Tag: Reports
Cannes Less About Films and More About the Glamour
"Partying and celeb-spotting have elbowed aside the movie business at the Cannes Film Festival. Celia Walden reports 'What's 'Le Festival', Mummy?" asked the neat little French boy seated opposite me, as our TGV...
Norwegian blue parrot did exist
"This parrot is deceased A Monty Python fan has discovered that Norwegian parrots really did exist. Some 55 million years before John Cleese and Michael Palin immortalised the "Norwegian...
Flooding continues in Louisiana
Rain, rain and more rain. Shreveport Louisiana got drenched with rain over the last few days and remains under a flood watch. So far at least 125 have been flooded."A third day of drenching storms loomed...
No. 1 Justine Henin retires from tennis
Justine Henin, one of the top-ranked tennis players in the world, has announced her retirement from the sport, effective immediately."The 25-year-old Belgian, who has won seven Grand Slam titles, is making the...
"New updates" China reports two more deaths from ...
Chinareported two more deaths on Thursday from a severe strain of hand, footand mouth disease, bringing its toll from the outbreak to 30, all ofthem young children, Xinhua news agency reported."Hand, foot and mouth...
Five serial blasts rock Jaipur,India
Update- Five major blasts rocked different parts of Jaipur on Tuesday evening. All blasts took place in densely populated areas. Four people are reportedly injured in the blasts.
Jaipur, the capital of India's desert state Rajasthan, had three bomb blast in succession....
10,000 Dead in China Quake, More Feared
UPDATE: 6:04 p.m. EDT May 12, Death toll reaches 10,000Chinese authorities estimate 10,000 deaths in Sichuan province alone. The earthquake was felt as far as away as Vietnam."The report came as Premier...
Clinton: I'm Second but Obama is Next to Last
Clinton: I'm Second but Obama is Next to Last
The old saying that American woman are poor in mathematics may be more correct than once believed. Hillary Clinton coming off a severe loss in North Carolina and a razer...
Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli
Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...
Diarrhea harasses 20 provinces, Vibrio cholerae b...
"By April 22, there were 20 provinces and cities that had reported acute diarrhea, numbering 2,490 patients, including 377 positive for the Vibrio cholerae bacterium. Dr. Nga announced that HCM City, the central...
Al-Qaeda Iraq leader 'arrested'
" The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been arrested, according to media reports quoting the country's defence ministry. Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, was detained in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the reports said. There has so far been...
Disney reports higher profit on parks, studio
Walt Disney Co is reporting a higher quarterly profit, with high numbers at their theme parks and studios. So it seems like not all areas of the American economy are going downhill." Net income in the fiscal...
South Korea to Build Robot Cities by 2013
If you find Sci-Fiction, and legends interesting, you will like this f\very much."The South Korean government plans to build two robot-themed parks close to Seoul—one in the bustling seaport of Incheon and another...
Unfair Credit Cards Get Regulated by Fed
"(CBS/AP) The Federal Reserve and other regulators initiated steps Friday to end "unfair and deceptive" credit card industry practices assailing consumers who are already struggling to cope in a bad economy.The...
Manchester City Fans May Protest this evening
"There are reports filtering around of a protest planned for this evening in Manchester to protest the potential departure of Sven. MCFCfans is keen to hear any reports from readers about the protest if it goes...
