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BRUSSELS GIVES OUT 91.9 MLN FOR MEDITERRANEAN PLAN

(ANSAmed) - BRUSSELS - The European Commission has agreed to give out 91.9 million euros in funds for the Regional Action Programme dedicated to the Mediterranean in 2010, which includes 9 initiatives for programmes financed in various sectors, ranging from financial support for the private sector to transport, the environment, justice and internal affairs. The countr...

MIDEAST, BOOM IN MALE PLASTIC SURGERY

(ANSAmed) - ROME - In the last few years, there has been a staggering rise in men in the Middle East turning to plastic surgery and, although the figures are certainly higher for women, their partners are becoming increasingly involved in the process. In order to have "sculpted" bodies, they undergo operations from mammary reduction - which doctors in Dubai say are on t...

FRANCE: LOUIS XIV CERAMICS REBORN IN ROUEN

(ANSAmed) - ROUEN (FRANCE) - Containers of powder for wigs, galenical vases and chamber pots - today used as gravy boats - were used during mass in 17th century France by noble women who could not wait for the end of the long sermons of Louis Bourdaloue, a Jesuit known as "the king of preachers or the preacher of kings". These objects were once commonly used, but tod...

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