102-year-old quitting Britain for New Zealand
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A 102-year-old man is setting sail Saturday to start a new life in New Zealand, becoming Britain's oldest emigrant in the process, BBC television reported.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark left here Sunday for Vientiane, Laos, to attend the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which is expected to reach
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Carla Coco-Boutte stepped off the train for a brief Canadian excursion, but she wasn't looking for typical souvenirs such as aboriginal carvings or smoked salmon. The 51-year-old former airline employee planned to return to her home in Santa Barbara, Calif., with an armload of prescription drugs she bought at a fraction of what she would pay at home.
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Andy Ridehalgh, a British expatriate   who has worked as an English teacher for three years in Hong   Kong, has had enough of the city's air pollution. He'll move   with his wife and newborn son to southern France next year.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Tuesday for a three-nation trip to Africa, stressing the need for &quot;re-engagement&quot; with the continent he has championed during his decade in power.
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New Zealand's oldest immigrant, 102-year-old Briton Eric King-Turner, sailed into Wellington on Wednesday amid a media frenzy sparked by his decision to retire to the other side of the world.
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Follow what the Brits have been doing for over 350 years, the Japanese for 1,200 years and the Chinese for over 5,000 years. Drink tea.
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Matthew Pinsent today called time on a glorious rowing career by announcing his retirement from the sport. The 34-year-old claimed his fourth Olympic gold medal in the summer as Great Britainâs coxless fours
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Formula One star Lewis Hamilton is quitting Britain to live in Switzerland because he has had enough of the constant intrusion into his private life.
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One in 10 British citizens may now live overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK.
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SINGAPORE Airlines has quit its 6.3 per cent shareholding in Air New Zealand, signalling the end of its ambitious plan to use the airline as a platform for expansion into the Australian and New Zealand markets.
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TORONTO (CP) - It used to be that when you hit 71, you had to retire as a blood donor. No longer, Canadian Blood Services said Monday.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - When 30-year-old Jose Bermudez  abandoned Lima for the promise of a job in Chile, he was among  the last in his family to leave Peru.
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A surgeon who developed an award-winning technique to cut waiting lists quits Britain for Switzerland.
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Britain&#39;s four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement on Tuesday. The 34-year-old won his fourth gold medal in Athens.
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CALGARY (CP) - A 10-year-old Ukrainian girl who has spent the best part of three years in Alberta for a series of heart operations bid a happy farewell Wednesday as she left Calgary to return home.
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The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group hired Michael Smith, head of Asia for HSBC Holdings, as chief executive to drive expansion in Asia, where the bank plans to double investment. Mr. Smith, 50, who worked for HSBC for 29 years, succeeds John McFarlane, who ran the bank for a decade. âIâve watched the Australian banks for a number of years and often wondered why they havenât done more in Asia,â Mr. Smith said in an interview. ââWhen a market like Australia becomes mature, you have to look for opportunities elsewhere and I really do feel there is a significant opportunity in Asia.â.