A BBC film crew has discovered a giant rat living in a volcano in Papua New Guinea. The rat measured 82 cm (32.3 inches) from nose to tail and weighs 1.5 kg. The BBC team was filming Lost Land of the Volcano when they stumbled upon the rat. The rat shows no fear of humans,...
" MANILA (Updated 3 p.m.)-- Two French tourists were among at least 10 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern...
The fire at Mount Sinai hospital in Manhattan has now been extinguished and fire crews are working to deal with the smoke. No one was injured in the fire.
Previously:
A fire has broken out in an emergency room...
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" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper...
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"By Steve Gerace Mount Shasta Area Newspapers Sun Jul 06, 2008, 12:44 PM PDT Story Tools: Email This | Print This Mount Shasta, Calif. - Smokey skies cleared the morning of July 4, 2008, as if...
"Oldtimers keep coming back for run/walk By Photo by Steve Gerace Gene Moyer, left, and Harry Daniell enjoy a laugh before climbing the Castle Street stage stairs to be recognized for their top finishes in the 2007 Mount Shasta...
"The Bali Museum was established in 1910 by the Dutch who invaded Hindia Belanda ( the old name of Indonesia before gained it’s freedom). The main function of the museum was to collect and preserve artifacts of...
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The brand new Dodge Journey is already being recalled. There seems to be a defect in the engine wire harnessin the V6 models. The car is only five months old. "Dodge's brand new...
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"The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, amid reports it could reach $150 by July because of rising demand and political tension."Correspondents say oil prices were also pushed up by...
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"The Latest Damage to Antiquities on the Temple Mount Nadav Shragai In the summer of 1999, the Waqf undertook renovations on the galleries beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, what is known as "old Al-Aqsa." They...
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Sir Ranulph Fiennes was forced to abandon his attempt to conquer Mount Everest yesterday after succumbing to exhaustion."The multi-million-pound charity climb was the adventurer's second unsuccessful attempt at...
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Inevitably, on hearing that vitamin D has "anti-cancer benefits", our first inclination would be to stock up on the readily available tablet supplements of the vitamin. But that may not be the best thing to do, as...
NEPAL Namche Bazaar (Everest region) - According to Chinese state media reports - not known for their accurate reporting - the special Olympic Torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Or has it? Chinese...
Yeah, I'm sure it's the weather that's forced China to alter their media coverage plans.Do they really expect that anyone is buying into this disinformation campaign? "BEIJING — China is altering plans for...
"In a radio interview Tuesday, Hillary blamed her congenital dissembling on being “sleep-deprived.” If that is so, then Hillary has been a walking zombie for years.This is the woman who insisted for more than...