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Giant Buddha statue discovered in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
During the short tenure of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, all the important non muslim religious structures were demolished. They even blew up two giant standing Buddha statues on the ground that they were offensive to Islam. Now Archaelogists have found another giant Buddha...
Paralympics Heartbreak as Canada's Diane Roy Forced to Hand Back Gold after ...
After a sensational Women's 5,000 metres in which Diane Roy of Canada grabbed Gold, heartbreak came as Roy was forced to hand back the coveted medal presented to her. Not Diane Roy's fault - there was a mass...
created by Christina 123 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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548 views | 15 recommendations | 7 comments
Experts probe 'mini tsunami'
"Cape Town - A mini tsunami may be the reason for the sudden rise and fall of the sea level along the West Coast over the last few days. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) received reports that the sea level...Runners exhibited as artwork at Tate Britain
An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...3,500-km range Agni-III missile test-fired
With a range upto Beijing & Shanghai, India today suceesfully tested longest range nuclear capable ballastic missile of Agni series. The Agni series is India's most advanced missilie development programme. "India on Wednesday test-fired the 3,500-km range...Saving Venice From Rising Sea Levels
url="http://skywatch-media.com/"]Venice has become increasingly vulnerable over time, suffering more than 50 significant floods between 1993 and 2002 and sinking about 23 centimeters over the course of the 20th...Avalanche warning in England's Lake District
"A rare avalanche warning has been issued for climbers at England's third highest mountain after strong winds created unstable stretches of ice and snow. With up to half a metre of snow, freezing temperatures and gales, authorities said conditions at Helvellyn in the heart of...HANOVER QUAY - DUBLIN DOCKLANDS
"Grand Canal Square, an exciting new urban space in Dublin’s Docklands, was opened in June 2007. The square is located at Grand Canal Dock on the south side of the river Liffey between Sir John Rogerson’s Quay...
created by infomatique | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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2758 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
8,000-year-old take on Noah's Ark
First Nations had a similar legend about Lake Agassiz and the rising waters around central Canada, so similar to Greeks and Turks legends about the Black sea's earthen dam separating the mediterranean breaking way...
created by Barry Artiste | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1187 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
1187 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Mountain hotel a real ice-breaker
Canadian-born Mr Adolph has built about 40 igloos in Alberta, where he has a guiding business, but this is his first on New Zealand North Island's highest mountain. "COLD COMFORT: New Zealand's coolest hotel...Chantal leaves 'havoc' behind in Newfoundland
"Chantal leaves 'havoc' behind in Newfoundland Ken Meaney CanWest News Service Thursday, August 02, 2007 Tropical storm Chantal dropped nearly 100 millimetres of rain on Eastern Newfoundland (Tom O'Keefe,... RF-WiFi-ID – Tracking With Combined Technologies :: Symblogogy
"At a recent exposition held at London’s Olympia Exposition Centre, The Wireless Event – delivering enterprise mobility, Motorola, and Siemens unveiled systems that were jointly developed with the Finnish firm...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
1465 views | 22 recommendations | 8 comments
1465 views | 22 recommendations | 8 comments
No chimney sweeps here: London's cost of living soars
Chim-chimeree it's not: gone are the rag-tag days of orphans, chimney sweeps and pickpockets (if those days ever existed outside the pages of Dickens). Today if you want to live in London you need to be more of a...Tibetans carry on as glaciers fall victim to global warming
The following article is a chilling reminder of the potential effects of global climate change. The Tibetan Plateau, often thought of as a beautiful place, but not one of global economic significance, actually has a huge potential impact on the global economy as its glaciers...Record holder Sherpa to climb Everest again
"Record holder Sherpa to climb Everest again Jan 15, 2007, 4:45 GMTKathmandu, - A legendary Sherpa climber who reached the summit of Everest a record 10 times without the use of bottled oxygen said he will attempt the peak once again, newspaper reports said Monday. Nicknamed...
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