Flirting at work may be a good idea, study says

Flirting at work may be a good idea, study says


Flirting at work may be a good idea, study says

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 12:11 AM PDT

A new study finds that for women in the workplace, a little flirting could help you get ahead in your career. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found that when women flirt, people perceive them as confident, which is considered essential to successful negotiations.

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Cold hits storm victims ahead of U.S. election

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:17 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victims of superstorm Sandy on the East Coast struggled against the cold on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages, two days ahead of an election that polls suggest is a dead heat between President Barack Obama and his Republican rival.



Explosion at Benghazi police station injures three

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:25 PM PDT

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded on Sunday in front of a police station in Benghazi, injuring three police officers in the latest in a series of attacks on security officials in Libya's largest city.



Romney, Obama converge on Iowa in late scramble for votes

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:39 PM PDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race, which has hinged for months on a handful of states, converged on one city in Iowa on Saturday as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each made a last-minute appeal for support before Tuesday's election.



MyKad "Islamisation" of Sabah's bumiputra Christians

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:21 PM PDT

Bumiputra Christians in Sabah continue to be "converted to Islam" by the National Registration Department (NRD) simply because they have "bin" and "binti" in their names. Sabah churches are seeking urgent solutions to the crisis but none seems to be in sight.

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New York nanny arrested in slayings of two young children

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:23 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York nanny suspected of slaying two young children of a Manhattan couple last month in their luxury apartment was arrested on Saturday and charged with murder in their stabbing deaths, New York's deputy police commissioner said.



When disaster meets politics

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:47 PM PDT

Hurricane Sandy lashed the northeastern coast of the United States days from the presidential election. An idea instantly flashed past my mind: "God bless Obama!"

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New York nanny arrested in slayings of two young children

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:14 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York nanny suspected of slaying two young children of a Manhattan couple last month was arrested on Saturday and charged with murder in their stabbing deaths, New York's deputy police commissioner said.



Romney, Obama converge on Iowa in late scramble for votes

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 05:50 PM PDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa, Nov 4 — The US presidential race, which has hinged for months on a handful of states, converged on one city in Iowa yesterday as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each made a last-minute appeal for support before Tuesday's election. With the race in a dead heat nationally, both candidates touched down briefly in ...



US disaster relief in a race against cold snap

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:28 PM PDT

NEW YORK, Nov 4 — Fuel supplies headed towards disaster zones in the US Northeast yesterday and a million customers regained electricity ahead of a coming cold snap that threatened to add to the misery of coastal communities devastated by superstorm Sandy. The power restorations relit the skyline in lower Manhattan for the first time in nearly a ...



Romney, Obama converge on Iowa in late scramble for votes

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:37 PM PDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa (Reuters) - The U.S. presidential race, which has hinged for months on a handful of states, converged on one city in Iowa on Saturday as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each made a last-minute appeal for support before Tuesday's election.



U.S. disaster relief in a race against freezing cold

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:33 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fuel supplies headed toward disaster zones in the U.S. Northeast on Saturday and a million customers regained electricity as near freezing temperatures threatened to add to the misery of coastal communities devastated by superstorm Sandy.



Freed Niger hostages say were not mistreated

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 03:04 PM PDT

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Five African aid workers freed on Saturday after nearly three weeks as hostages in the Sahara desert said they were relieved to be back with their families in Niger and that their captors did not mistreat them.



Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:54 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat.



Syrian rebels attack air base to secure north-south corridor

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels attacked a military airport in the country's north on Saturday in a push to cut off Syria's biggest city Aleppo from the capital Damascus, and secure a strategic north-south corridor.



VIDEO: Sandstorms engulf China cities

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:56 PM PDT

Commuters have been struggling though sandstorms which have swept through northwestern China.


Three Syria tanks enter Golan demilitarised zone - Israel

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights between Israel and Syria on Saturday, an Israeli military spokeswoman said.



Kuwait warns against unlicensed protest planned for Sunday

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:42 PM PDT

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait said on Saturday it had not issued a permit to allow a planned protest against new voting rules and the prime minister warned police would use force if the nation was under threat.



Romney, Obama try to eke out a win in campaign's last days

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PDT

DUBUQUE, Iowa/MENTOR, Ohio (Reuters) - After months spent rallying their most reliable supporters, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama reached out on Saturday to the small sliver of voters who remain undecided in the final days before Tuesday's presidential election.



Activists rally to end prison torture in Egypt

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:44 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - About 1,000 activists rallied in Cairo on Saturday demanding an end to brutality in Egyptian prisons and calling for a ban on torture in the new constitution.



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