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PARIS (Reuters) - A red wine produced in China and backed by the makers of Moet & Chandon champagne may be tickling Chinese consumers' tastebuds in four to five years' time. - Reuters - 24 Reads

LONDON (Reuters) - As London prepares to host the Olympic Games this summer, fashion designers in the British capital are turning to sport for inspiration, ushering in an era of sleek, figure-hugging dresses and coats which celebrate the female figure. - Reuters - 15 Reads

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political and cultural figures joined to break ground for a new museum celebrating black Americans on Wednesday, with President Barack Obama calling it a symbol of Americans' shared history. - Reuters - 19 Reads

LONDON (Reuters) - Menswear was the focus of autumn/winter 2012 London Fashion Week Wednesday with designers of classic Savile Row suits and avant garde Fashion East casual wear saying that London was still a synonym for quality in men's clothing. - Reuters - 16 Reads

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Umberto Bombana's distinctive flair for refined, regional Italian cuisine has taken him around the world and earned his Hong Kong restaurant three Michelin stars in 2011, within just two years of opening. - Reuters - 17 Reads

LONDON (Reuters) - London Fashion Week shook off its traditional image as a mere playground for quirky emerging talent with a display of grown-up elegance for the autumn/winter 2012 season that had leaders of the global fashion pack singing the British capital's praises. - Reuters - 18 Reads

BOSTON (Reuters) - Taking on a new job doesn't mean stomping all over the people you are now working with and overriding the existing dynamics without first learning what they are, says Harvard Business Review. - Reuters - 14 Reads

KABUL (Reuters) - With feathered masks, glitter, cakes and even guns, America's most raucous holiday was feted by NATO troops and colleagues in Kabul late on Tuesday behind the towering concrete walls surrounding headquarters in the Afghan capital. - Reuters - 15 Reads

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A new company will take over passenger boat tours on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, replacing the operator of the "Maid of the Mist" boats that have carried millions of tourists under the powerful falls for more than a century, officials said on Wednesday. - Reuters - 15 Reads

(Reuters) - If you knew you would be around to blow out the candles at your 100th birthday party, would that change how you manage your money today? - Reuters - 16 Reads