Qantas suffers third emergency landing in a week

In baseball three strikes has dire consequences, but whether the same holds true for airlines is still up in the air--or not, actually, judging by all the grounded planes. Australia's national airline has initiated its third emergency landing in a week, raising serious...

Oilsands output to triple by 2020

The output of Canada's oilsands will triple by 2020, according to an estimate by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. Pollution will likely also triple: the oilsands have been described by...

Junk in the Trunk

What goes on behind closed doors is between the consenting adults involved, but what about when it involves emergency crews?"A Kent man who got his manhood trapped in a padlock "after a sex game went wrong" had to be cut free by firemen, The Sun reports. The unnamed victim,...

Nigeria Escapes Another Air Disaster

"Following the poor condition of its aviation industry, Nigeria barely escaped another air disaster yesterday. Two passengers were seriously injured when Virgin Nigeria aircraft made a flight return at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos after the pilot of the airplane, with...

LA Auto Show: Two-peat! GM wins LA Design Challenge again

"To fully understand the HUMMER O2, the GM team believes that terms commonly associated with ecology and biology work best. Photosynthesis The HUMMER 02 Concept features a revolutionary phototropic body shell that produces pure oxygen throughout the life of the vehicle....

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