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SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – World No Tobacco Day kicked off on Monday aimed at women and girl smokers with posters warning “Chic? No, throat cancer”, as health officials said tobacco firms were targeting young women as they became affluent.

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Britain and Europe are the world’s costliest places to buy Apple Inc’s new iPad computer, with prices around a quarter higher than in the United States, a new study has found.

BURLINGTON, Vermont (Reuters Life!) – Summer is full of wonderful distractions, but co-workers’ skin shouldn’t be one of them.

HAY-ON-WYE, Wales (Reuters Life!) – For all the talk of a bleak future for books, the founder of one of Britain’s largest literary festivals held each year in a small town in Wales is confident the written word is secure.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Young or old, active or aching, just about everyone can buoy their workout by plunging into the pool, fitness experts say.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Residents of the Netherlands, Canada and Australia are the most satisfied with the areas where they live, according to a survey of 23 countries.

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s bus drivers and ticket sellers have been urged to leave communism behind, with a new training manual instructing them to call travellers “sir” or “madam” instead of “comrade,” state media reported on Monday.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Australian lifeguard Kobi Graham, one of the stars of the hit television series “Bondi Rescue,” broke his neck after wiping out on a large wave at a dangerous Sydney surf spot.

NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters Life!) – If milk does the heart good, it might do the heart even more good if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots, according to a U.S. study.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – British women take four times as long to get ready for work on Mondays than on Fridays, while men also put less effort into their appearance as the week goes on, according to research by retail chain Debenhams.