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EU will spend 3 million Euros to research the potential of insects as an alternative source of proteins
European Union has decided to spend 3 million Euros to research “the potential of insects as an alternative source of protein”. EU says that research...
Florida: huge pythons and other large snakes are wiping out the mammal population
An increasing population of huge pythons, many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big, appears to...
White House denies claims Michelle Obama closed off Agent Provocateur to spend $50,000 on lingerie
The White House issued an angry denial following claims that First Lady Michelle Obama indulged in a $50,000 shopping spree at Agent Provocateur's boutique...
The story of Jason Elia, who claimed his girlfriend dumped him for having cancer, but the girl says he made it all up
Jason Elia, a young man from Nashville, claimed his girlfriend dumped him for having cancer and then still insisted he hand over Superbowl tickets...
Yemen: at least 11 people killed in drone strike on al-Qaeda militants
A drone strike on al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen killed at least 11 people, according to local residents and officials. According to Reuters news agency,...
Gary Dobson and David Norris, Stephen Lawrence’s killers, launch appeal
David Norris and Gary Dobson launch appeal against their convictions for the racist murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence in south-east London in 1993. David Norris...
“The United Kingdom has no industry anymore”, claimed Nicolas Sarkozy during a prime time national TV broadcast
French President Nicolas Sarkozy claimed that Britain is a country with “no industry” during a prime time national TV broadcast last night. However, Nicolas Sarkozy’s...
Scotty Bowers, former rent boy, reveals threesome with Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson and other A-list Hollywood stars
Scotty Bowers, a former Marine turned rent boy for some of Hollywood's biggest names in the 1940s, claims to have had threesomes with the...
Kweku Adoboli, the UBS rogue trader, pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court today
Kweku Adoboli, the trader who allegedly gambled away a record of $2.3 billion, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of false accounting and...
South Sudan: at least 40 people have been killed in a gunmen attack in Warrap state
South Sudan officials announced that at least 40 people have been killed by armed gunmen in a cattle raid in Warrap state. According to other...
6.3 earthquake hit the central coastline of Peru
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit Peru's central coastline, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. The quake hit just after midnight (05:00...
Snowboarder Alecsander Barton killed after triggering fatal avalanche in Utah Backcountry
Snowboarder Alecsander Barton from Michigan has been killed after triggering an avalanche in Utah Backcountry which officials had warned the public against using after...
Russia introduced anonymous baby drop boxes for unwanted children
Russian cities introduced for the first time the anonymous baby drop boxes, where unwanted children could be left. The Krasnodar Territory in south Russia bought...
Volkswagen Autostadt CustomerCenter, the world’s most amazing car showroom
Volkswagen Autostadt CustomerCenter futuristic garages in Wolfsburg are the ultimate car showrooms with millions of dollars worth of new vehicles sitting in the stunning...
2012 Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championships came to the end this morning
2012 International Snow Sculpture Competition, which is held in Breckenridge, Colorado, each year, came to a close this morning. Fifteen teams of five sculptors each...
First welcome-home parade of Iraq War Vets held in St. Louis
Crowds of nearly 100,000 in St. Louis honored Iraq war veterans in the first big welcome-home parade since the last troops were withdrawn from...
Sudan: 29 Chinese workers held by rebels in South Kordofan
Rebels in South Kordofan region announced they are holding 29 Chinese workers who became caught up in a battle with the Sudanese army. The rebel...
Occupy Oakland: around 300 protesters arrested after clashes with police
Police arrested around 300 Occupy protesters in Oakland after trying to enter the City Hall and a convention centre. Police fired tear gas and smoke grenades...
Costa Concordia: death toll rises to 17 after divers found a body of a woman
Divers searching the wreck of Costa Concordia cruise ship have found the body of a woman, bringing the death toll to 17. Operations to pump...
Bollywood aboard a Finnair flight to celebrate India’s Republic Day
Passengers aboard a Finnair flight from Helsinki to New Delhi were pleasantly surprised when the aircraft' staff treated them with a Bollywood-style dance to...
European scientists are developing an asteroid shield
European scientists are developing a system to protect Earth from the giant asteroids which travel around the Milky Way. The NEOShield project is run out...
Hulking freighter carrying space rocket parts rammed steel bridge in Kentucky
Astonishing pictures of a hulking freighter wearing mangled pieces of a steel bridge on its bow after a collision in southwestern Kentucky Thursday night...
Argus One, the “Flying Sperm” spy plane from Pentagon
Argus One is the Pentagon's newest unmanned spy plane, which cheeky observers are already calling it the “Flying Sperm”. The Argus One has the capacity...
Costa Concordia UPDATES. Costa Cruises offers passengers compensation.
Costa Cruises, the Italian company that owns the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia, has offered passengers 11,000 euros ($14,000) each in compensation. The deal comes...
The world’s largest cut emerald is set to go up for auction at $1.15 million
Teodora, the world's largest cut emerald, which is the size of a watermelon, is set to go up for auction and is expected to...
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