12 people die during cold wave in Bangladesh

Dhaka (ANTARA News) - A sweeping cold wave which affected people across Bangladesh in the last few days claimed 12 people` s lives in two districts, according to private news agency UNB Saturday.In northwestern Sirajganj district, about 110 km northwest of capital Dhaka,...

America's Cup The Final Countdown

"RACE 1 SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2007 Team Alinghi, sailing their new boat SUI 100 met Emirates Team New Zealand on the waters off Valencia for what promises to be the most exciting series of races for the America´s Cup since 1987. In that year, Dennis Connor of America beat a young...

Movie Fire Turns Real At Newspaper

" April 20, 2007 California - A special effects fireball on a movie set caused a real-life blaze at the Daily Breeze building in Torrance on Thursday, forcing workers to evacuate while firefighters doused the flames. The blaze ignited in the newspaper's former pressroom about...

Bridges: It's Hard to Miss

It’s hard to miss this place, a bright-yellow building that looks to be a converted cannery or wharf warehouse- like many on Granville Island. And it’s a fitting design.Bridges has served some pretty great seafood for quite a while now. Bridges is a bar, bistro,...

On the road to financial health

"Recovering from a serious illness can give you a new perspective - and a new set of financial challenges Most mid-life crises are a breeze compared with the one Cheryl Roberts has dealt with over the past year. In August 2005, at 43, she learned she had an aggressive form of...