'Koobface' Virus Attacks Facebook

"Attention new viewers: those 5000 "friends" you have on Facebook? They might not actually be your friends. In fact, some of them might be scammers trying to infect your computer with a new virus dubbed "Koobface". Koobface, which already made the rounds on MySpace, is now...

Edinburgh named as Britain's loneliest place

Edinburgh, Scotland may be world renown as one of Britain's most beautiful cities (if not the most beautiful), but a new survey has revealed that it is also the loneliest city in the UK."For centuries, princes and...

Supercar runs on water

Supercar runs on water - Mark NicholThis is the RMC Scorpion, the American supercar unveiled at SEMA 2008 this week. And though it might look like a run-of-the-mill motor show supercar, with its 20-inch chrome...

Babies boost mothers' intelligence

Contrary to previous studies pregnant women gets their brains rewired to cope with motherhood — and their intelligence soars when the tots are born. Tests on rats showed mums become braver and faster at finding food. And the increased ability could curb...

Finally, A Temple of Science for Rational Belief

I heard about this a few weeks ago from Marcia Tanner via the Crumb new media curating list, and was completely intrigued by the idea - a temple to science, created by conceptual artist Jonathan Keats. I can't quite believe that no one has done this before. My favourite...

Girl dubbed Italy's Madeleine McCann 'found alive and well' four years after ...

It just goes to show how hope should never fade for missing loved ones. And if it is proved to be her, I hope they find out what has happened to her during the past four years. What a lucky little girl."A girl who went missing four years ago and became known as 'Italy's...

UK homes are smallest in Europe

UK is facing an extreme space crunch and now houses are becoming smaller and smaller. London has the smallest house in the Europe and to end this woes London Mayor Boris Johnson has threatned to make a law about minimum space standards on all council flat houses. The Mayor...

No Sandcastles! It's the Law

No Public Kissing, No Reading, a curfew at night. Sounds more like Nazi Germany in the 30's and 40's than Italy in 2008."ROME (Reuters) - When in Capri, don't wander off the beach in a bikini. If you go to the sea...

Montauk Monster: Mystery animal corpse becomes web sensation

"The identity of this creature, which reportedly washed up on a New York beach last month, has captivated the blogosphere and is dividing animal experts. Have your say: What is the 'Montauk Monster'?...

One-armed golfers hit it big

As part of the lead up to this year's Ryder Cup Competition in Louisville an inspirational international golf event for one-armed golfers will take place. Louisville is the hometown of the legendary U.S. one-armed...

Vancouver: Who are The Red Scorpions?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia's Red Scorpions, the lower mainlands scourge, a blight on the Vietnamese community,  show no mercy, they would as  sooner execute their own...

Northern Territory News

" A TERRITORY baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. Durga Thangarajah defied the odds and was born at Darwin Private...

What slump? House prices keep rising by the seaside

Whilst house prices come down across most of the United Kingdom, prices are continuing to rise in some coastal areas....."It already boasts a Michelin-starred restaurant and a helipad, and Prince William, Hugh...

'Wife calls me from the grave'

"A MAN believes his wife is calling him from beyond the grave - on a mobile phone. Frank Jones claims he is being visited by the spirits of wife Sadie and son Steven at home in Thornton, near Blackpool. Sadie...

MPs slash expenses by JUST 56p!

In a move to restore trust after numerous reports of expenses abuses, the expenses of all memebrs of parliament in the UK are to be scrutinised by forensic auditors.On average, MPs claim £135,000 a year in...

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