Yearly Archives: 2014
Brain has a weak spot for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, say researchers
British researchers have identified a weak spot in the brain which is responsible for developing Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. According to the scientists who have...
Wizard of Oz’s Cowardly Lion costume fetches $3 million at New York auction
The costume of Cowardly Lion from classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz has sold for more than $3 million at an auction in...
How to Break Through Your Company’s Plateau of Growth by Using a Smartphone
You may have been successfully running your business for quite some time without any major hiccups or complications. However, as is the case with...
400,000 People Suffer From Work-Related Stress In US
With working hours getting longer and pay staying the same, many people in the US are now suffering from stress. Few people realize the...
Pope Francis arrives in Strasbourg to address European Parliament and Council of Europe
Pope Francis is visiting Strasbourg where he will address the European Parliament and Council of Europe on social and economic issues. The Pope is expected...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Women need equal respect rather than equality
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said women cannot be treated as equal to men, and has accused feminists of rejecting motherhood. "You cannot put women and...
Ferguson grand jury decision is not to bring charges over Michael Brown’s killing
The Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to bring charges over the killing of Michael Brown sparked violence in the St Louis suburb. A local police...
Michael Brown case: Grand jury reaches decision over whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson
A grand jury has made a decision over whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson over the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown’s...
Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014: Route and best places to watch
The 95th annual 6abc Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place on November 27 starting with 8.30 AM. Parade route: Start point: 20th Street and...
Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014: Philadelphia holds oldest parade in US
The 95th annual Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade opens the holiday season in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 27. The parade broadcast begins at 8:30AM and...
H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014: Street closures and parade route in Houston
The H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade will welcome the holiday season by celebrating all things Houston, including a salute to the world-acclaimed Texas Medical Center. Presiding...
Band Aid 30: Do They Know It’s Christmas? goes straight to No 1
Charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? has gone straight to No 1 in the UK and 62 other countries. The Band Aid 30’s single...
Iran nuclear deal: Deadline extended until June 2015
The deadline for Iran nuclear deal has been extended until June 30, 2015, after talks in Vienna failed to reach a comprehensive agreement. Six world...
Chuck Hagel to resign as defense secretary
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will resign after less than two years in the top military post, media report. President Barack Obama is expected to...
Cornelius Gurlitt’s Nazi art accepted by Bern Art Museum
Bern Art Museum in Switzerland has agreed to accept hundreds of artworks bequeathed by German Nazi-era art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt. Many of the works are...
Super Bowl 2015: Katy Perry to headline NFL half-time show
Katy Perry will headline the NFL Super Bowl half-time show in February 2015. Katy Perry, 30, tweeted she had "already started testing out ideas" for...
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops US box office with $123 million
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has topped the US box office with $123 million, a significant drop from last year's installment, Catching...
Rurik Jutting ruled mentally fit to stand trial for Hong Kong double murder
Rurik Jutting, who was charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong, has been ruled mentally fit to stand trial by a...
Hillary Clinton 2016: Barack Obama says Bill Clinton’s wife would be a great president
In a recent interview, President Barack Obama has said that Hillary Clinton would be a "great president" if she decided to run for the...
Tamir Rice: Cleveland police officers kill 12-year-old boy over replica gun
Cleveland police shot dead a 12-year-old boy after carrying what turned out to be a replica gun in a playground. The medical examiner for Cuyahoga...
Chicago building collapse: Two people pulled from rubble near Washington Park
Two people were pulled from the rubble of a three-unit apartment building that collapsed following an explosion on Chicago's South Side on November 23,...
Regin: Symantec discovers new computer spying bug
Symantec has discovered Regin, one of the most sophisticated pieces of malicious software ever seen. The leading computer security company says Regin was probably created...
Afghanistan: At least 45 people killed in suicide bomb attack at volleyball match
At least 45 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a volleyball tournament in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan, officials say. Local reports...
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2014: Lewis Hamilton wins F1 World Drivers’ Championship
Lewis Hamilton has won his second World Drivers' Championship after the 2008 victory in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, second in qualifying,...
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