The Santa's health was the most urgent issue in the convention which was held in Copenhagen, since they can't make it down the chimney. " SANTAS and elves from around the world have gathered in Denmark to argue...
Like father, like son..." The teen declared in his demented ditty to fanatics: “Accelerate the destruction of America, Britain, France and Denmark.” He continued: “Oh God, reward the fighters hitting the infidels and defectors. Oh God, guide the youth of the Islamic...
It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks for Chelsea with Inter chasing Frank Lampard and Inter Didier Drogba. It seems now Michael Ballack is in no rush to sign -- maybe he's waiting for the dust to settle? " Chelsea's new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to face...
Over 4, 000 Danes may be infected with salmonella and health officials haven't yet found the source of the outbreak. There is no word yet on whether Denmark's crisis is related to the contaminated- tomato-driven...
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The first lady of dancehall Lady Saw, is set to shake Europe to its feet this summer.The undisputed queen of the dancehall left Jamaica on Monday to fulfill a month long tour which will see the female DJ superstar...
Bottled water & saftey of tap water has triggered off a debate in the US after Mayors conference raised its objection and wanted bottled water completly phased out. " A debate over water is boiling over in the...
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Despite the anxieties of these times, happiness has been on the rise around the world in recent years, a new survey finds. The glib outlook is attributed to economic growth in previously poor countries, democratization of others, and rising social tolerance for women and...
One of the advantages of living in the EU is that we can import products from anywhere within the union without having to pay additional taxes at the point of import. A few years ago I imported records and CD from the island of Jersey on a regular basis. One morning the...
Oddly, a slew of indie bands have contributed material to a new travel guide. I'm guessing it will probably garner the usual ruckus from the indie sellout police, but I bet it'd be interesting. Who wouldn't want to know where Thurston Moore changes his dollars into...
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The story below reminds me of my first visit to California in 1979.I had just joined Memorex and the company had arranged for me to spend some time at HQ. Fifteen of us left Dublin to travel to the US via Heathrow (my least favourite airport). Due to various problems we...
I was absolutely heartbroken to learn, today, that acclaimed Swedish jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson passed away last weekend at the young age of 44.I was first introduced to the music of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio,...
Al- Qaeda has claimed Monday's attack on Danish embassy in Pakistan. Terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda had posted an internet message and accepted the attack saying that it was to retaliate constant lampooning of ...
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"Danish civil aviation administration SLV is awaiting a detailed statement from regional airline Cimber Air after suspecting that one of its ATR 42-500 turboprops exceeded flight limits by performing a 360° longitudinal roll. Investigations began when the Danish...
Today was an exciting day in Dublin because the Viking "Sea Stallion" finally arrived. I have tracked the progress of the Sea Stallion since it set sail from Roskilde (Denmark) on the 30th. June until it arrived in...