At Araxi, also in Whistler Village, the dining room decorated with fresh flowers and original paintings sets a romantic background for a dinner of freshly caught Pacific seafood like halibut or white prawn risotto served alongside local tomatoes, beetroot or mushrooms.

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The story of Rehman, who lived in a two-room home in Mannah village in the Kot Addu Tehsil in South Punjab, is illustrative of the stories of thousands of others affected by the flooding.

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Serious foodies are discovering The Tasting Room , a tiny East Village haven of gastronomy.

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Pop icons Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel were among those who grazed on deserts in a modest living room in Weinstein's West Village brownstone.

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He parked his silver-grey taxi at Cardigan Arms pub and paid a short visit to Village Inn pub and then went to his hotel room.

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Even by the standards of the village, it was a poor house - barely a room had even a proper door.

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Lewis-Francis tore a hamstring and was treated in the stadium's emergency room before being taken back to the athletes' village for further attention.

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If you need utter seclusion and five-star luxury to achieve Nirvana, book a room in the Como Shambala Estate overlooking the Ayung River in Bagawan village, about 12km northwest of Ubud.

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In the village of Santo Domingo, the ICRC sets up its clinic in the long abandoned health centre - a dilapidated three-room building with broken windows, and, like the rest of the village, no electricity.

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Room number 12, by the way, was the favorite of Craig Claiborne, who came to Le Village for many years during the Christmas holidays.

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