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Beer Wars - World's Strongest Beer Brewed in Scotland

A Scottish brewer claims to have brewed the world's strongest beer at 41% ABV. It's called 'Sink The Bismarck!' referencing Germany where the previous strongest beer was brewed. The news that UK brewer BrewDog is...

Helios 2B satellite launch by france

French Guiana: France launch its military sattelite in the space from Kaourou, French Guiana in Latin America. The Helios 2B satellite was launched atop Arianne 5 rocket by the Arianespace centre in South...

ISRO to launch 7 satellites in 1,200 seconds:India

ISRO, India's satellite launching agency is going to add another colurfull feather in its cap by launching seven satellites in 1200 minutes. The wednesday launch is primarily for the remotesensing satellite Oceansat-2 along with it PSLV will carry six European NANO...

Banksy work is ruined by mistake

Once again out of touch council officials destroy an irreplacable art work by Banksy. Thank goodness for his hometown of Bristol whose council has pledged never to destroy any of his work found there. " A mural by graffiti artist Banksy, which once featured on the cover of...

Man watches space shuttle launch... from his allotment in ENGLAND

" A man watched the launch of the space shuttle Discovery in America from his allotment in England. Donald Lyven, 53, saw the spaceship lift off in Florida on his television just after 5am, then amazingly spotted...

Wikipedia Launches Page Controls To Check Facts

Wikipedia is changing how members contribute to online articles. The current system allows anyone to write and edit articles without revision, but will in the future require articles about people and certain organizations to be checked by an editor before they get published. ...

Teenager wings it with a fake airline

" A TEENAGE boy from Yorkshire succeeded in persuading British aviation executives that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline. Using the pseudonym Adam Tait, the smooth-talking 17-year-old told airport...

Ministry defame lawyers defending a defamation case

On July 10th, the Ministry of Defence website posted an article defaming lawyers defending Leader Publication (Pvt.) Ltd, the publisher of The Sunday Leader newspaper.The Ministry of Defence website branded the...

NASA delays shuttle launch after nearby lightning

The shuttle has five on-board computers  for data processing and flight control. Computers control most systems on  launches and landings: ­Pilots fly the shuttle through the computers. It takes...

Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Delayed Until Sunday July 12

The launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour has been delayed until Sunday July 12 due to thunderstorms making it difficult for the craft to take off. The launch was already delayed by 24 hours due to lightning...

China to Back North Korea Sanctions

China is believed to be on board with U.S.'s attempt to impose tougher sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear-bomb test and missile launches."“I believe China is on board, together with the major countries of...

One Free Reusable Shopping Bag to Every Home in Squamish

Greener Footprints, a local non-profit society, will be launching its Kick Your Bag Habit Squamish Farmers Market downtown Squamish. The launch marks the start of a month-long promotion to help people to reduce disposable plastic bag use and ease the transition to a more...

China launches second "Compass" satellite for global navigation s

China is catching fast with the world. in its latest move china launched Compass satellite for its Global navigation system project.China is planning to make their own navigational system operational by 2015. " China successfully launched its second navigation satellite...

NASA launches planet-hunting telescope Friday March 6

NASA will launch their planet-hunting telescope tomorrow, Friday March 6, which will look for Earth-like planets to see if there are other places in the solar system that could potentially support human life. The...

NASA’s window to launch shuttle Discovery closes in mid-March

North American Space Agency (NASA) is planning to lift off space shuttle Discovery on March 12. The mission is long overdue for take off. Delays caused by valve malfunctions have halted the mission for nearly a month...

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