Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been awarded with one of the top French civilian award. She hold dual nationality of Colombia and France. "France has honoured the former hostage...
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After continuously increasing for many weeks now fuel prices for the first time prices have fallen down. Stronger dollar is also helping in reducing the crude price. dollar has appreciated against major currencies....
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The sunshine has strange and wonderful effects on us or is it nothing to do with sunshine at all - just the idea of being on holiday. The UK (along with the USA) has the highest rates of unplanned teenage pregnancy...
I have just read this piece of good news from the Celtic League: Cornwall's only City Council has voted to make St Piran's Day an annual holiday for all their employees following a Celtic League campaign to raise the...
America is officially 232 years old today, and she's looking good for her age.Americans across the country are celebrating today with fireworks, concerts, parades and contests and this a round up of the various...
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Many years ago I took a train from Naples out to Pompei and even back then was slightly disappointed with it - it felt wrong somehow - the sellers selling cheap tat seemed out of place. I was uplifted though when I...
I'm skeptical as to whether you can create a zero carbon resort, but I like Bransen's environmental consultancy business. I don't know why other consutancies like Accenture, etc. don't pursue this more agressively....
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Tuesday holidays are tricky for work schedules, so chances are you're celebrating the birth of our great nation from your desk today. We thought the best way to participate would be with a little slack-off time in...
The winner of of this season's British version of The Apprentice had to call in sick for his first day of work with Apprentice host Sir. Alan Sugar."The winner of TV contest The Apprentice called in sick on his first day working for new boss Sir Alan Sugar, a spokesman for...
"SIXTEEN people, including 14 children on a school holiday program, were taken to hospital after a bus and car collided in Melbourne's south today. An ambulance spokeswoman said 14 children, aged six to 10, and two adults were been taken to hospital with minor...
John Adams thought that America's birthday would be celebrated every year on the 2nd of July. Adams thought that the vote by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776 to secede from British rule would become the date...
A British man staying at the Grand Hotel Gardone on Lake Garda, near Brescia in northern Italy, has died from a food bug. 30 other British guests at the hotel have also fallen ill, though only one has died. The rest are suffering severe comiting and diarrhoea. "A...
" THE rain may be back - but this sizzling kiss between SCARLETT JOHANSSON and PENELOPE CRUZ is certain to turn up the heat. The Hollywood stars set pulses racing when they lock lips in WOODY ALLEN's new movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona - as you can see in the video below: ...