LONDON - DRINKING up to half a glass of wine per day can help you live up to five years longer - at least for men, according to a study published on Thursday.

The impact also depends on the exact amount drunk - more than half a glass starts bringing life expectancy down again, according to researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

LUXEMBOURG - A EUROPEAN court on Thursday reduced a fine imposed by the EU executive commission on Japanese video game giant Nintendo and distributors in 2002 for anti-competitive practices.

ATLANTA - MUCH remains unknown about the new swine flu virus - most notably how lethal it is and why it seems so much deadlier in Mexico than anywhere else.

American health officials believe they are getting closer to answering those questions, or, at least, to ruling out wrong-headed theories.