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Japan will host 2019 World Cup: First Asian host For Rugby WC

JAPAN the First Asian country who will host a rugby world cup. This is delightful moment for japan as well for asian countries. Rugby is not so popular in ashian coutries as other games but after getting the...

Sri Lanka Stops Aids Despite Confirming No Dangerous Intentions

"Sri Lankan authorities Monday ordered a foreign-owned ship carrying aid for Tamil civilians to leave the island without unloading its cargo."This order was given despite accepting there was no ill-intention."Sri...

Australian Open to increase prize money

Australian open managing council today decided to increase the prize money to A$22 million from A$20.6million. " Prize money for both the men's and women's singles champions at next year's Australian Open has...

Global Vote Selects Seven Wonders Of The World

Some really excellent photographs have been provided by NowPublic readers.  "A non-profit foundation has named the Seven New Wonders of the World at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. The Great Wall of...

Protesters flood Bangkok streets

"Thousands of protesters have descended onto the streets of Bangkok to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his cabinet. They occupied the offices of the state broadcaster NBT and surrounded the main government offices, forcing most civil servants...

The secret preview of the Olympic opening ceremony China didn't want you to see

"Security and secrecy have surrounded the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games - until now.More than 10,000 performers have been working on the 50-minute show for three years and all were sworn to...

UN to investigate Bhutto killing

"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon...

Quake Mourning: Torch Relay Delayed

China has announced three days of mourning for victims of the recent earthquake, including a delay of the Olympic torch relay."The torch relay suspension will begin on Monday, the organising committee said in a...

Inflatable pig lost during Coachella music festival is found

Heh, this made me chuckle. Isn't Peter Frampton the one who always had an inflatable pig?"A reward has been offered for a giant inflatable pig which floated into the Californian desert during a concert by Pink...

London may abandon 2012 torch relay

Recent pro-Tibet demonstrations in Paris and San Francisco have spooked Olympic planners, apparently.  The Guardian says organizers of the 2012 London Games are reconsidering whether to go forward with an...

Camel beauty pageant to be held in UAE

If you happen to own an attractive camel and think that yours is the best looking camel out there, then head on over to the United Arab Emirates for the annual camel beauty contest. I have to wonder what the...

Thousands Protest Scientology In Canada, US, UK, Australia and More

After a video by anti-scientologist group anonymous broke across the net last month, a number of things happened. First, Scientologists flipped out (one member even claimed the masked video posters were...

Poetry Taxi to hit streets

" A LITERATURE festival has launched Britain’s first Poetry Taxi offering tourists the chance to hear hand-picked verses as they ride, organisers have announced.  Visitors to Bath Literature Festival...

Santa record bid attracts 13,000

"More than 13,000 Santas have taken part in a record-breaking charity event on the walls of Londonderry. Thousands of pounds were raised for good causes after a sea of red and white descended on the city...

Beijing returns to ticket lottery after system crash

"Beijing organisers will revert to a lottery system to allocate the second tranche of tickets for next year`s Olympics after huge demand forced the suspension of sales on a first come, first-served basis last week. Residents of mainland China will be able to register to buy...

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