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Paola Messana
Paola Messana works from Cuglieri, Sardinia. Luxury B&B in Cuglieri, West Coast of Sardinia. Created by longtime journalist Paola Messana
Twisting tale sees Strauss-Kahn freed from house arrest
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been freed from house arrest after the the woman accusing him of sexual assault altered her testimony.
US digs out from epic winter storm
Millions of Americans dug out from an epic winter storm on Wednesday that buried more than a third of the United States in drifting snow.
Vampires get their teeth into US public
Vampires are in fashion across the US, encouraged by the hit TV series <i>True Blood</i>, the <i>Twilight</i> movies and <i>Vampire Diaries</i>.
Prisoner swap mooted in Russia-US spy saga
The US has laid charges against alleged members of a Kremlin spy ring, as Russia and the US were said to be planning a Cold War-style prisoner swap.
Jackson memorial could be ‘King of Funerals’
From Elvis Presley to Princess Diana, iconic funerals are often marked by massive crowds, celebrity mourners and gut-wrenching emotion.
Master swindler Madoff to be sentenced on Monday
Thousands of people who lost their life savings in a multibillion-dollar scam will discover on Monday the fate of Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff.
New York cemetery goes on sale
For sale: a slice of New York with room for 3 000 new tenants — provided they’re dead.
Fido, frequent flier, gets his own airline
An airline catering to furry passengers takes to the skies this July with a promise to make air travel everything the domestic animal could want.
Hard up in New York? Pawn your Renoir
Pity the world’s rich: as the credit crunch bites, they too are heading to the pawnbroker’s — albeit with a Renoir or Van Gogh under their arm.
Investor takes life after massive losses in Madoff scandal
A French investment manager who plowed €1,5-billion ($2,1-billion) into Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent scheme was found dead on Tuesday.
The little crocodile that conquered the US
French ”sports chic” label Lacoste wowed the crowd with a ski-themed show on Saturday at New York Fashion Week, kicking off the 75th year of the little crocodile that conquered…
Finding food where others see trash
Just a few blocks from Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, bustling with Christmas shoppers, other New Yorkers are out getting what they need, with one big difference — by not spending any…