CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Flash mobs have been blamed as a factor in looting during urban riots. But now a group of online activists is harnessing social media like Twitter and Facebook to get consumers to spend at locally owned stores in cities ar... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Devotees raise the statue of the Holy Child Infant Jesus, locally known as Santo Ni-o, as they celebrate the feast of the Santo Ni-o in Moriones, Tondo, metro Manila January 15, 2012. Believed to be the oldest religious image in the Phili... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Devotees hold the statues of the Holy Child Infant Jesus, locally known as Santo Ni–o, as they celebrate the feast of the Santo Ni–o in Moriones, Tondo, metro Manila, January 15, 2012. Believed to be the oldest religious image in the Phil... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A locally developed puppet named Baji is seen performing at the launching ceremony of the Pakistani version of Sesame Street called "Sim Sim Hamara" at Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop in Lahore November 26, 2011. Sim Sim Hamara is th... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Sesame Street character Elmo (L) along with locally developed puppet characters Rani (2nd L) and Munna (C) talk with show hosts Mishi Khan (2nd R) and Salman Shahid at the launching ceremony of the Pakistani version of Sesame Street calle... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Residents onboard small boats harvest swamp cabbage, locally known as 'kangkong', at Laguna de Bay, south of Manila September 7, 2011. A bundle of swamp cabbage in the local market costs 20 pesos (50 cents). REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco ... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A storekeeper waits for customers at a shop selling locally made tobacco in Kabul August 18, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A worker holds up a preserved hawksbill turtle, locally known as "Pawikan," as he unloads it before a
turn-over ceremony at the Bureau of Customs in Manila May 24, 2011. According to customs officials, the Bureau of Customs con... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A model presents locally designed footwear during a show organized by the Hong Kong Footwear Federation as part of the Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2011, January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: FASHION)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Performers sing Christmas carols, locally known as "Kolyadki", in the village of Tekhtin, about 160 km (100 miles) east of Minsk, January 13, 2011. Many Orthodox Belarussians mark New Year according to the Julian calendar on Jan... [Full Article]