Monthly Archives: January 2014
Australia hit by extreme hot weather
Australia has been hit with extreme hot weather, with temperatures of over 40C (104F) in some areas, and several bushfire warnings in place. In Victoria,...
Poet Juan Gelman dies in Mexico City aged 83
Argentinean poet and political critic Juan Gelman has died aged 83 in Mexico City. Juan Gelman, the son of Jewish immigrants to Argentina from Ukraine,...
Justin Bieber’s home raided by police in egging case
Justin Bieber’s Los Angeles home has been searched by police after the pop star allegedly threw eggs at his neighbor’s home. Officials did not say...
Honey Boo Boo car crash: Pumpkin still hospitalized
Honey Boo Boo’s sister Lauryn, known as Pumpkin, has been hospitalized following a car crash last week, according to the family's official Facebook page. The...
Scott Thorson reveals how Liberace threw him on the streets
Liberace’s former lover, Scott Thorson, revealed shocking details of his relationship with the star. According to TMZ, Scott Thorson is now back in jail “for...
US condemns Moshe Yaalon’s comments on John Kerry
The US has condemned as "offensive" reported comments by Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon about Secretary of State John Kerry's Middle East peace proposals. State...
Who is France’s first lady? Francois Hollande ducks Valerie Trierweiler question
France’s President Francois Hollande has said during a news conference that he is experiencing a "difficult moment" in his private life, following claims of...
Nine women receive womb transplants in Swedish pioneering trial
Nine Swedish women have received womb transplants from living relatives in a pioneering trial. Dr. Mats Brannstrom, of the University of Gothenberg, who has been...
Green tea can weaken nadolol effects
Experts have warned that green tea can weaken the effects of nadolol, a commonly prescribed blood pressure pill. Japanese researchers found the green tea drink...
Bernard Madoff case cuts JPMorgan Chase net income by 7.3% in Q4 2013
JPMorgan Chase has reported a 7.3% drop in profit for Q4 2013 after legal costs relating to the fraudster Bernard Madoff dented earnings gains. Net...
Keeping your restaurant’s kitchen spick and span
It takes a steely resolve to own a restaurant. Whether you’re keeping your chefs calm as they perfect their culinary delights, making sure your...
Chris Christie proposes longer school day
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will propose a longer school day and extending the school calendar in his State of the State speech Tuesday,...
Groundhog Day to become musical
Tim Minchin is working on a musical adaptation of the film Groundhog Day. Danny Rubin, who wrote the film script, and Matilda director Matthew Warchus,...
Michael Jackson’s family loses bid for second wrongful death trial against AEG Live
The family of late star Michael Jackson has lost its bid for a second wrongful death trial against concert promoter AEG Live. AEG Live was...
Frozen to become Broadway musical
Disney executives revealed that a Broadway musical based on highly-popular animated movie Frozen is in the works. Frozen, which stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel,...
Prince to make guest appearance on New Girl’s Super Bowl episode
Prince will make a guest appearance on the comedy New Girl at Fox's post-Super Bowl party. In an episode of New Girl that will air...
Michael Douglas to star as Hank Pym in Marvel’s Ant-Man
Michael Douglas will star as Hank Pym in the upcoming Marvel superhero film, Ant-Man. Michael Douglas, 69, will play Henry "Hank" Pym, the creator of...
Egypt votes on new constitution
Egypt has begun voting in a two-day referendum on a new constitution, which could pave the way for fresh elections. The new charter aims to...
Michoacán conflict: Mexico deploys troops to take over security
Mexico’s government has announced that federal troops will take over security in Michoacán, an area where vigilante groups and a drugs cartel are clashing. The...
Madeleine McCann case: UK police to make first arrests in Portugal
British police officers will travel to Portugal to make the first arrests since they started to review the Madeleine McCann case in 2011, Daily...
Pope Francis’ Harley-Davidson motorcycle and leather jacket up for sale
Pope Francis’ Harley-Davidson motorcycle will be sold at a Paris auction to help raise funds for a soup kitchen and hostel for Rome’s homeless. The...
Sadie Robertson: Duck Dynasty leading students to pray before lunch at schools
Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson, Willie and Korie’s daughter, said the reality show is leading students to pray before lunch at schools across the country. Sadie...
German breweries fined over price fix
German authorities have fined five big breweries a total of 106.5 million euros ($145 million) for illegal price-fixing. Bitburger, Krombacher, Veltins, Warsteiner and Barre were...
Valerie Trierweiler remains in hospital after shock of Francois Hollande affair
Francois Hollande’s official partner, Valerie Trierweiler, is to remain in hospital, where she has been since Closer magazine accused the French president of having...
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