Monthly Archives: January 2012
FIFA says beer MUST be sold at 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Football's world governing body, FIFA, has insisted beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. FIFA General...
Australia: surfer wounded in a shark attack, the third incident this month
A 26-year-old Australian man has been seriously wounded in a shark attack while was swimming off Coral Bay beach, in the third such incident...
Shocking picture: embalmer David Amor laughing as he holds aloft a severed head
A disturbing picture found on a mobile phone showing an embalmer laughing as he holds aloft a severed head was today at the centre...
Lauren Scruggs, the model who lost her left hand and left eye in a propeller accident, appears in public
Lauren Scruggs, the model and fashion blogger who lost her left hand and left eye after she walked into a spinning plane propeller, has...
Costa Concordia: the bodies of two French victims have been identified by relatives
The Italian rescue teams have decided to resume their work aboard the wrecked cruise ship, Costa Concordia, off the coast of Tuscany. Operations were suspended...
Your Film Festival: $500,000 for Grand Prize Winner
New filmmaking talents are expected to submit their short films (up to 15 minutes in length) between February 2 and March 31 for YouTube's...
Viagra can revive drooping flowers. Other tips to improve your plants’ health.
Viagra, the drug designed to help revive a man’s love life, can have the same effect on a wilting bouquet. Apparently just one milligram of...
Indian teacher Parijat Saha’s shock at his $9.8 billion bank balance
Parijat Saha, a teacher from India, got the shock of his life when he checked his bank account online and found 490 billion rupees...
Eight US lawmakers have withdrawn their support for anti-piracy laws
After yesterday "blackout" protests on thousands of internet sites, eight US lawmakers have announced they have withdrawn their support for anti-piracy laws. Two of the...
Francesco Schettino admits he turned the Costa Concordia cruise ship too late
Francesco Schettino, the captain of Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized on Friday, killing at least 11 people, has admitted making a navigation mistake,...
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis are living separate lives after 14 years
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis are living “separate lives” after 14 years spent together, it has been claimed. Vanessa Paradis was nowhere to be seen...
Digital pills to monitor medication use
Proteus Biomedical, Redwood City, California, and the healthcare company Lloydspharmacy are about to launch digital pills in the United Kingdom, as they announced on...
4CMenB, vaccine against meningitis B, could offer 100% protection
A vaccine against one of the most common forms of childhood meningitis could reduce the number of deaths in the world. The current vaccination programme...
Shocking video: woman attacked by zebra during Texas safari
Megan, a young tourist, was left in tears after she was attacked by a zebra that lurched into her car and bit her on...
Glivec and Sutent shrink tumors but could also make them more aggressive and mobile
A new study suggests that cancer drugs that shrink tumors by cutting off their blood supply may end up helping them to spread. Drugs such...
Teledermatology could improve health care
A study, published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Archives of Dermatology and funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research...
NYPD is developing infrared body scanner to detect weapons in the street
US police is developing an infrared body scanner that can detect whether a suspect is carrying a weapon without needing to frisk him. Infrared rays...Nuckin Futs won the right to use the name, despite outrage
Nuckin Futs, a nutty snack company from Australia, has won the right to use the name, despite an official ruling that it was offensive. A...
The pill may alleviate painful periods
A 30-year Scandinavian study suggests that oral contraceptives may alleviate painful periods for some women. Estimates suggest more than half of women have suffered from...
Jorelys Rivera’s killer, Ryan Brunn pleaded guilty to murder and child molestation charges
Janitor Ryan Brunn faces life in prison for beating and killing a 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera from Georgia, who disappeared from a playground at her...
The double life of Gemma Barker, 19, who disguised herself as a boy so she could date her girlfriends
Behind the innocent aspirations and her shy smile, the 19-year-old Gemma Barker from Staines, Middlesex, UK, led a double life that saw her pose...
Thousands of needless deaths from famine in East Africa in 2011
Two leading British aid organizations say that thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because the international community failed...Ethiopia: 5 tourists killed and 4 kidnapped during an attack by unknown gunmen in Afar region
Five foreign tourists have been killed and other four have been kidnapped in Ethiopia during an attack by unknown gunmen, the government says. European nationals...
Kris Jenner’s high school pictures from early 1970’s
New images of Kris Jenner have emerged, with the Kardashian matriarch posing for a series of high school year book black and white pictures...
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