"This is the latest available in images from the Burj Dubai, already the tallest building in the world with just a year to go to completion. Nothing demonstrates the amazing ambition of this city better than this iconic building which is the centre piece of the new Downtown...
US food safety officials said today that more than 350 people have fallen ill from a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain kinds of tomatoes.I just had tomatoes with my lunch so I'm hoping that wasn't a bad...
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"Completion is now scheduled for September next year but the Burj Dubai is almost fully clad and the next stage will be to add the final spire to the top, which is under construction in Jebel Ali. What a statement about the brash, bold self-confidence of this amazing city...
English people everywhere will be flying the St. George's Cross proudly today, as this marks the accepted day that Saint George died in 303 AD. The day is also recognized in Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria,...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 805 views | 2 recommendations | 9 comments
With the rising conflict occuring in the Pakistan tribal areas between governmental security forces and the Taliban jihadists the situation has gotten out of control for President Musharraf's Frontier Corps....
created by John Astad | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2407 views | 18 recommendations | 3 comments
"An Israeli airstrike on Syria last month targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing U.S. and foreign officials.
The report said President Bush's administration had intense discussions with the...
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"Of Mice And Men - The business of raising mice for medical research is not just an enterprise where a student researcher “finds” a rare mouse with a peculiar genetic characteristic anymore. It has become...
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"Plans to revitalise York's economy have been unveiled in a report prompted by heavy job losses in the past year.
The Future York Group was set up by the city council after chocolate makers Terry's and Nestle, insurer Norwich Union and British Sugar announced cuts.
The...
"The Ethics of Everest...
Another Everest season has just come to completion. As usual, it was filled with stories of success and failure, grand achievement and broken records. But, with all the fantastic news coming from the mountain this spring - including Apa Sherpa...
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The year 2007 looks as if itâs going to be more about circuses than bread. While
Lord Fosterâs over-budget and unfashionably late Wembley Stadium
reaches completion and Londoners begin to worry about...
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