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Unique Kenyan game park under human threat

KITENGELA, Kenya (Reuters) - A short distance from the slums and skyscrapers of Nairobi, Naanyu Ntirrisa pulls thorn bushes around her Maasai village to keep out marauding lions that have killed a cow and two sheep.

Germans say "Nein" to television

MUNICH (Hollywood Reporter) - For the first time in recent memory, Germans spent less time in front of their TVs in 2007 than they did the year before, according to a new survey.

Boomers lead trend for adventure holidays

TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Forget beach holidays and sightseeing. Baby boomers in Canada, Australia and Britain are leading a trend for adventure and educational vacations, according to a new travel survey.

Smokers butt out in Germany and France

BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - For years, anyone needing a nicotine fix in a German pub or French cafe didn't even have to light up -- the air was already so full of smoke that they only had to open their mouth and inhale.

"Perfect storm" of cliches make bad English list

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A "surge" of overused words and phrases formed a "perfect storm" of "post-9/11" cliches in 2007, according to a US university's annual list of words and phrases that deserve to be banned.

Lohan voted worst performance in online movie poll

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As if 2007 could get any worse for Lindsay Lohan, now this: Moviegoers tagged her with the year's worst performance by an actress.

Canadians feeling bubbly about 2008

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadians are bubbling over with optimism for 2008, although they are somewhat sobered by prospects for the rest of the world and the environment, according to a new poll.

Japan to report fewer births in 2007

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is expected to report fewer babies born in 2007, a government report said on Tuesday, kicking off the new year with a bleak reminder of the long-term risks the economy faces as its population ages at an unprecedented pace.

China wartime aircraft plant to open as resort

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to create a tourist resort in a giant cave used by the former Nationalist government as a secret aircraft factory during World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.

One last case to solve for detective on "The Wire"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television critics have lavished praise on HBO's urban drama "The Wire," and the show has earned the prestigious Peabody Award. But one endorsement stands out above all for co-star Wendell Pierce.