In the Bowels of Botterell Hall: The Garden Street Café

"The Garden Street Cafe, located in the basement of Botterell Hall, is a great alternative to hospital cafeteria food. Sure, it looks like a hospital cafeteria itself - lima bean coloured walls, hairnets aplenty, and industrial furniture from the 1980s abound - but this place...

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"FORTAN:(Formula Translator) A high level programming language used mainly to solve scientific and engineering problems G-77: The Group of 77 (G-77) was established in 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the "Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven...

Peruvian archaeologists excavate tombs

Archaeologists said Tuesday they have unearthed 22 graves in northern Peru containing a trove of pre-Inca artifacts, including the first "tumi" ceremonial knives ever discovered by archaeologists rather...

Ancient pet cemeteries found in Peru (AP)

" LIMA, Peru - Even in ancient Peru, it seems dogs were a man's best friend. Peruvian investigators have discovered a pre-Columbian culture of dog lovers who built pet cemeteries and buried their pets with warm blankets and even treats for the afterlife. "They are dogs that...

Surgery fully separates Peru baby's legs

"Peru's "miracle baby" on Thursday underwent a successful second operation to fully separate her legs and allow her to walk unassisted, according to the lead doctor on the eight-person team performing the surgery. "We have finished with the final part of the thighs. After...

Is Peru's famed 'Ice Maiden' in danger? (AP)

" 1 hour, 56 minutes ago LIMA, Peru - Peru's famed "Ice Maiden," the frozen mummy of an Inca girl sacrificed to the gods 500 years ago, might be at risk from humidity, Peru's leading newspaper reported Wednesday. Dampness was detected inside the mummy's glass-enclosed...

Peru's female traffic cops face backlash (AP)

" LIMA, Peru - When traffic cop Maria Luisa Calderon ordered a taxi driver to move on as he picked up a passenger in heavy traffic, his reaction bordered on homicidal: He turned on his high beams and floored it, slamming her to the ground and ripping her face and ankle as he...

100 Biggest Cities in the World

Measured by population. Tokyo comes out top. But news stories about Tokyo are not the most popular. At least not outside Japan.
 

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