Look out for the 125mph electric car (because you won't hear it)

"It looks as stylish as a Lotus, can outpace a Porsche 911 and is coveted by Hollywood A-listers such as Brad Pitt and George Clooney. But unlike the average super car, the Tesla Roadster is electric. The £92,000 car, made in Britain and...

Furama Resort Danang becomes VN’s leading resort

" The five-star Furama Resort in the central city of Danang has won the “Vietnam’s Leading Resort” title for 2008 by the World Travel Awards, the most prestigious awards programme in the international travel industry.A total of 800 nominated companies and organisations...

Planes ‘fly empty’ to keep slots at Heathrow

The airlines tell us that they are concerned about the environment but they have to offer a service to their customers. Here we see bmi flying planes without passengers - very green." Britain’s third-largest...

Planes fly empty to keep value take-off slots at Heathrow

BMI, the third largest airline in the UK, has admitted it is planning to keep running virtually empty flights in spite of decreasing passenger numbers in order to hold on to its landing and takeoff slots at...

London council paints over street artist Bansky's graffiti murals - worth mil...

A piece of Banksy's work was painted over by London council just a little while after it was first displayed, saying it was worth worthless graffiti. Some of Banksy's previous works have fetched up to a million...

Cannes winner "The Class" reminds of "Salaam Bombay"

"CANNES, France —61st Cannes Film Festival awarded the French film "The Class," a story about classroom life using real students and teachers (amateur actors) at a junior high school, with Palme d'Or, the most...

Al Gore Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Well, I suppose working this hard to inform people about global warming would lead to some recognition, but a nobel peace prize? Maybe I'm just jealous."Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said Monday that the...

Canadian Arctic: 'Use it or lose it'

I am sure the Inuit who have lived in the Arctic since the Ice Age are wondering why the World is focused on Canada and Russia claiming soverignty of their Land?  They live, fish, hunt and build their homes...

"Heroes" Returns to Fewer Viewers

This one took me by surprise, as most of my friends were talking about the return of this critically-acclaimed show; indeed, I knew it was back on the air without even checking a TV listing. Perhaps this has to do with pulling a very popular show for several weeks before...

Moira Cameron First female Beefeater appointed

"Moira Cameron is the First female Beefeater appointed.Her uniforms will differ only from her male colleagues’ in order to fit her properly.She beat five male candidates to the coveted £24,000-a-year post and...

Play N Trade Makes Entrepreneur Top 500

Play N Trade Earns Coveted Rankings by Entrepreneur Magazine December 21, 2006- Newport Beach, CA- We are proud to announce that Play N Trade Franchise Inc. has been ranked in Entrepreneur magazine! Entrepreneur magazine is arguably the most coveted publication in the...

'Why atom bomb? End prostitution,' says Iranian Nobel laureate

"Iran may be toying with the idea of acquiring a nuclear weapon, but Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi argues that the money needed for making an atom bomb can be better used for a more pressing need - ending prostitution and sexual trafficking of women. "The cost of making an atom...

Gamers line up for coveted PlayStation 3

"NEW YORK - Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepared to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting in line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed."

Arctic Monkeys land coveted UK prize (Reuters)

" By Paul Majendie 2 hours, 8 minutes ago LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic Monkeys, who shot to fame on the Internet and broke all records with their debut, won the coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the Best British album of the year. "It's good tunes -- that's what we try to...

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