Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older


Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:18 PM PDT

An elderly couple feed their great-grandson with a piece of cake as they sit under the sun in winter in Jiaxing, Zhejiang provinceBy Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. "Living here is better than staying at home alone. We help each other and have a common language," said the spritely Zhang, an enthusiastic dancer. "We are very happy here. ...


The Zombies Have It: Hyundai Expands 'Walking Dead' Deal

Posted: 18 May 2013 10:08 PM PDT

After this summer, Hyundai will see one nifty product-placement platform disappear but is doubling down on another.  USA Network's Burn Notice will end but Hyundai's relationship with AMC's mega-hit The Walking Dead will continue and expand in a number of ways.

India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:42 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to pull the plug on the shaky ruling coalition or have it serve a full term.

India's weakened Congress wondering if early elections will help

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:42 PM PDT

Gandhi a lawmaker speaks to Sonia Gandhi, who is his mother and India's ruling Congress party chief, during the Indian National Congress meeting in JaipurBy Satarupa Bhattacharjya and Ross Colvin NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to pull the plug on the shaky ruling coalition or have it serve a full term. Officially, the Congress party says the government - which has been battered by a series of corruption scandals and now governs as a minority after two allies withdrew from the ruling coalition - will limp on until elections are due in May 2014. ...


VIDEO: A call from the top of the world

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:01 PM PDT

British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.

Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:19 PM PDT

QIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving.

VIDEO: A call from the top of the world

Posted: 18 May 2013 09:01 PM PDT

British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.

VIDEO: David Beckham's emotional farewell

Posted: 18 May 2013 07:42 PM PDT

Emotional David Beckham plays last home match at Paris Saint-Germain.

VIDEO: Anti-austerity protests in Rome

Posted: 18 May 2013 06:47 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters have marched through Rome in a demonstration against Italy's recently-elected coalition government.

VIDEO: France gay marriage signed into law

Posted: 18 May 2013 06:46 PM PDT

France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage.

Denmark Wins Eurovision Contest

Posted: 18 May 2013 08:48 PM PDT

Denmark emerged victorious Saturday in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. 20year-old Emmelie de Forest won with folksy ballad "Only Teardrops," which handily beat runners up, Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

The Hottest Real Estate Markets On Earth

Posted: 18 May 2013 07:09 PM PDT

China Housing Bubble Cools, But Prices Still Higher

Posted: 18 May 2013 07:09 PM PDT

China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

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Posted: 18 May 2013 06:50 PM PDT

China Police Bust Terrorist Hoax

Posted: 18 May 2013 06:50 PM PDT

Chinese authorities caught a 43-year old man who made bomb threats that affected five flights bound for Shanghai on Friday.

Safer Soccer, Brazil Launches Massive Military Campaign Ahead Of FIFA Games

Posted: 18 May 2013 06:18 PM PDT

With just a year away before the FIFA World Cup games in Brazil, Latin America's biggest country is using this year's FIFA Confederation's Cup as a test drive.

Texas to take BP and Halliburton to court

Posted: 18 May 2013 06:18 PM PDT

Texas, alleges the companies and others "engaged in wilful and wanton misconduct" in the 2010 Deep Horizon oil spill.

North Korea fires three short-range missiles

Posted: 18 May 2013 05:52 PM PDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint.

Gunmen kill senior woman member of Pakistani party led by Imran Khan

Posted: 18 May 2013 04:34 PM PDT

By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections held last week, which handed a landslide victory to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N party. It marked the first time an elected government replaced another one in a nation that has been run by military leaders for more than half its history. ...

VIDEO: Denmark triumphs at Eurovision

Posted: 18 May 2013 04:23 PM PDT

Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.

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