LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The best-selling vampire themed “Twilight” book series has entered the top 10 list of books that U.S. schools and public libraries were asked to remove from their shelves in 2009.

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – Businessmen who vowed to hit the gym daily in 2010 but are yet to leave the desk are the target of a new, fast-growing line of high-tech underwear which boasts to trim the torso while also benefiting your health.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Seven interviews Jacqueline Kennedy gave just months after her husband was assassinated will be released for the first time in a book to be edited by her daughter, the publisher Hyperion said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Commuting to work will be short and cheap 10 years from now, computers will be ubiquitous but unnoticed and smart refrigerators will help consumers eat healthier foods.

VERONA, Italy (Reuters Life!) – Italian winemakers, usually wedded to centuries-old traditions, are slowly embracing Twitter, blogging and Facebook to boost sales that have been hit by the global economic crisis.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – The centuries-old rivalry between England and Scotland has been fought out on the fields of battle and sport, but in the production of whisky the Scots have always claimed bragging rights — until, that is, the English Whisky Company (EWC) showed up.

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – Well aware that to get from the runway to the retail store takes more than fashionistas, Singapore is launching a trade fashion show this month intended to parade Asia’s designers before international fashion buyers.

SEOUL (Reuters Life!) – South Korea plans to cut off on-line video games at midnight for school-age children and allow parents to set limits on playing hours to curb problems of Internet gaming addiction in the world’s most wired country.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – British band Supergrass, which had hits in the 1990s with singles “Alright” and “Richard III,” announced on Monday it had split.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – One of Shakespeare’s most famous plays gets a 21st century makeover in a new version of “Romeo and Juliet” which will unfold through Twitter messages and on the Youtube video website.