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INDIA: Air India announces fare discount for senior citizens
.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala / The Hindu / National News / November 21, 2009 Air India has announced 20 per cent discount in fare for senior citizens of 65 years of age and above who travel in First and Executive classes on the airline’s internation...
AUSTRALIA: When the baby boomers turn 70
.SYDNEY, NSW / The Australian / Opinion / November 21, 2009By George Megalogenis George Megalogenis is The Australian's resident nit-picker. He spent 11 years in the Canberra press gallery between 1988 and 1999 before returning to Melbourne as a sen...
NEW ZEALAND: Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
.WELLINGTON, New Zealand / Reuters / November 20, 2009A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children. The 20-meter (66 feet) tall fiberg...
USA: It\'s never too late to be the man you\'ve always wanted to be, says mentor
.AVON, Colorado / Vail Daily / Man-to-Man / November 20, 2009Man is 65, in great health, married for over 40 years, successful in business and miserableVail Man-to-Man: Never too late to do what you wantBy Wayne LevineQ: I am 65 years old, in great h...
USA: Breast Exam Guidelines Test Obama Cost-Cutting
.NEW YORK, NY / Bloomberg News / November 20, 2009By Pat Wechsler, Alex Nussbaum and Nicole GaouetteA medical debate over breast-cancer screening that has turned political may set the tone for a battle over President Barack Obama’s health-care over...
TIBET: Remote villages get telephone access
.BEIJING, China / People's Daily / November 20, 2009Over the past one year, China Telecom has helped 4,271 villages get connected by telephone service in Tibet. China Telecom has completed the task with installing telephones for 3,176 villages and Ch...

