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Book Review: <i>The Hundred Foot Journey</i>
I picked up this book based on the cover recommendation by travelling gastronome Anthony Bourdain...

ACC $1m tourism bill a benefit to NZ
Overseas tourists claimed $1 million from the ACC in the last financial year, but the payouts benefited New Zealanders, the organisation says.

A Kiwi completes Spain's grand design
Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia was a challenge New Zealander Mark Burry took on and won.

Handing over the reins of a €9bn fashion empire
The wealthiest man in Spain has announced his imminent retirement from fashion giant Inditex, parent company of the Zara chain.

UK ponzi scheme took in £14m savings from 350 victims
To his clients, Terry Freeman had all the trappings of a multimillionaire City of London trader.

World shares rally on good Portugal news
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street rallied after Portugal's successful bond sale eased concerns about the euro-zone's debt crisis.

Corporate results, Japan boost mood on Wall St
Stocks on Wall Street were up as investors' confidence was underpinned by better-than-expected US earnings and international support for Europe's debt.

Spain: Stepping into world of peace and plenty
Liz Light walks in the Grazalema Mountains in southern Spain.

Oscar winner Marion Cotillard pregnant
The Inception star and her French actor-and-director partner Guillaume Canet are expecting their first child together.

For heaven's sake, Pope hopes to end trend for exotic names
The Pope has declared war on parents' growing insistence on shunning the saints and naming their children after fashion designers, Sanskrit titles and things that don't mean much.