"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory...
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To good to be true... only for people who want to look "haute couture" " When stylish, metropolitan women stroll along with a Louis Vuitton Pleaty bag, they exude an air of high class, impeccable taste and...
Some love these places, these almost freak shows, get that photo with a celebrity - but not with Adolph Hitler!" Before Adolf Hitler killed himself in April 1945 he explained to his aides that he was determined not...
The line between science fiction and reality is definitely blurring. Scientists at the University of Keio have developed a device that will allow quadrepalegics to move characters in Second Life. The system uses tiny...
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"This is how Islam ends
By Bradley Burston, Haaretz Correspondent
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This is how Islam ends.
It is Friday, the Muslim day of prayer. Two mentally disabled women are fitted with bomb belts. Their handlers hold the switches that will activate the...
"By Fiach Kelly
Friday January 11 2008
The world's first fully three dimensional town will not feature spectacular skyscrapers or the neon wonders of a metropolis at night -- instead, it will showcase the modest octagon in Westport.
The Co Mayo town is to be launched as the...
"By Fiach Kelly
Friday January 11 2008
The world's first fully three dimensional town will not feature spectacular skyscrapers or the neon wonders of a metropolis at night -- instead, it will showcase the modest octagon in Westport.
The Co Mayo town is to be launched as the...
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While the recent events in Jena, Louisiana have caught the "momentary" attention of the world, perhaps America in general and black people of African descent in particular, should pause and take a stroll down history lane. With a brief glimpse of history, America...
I don't have much to add in terms of coverage of the All Blacks' defeat of Scotland in Pool C of the Rugby World Cup, other than this photo of a New Zealander expat here in Vancover who, psyched to support his side...
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(AP) A black Labrador that burrowed through smoking debris after Sept. 11 and flooded rubble after Hurricane Katrina in search of survivors has died after developing cancer.
Owner...
A woman arrested for exposing her breasts has accepted a $29,000 settlement from the city, her lawyer said.Jill
Coccaro, 27, was arrested on a topless stroll two years ago, despite a
1992 state appeals court ruling that concluded women should have the
same right as men to...
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"Boardwalks provide link to waterfront attractions
By Tonya Root
The Sun News
A pelican perches on a piling along the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk as a man tries his luck fishing.
CHARLES SLATE/The Sun News file photo
A pelican perches on a piling along the Murrells Inlet...
"ROME, Dec. 19 — Many patients on respirators are not conscious and so cannot say whether they want to live or die. But Piergiorgio Welby is still full of words, hard and touching ones, that may be changing the way Italy thinks about euthanasia and other choices for the...
"Are you ready for what lies ahead once you stroll across the graduation stage? Will you be able to steer yourself through the job hunt and, ultimately, your first job? Answer these six questions to find out.
Do You Know What You Want?
You might think employers will...
"PC World Editors
PC World editors fondly remember some of their technology favorites from bygone eras.
Time and technology march on, but not without a few tears shed by our editors in memory of their favorite products and services of times past. Sure, we love our...