After failing to bring the promised devolved powers for regional governments Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has resigned just ahead of a state reform deal in the parliament on Tuesday. "Belgian Prime...
Thua Thien-Hue Province has approved a project to restore the Tu Phuong Vo Su (“peace in all directions”) Pavilion in the Royal Citadel in Hue "The Hue Relics Preservation Center will supervise the work with a...
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A common-sense study with the expected common-sense results: "King and his colleagues evaluated almost 16,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 64 when the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study...
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The golden gate of the Palace of Versailles has finally been replaced after being torn down during the French Revolution over 200 years ago.It took over two years to replicate the original 80m wrought iron and gold...
" "King Puck" is one of the last regents of Ireland, though his reign is a short one -- from August 10 to 12 every year. Nevertheless, the small Irish town of Killorglin (about 100 km. from Cork) has been crowing...
"On January 30th, 2008, newspapers around the world featured a large picture of President Bush and Vice President Cheney with the headline "Bush sees no recession." In the picture, President Bush was squinting and smirking, and Cheney had his hands together in a Masonic...
"A group of Indians are planning to present a statue of the revered Indian monkey God, Hanuman, to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The group decided to order the idol after they read a magazine...
"Daybreak, September 20 1906… about 500 adults wearing kamben alancingan putih (white ceremonial uniform), with keris on his back and long spears on their hand rally from Puri Denpasar heading to Taensiat area. Led...
The 28-foot statue planned for Martin Luther King Jr national memorial is getting a bit of a makeover. The US Commission of Fine Arts has agreed to change the face of the statue as before they said he looked 'too...
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200$ for a burger.. hmm.... I can just see this as an ongoing competition and stunt between these fast food chains. Whats next, McDonalds is going to come out with a 300$ burger with unicorn meat and 24 leafed...
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The fuel strike in the UK has ended for now, but another is planned for later this week if the talks that are scheduled fail to settle the dispute over pay.NowPublic coverage on the previous fuel strikes can be found...
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"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...
Self proclaimed King of the Dancehall, Beenie Man, expounded on his growing rift with The Marley clan in an exclusive interview with British radio personality Chris Goldfinger.The feud which began over a year ago, came to public attention after Beenie Man stated in an earlier...
"A gaudy neo-classical mansion, Ferraris and Bentleys in the drive, a painting by Salvador Dalí on the wall and royalty for neighbours. Welcome to the world of Gennadios Petrov, the alleged Mr Big of the Russian...