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Vancouver's baby beluga has a new name: Tiqa
5 months after the female whale was born at the Vancouver Aquarium, baby beluga has got a new name. The aquarium held a contest over the past couple of months to name the calf. The belugas are one of the big... Indian author Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008
Beating predictions by bookies and others, debutant Indian novelist 33-year-old Aravind Adiga's book "The White Tiger" was on Wednesday declared the winner of the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for 2008.Adiga beat favourite Sebastian Barry to take the 50,000 pound...First-timers seeking Booker glory
Contrary to widely held perception author of the novel The Enchantress of Florence Sir Salman Rushdie has missed the bus for this year's booker nomination. He has already won this award in...Dhoni, Tendulkar on ICC awards shortlist
"India’s ODI and T20 captain MS Dhoni leads his country’s charge in this year’s shortlists for the LG ICC Awards 2008 as he is one of the four Indian players who have a chance of taking home a prize from cricket’s night of nights. Also nominated are Sachin Tendulkar... Tesco pulls out of eco-towns project in UK
Tesco, the UK superkmarket giant, has pulled out of a plan to build "ecotowns" in Britain. The towns were supposed to contain zero-carbon flats and be generally environmentally friendly. "Gordon Brown's plan for eco-towns was unravelling last night, with Tesco withdrawing...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Governor with ‘prole chic’ tipped as John McCain’s sidekick
" ONE name has risen to the top of John McCain’s shortlist for vice-presidential running mate. Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota, a trucker’s son and advocate of Republicanism for the masses, is the favourite to join his ticket, according to sources close to the...Feist Wins 2007 Shortlist Music Prize
'The Reminder' is one of the few CDs I bought last year. For my mom. And it's the only one I can think of that's being lauded with both mellow baby boomer and hipster music blogger praise. 2007 was a massive,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Our 6 Prizes for Menu for Hope 4...The Shortlist on Food Wine Travel
Short on time, want a quick rundown of our 6 prizes for Menu for Hope 4, check the shortlist From 'Red White and Drunk' to 'Woodstock Buddha' on 'Food Wine Travel', our junior site sharing brief news.Diana and Dodi inquest starts
"PRINCESS Diana’s inquest opened today — a moment her sons William and Harry have dreaded for years. Mohamed Al Fayed said today that he was “hoping for justice” claiming that his son and Diana had been...Shortlisted architect hits out at timid British building culture
Four of the six projects nominated for the Stirling prize, the most prestigious annual awards for British architecture, are for buildings overseas.David Chipperfield has been nominated for not one but two projects, one in Germany and another in Spain. This morning he hit...Olympics Favourite Alternative Logo
A graphic designer from Reading has made an alternative Olympics logo which readers from the BBC voted as the best from a choice of Six. Taking only 20 minutes to complete considering the official logo cost...
created by Chris Beckett | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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Internet sabotages Stockholm library competition
The internet has threatened to derail one of
the biggest open competitions in recent years after two of the six
supposedly anonymous shortlisted contenders for the new Stockholm
library were posted on the web. One of these, a young British architect
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