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5 restaurant escapes with exotic views - CNN

From the Maldives to Macau, escape to these restaurants for a healthy helping of stunning scenery.

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American Airlines to try 'in-flight happy hour' - USATODAY.com

 
American Airlines says it will give happy hour pricing next month to customers buying alcohol on its flights departing during the 5-o'clock hour. Starting Dec. 1, the carrier's "5@5" happy hour promotion will feature $5 alcoholic drinks on flights in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean that depart between 5 p.m. and 5:59 p.m. (local times).

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French cuisine named 'intangible' world heritage - Yahoo! News

 
The UN cultural organisation on Tuesday added Spain's flamenco dance and French cuisine -- a first-ever listing for gastronomy -- to the world's intangible cultural treasures.

UNESCO experts, gathered this week in the Kenyan capital, singled out French gastronomy as a "social custom aimed at celebrating the most important moments in the lives of individuals and groups".

France's multi-course gastronomic meal, with its rites and its presentation, therefore fulfilled the conditions for featuring on the list.

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