Three agreements between China and Sri Lanka
New Delhi: China and Sri Lanka framework three agreements for providing funding to Sri Lanka amounting to 410 million USD for infrastructure development which includes one international airport in Sri Lanka. The...
Suspected kangaroo smuggler arrested in Indonesia
Well I must admit that I did not know there were Kangaroos in New Guinea, but evidently they are and live in the trees. " An Indonesian man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from...
Toyota Recall September 2009: 3.8 Million Cars Affected
Toyota recalls nearly 4 million cars in its biggest vehicle recall in US history. Owners of certain vehicles are advised to remove their floor mats and not replace them with other mats. Toyota cars are being...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex
A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian...
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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Skull Finds Challenge Theories Of Human Colonisation
New discoveries in Eurasia are challenging old beliefs that homo sapiens evolved solely on the African continent. Scientists have found a few 1.8 million years old skulls in Dmanisi, a medieval village near Tblisi in Georgia. The skulls are the oldest remains ever found...
Phillip Morris Pays Millions To Smoker's Daughter Jodie Bullock
Jodie Bullock, daugter of longtime smoker Betty Bullock who died of lung cancer in 2003, has been awarded $13.9 million in damages by the cigarette company Phillip Morris. The recommendation was made on Monday, in the third trial between Bullock and Phillip Morris. Jodie... AIG CEO Robert Benmosche Gets $7 Million Salary
American International Group (AIG) will pay new CEO Robert Benmosche a salary of $7 million dollars per year. AIG received billions of dollars in bailout money from the government earlier this year. The salary has been approved in principly by Washington's new pay czar...
RP seizes $10.4 million smuggled diamonds
" MANILA -- A British woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling $10.4 million worth of diamonds into the Philippines, an official said Friday. Officers from the presidential anti-smuggling group arrested...
Typhoon Morakot Reaches South-East China, Prompts Evacuations
Typhoon Morakot reached south-east China on Sunday, prompting mass evacuations. One million people were ordered to evacuate just hours before the typhoon made a landfall in the province of Fujian. The preliminary...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago
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Student Joel Tenenbaum Fined $675,000 For Illegal KaZaA Downloads
PhD student Joel Tenenbaum was fined $675,000 after admitting to illegally downloading and distributing 30 songs using the file-sharing software KaZaA. Tenenbaum's attorney and Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson stated that the figure was "bankrupting". Tenenbaum...
created by Annina Bergman | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago
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