contemplates the "heroism" of the 33 -- and why it means so much to the rest of the world feedproxy.google.com |
Rhino GPS used to deter poachers Rhinos in South Africa are fitted with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to help protect them from poachers. news.bbc.co.uk |
Strong Quake Hits Off Sumatra Coast A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, but no damage or casualties were immediately reported. online.wsj.com |
The Avon Foundation for Women Gala Celebrates Champions Who Change Women's Lives - Video NEW YORK, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The 10th annual Avon Foundation for Women Gala tonight honored exceptional women and men for their efforts to end breast cancer and violence against women. The event, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, has raised more than $20 million for Avon philanthropy in the decade since it launched. The event was hosted by Reese Witherspoon, award-winning actress and Honorary Chair of the Avon Foundation for Women, and Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO, Avon Products Inc., with a special musical performance by Melissa Etheridge. To view the multimedia as feedproxy.google.com |