Oil Approaches $79

"Oil prices set a record high Wednesday, nearing $79 a barrel, as refineries ramped up output and took a big chunk out of crude supplies. Oil prices then sold off sharply as traders took profits and focused on the large additions to gasoline and heating fuel supplies - the...

Dubai Tower "World's Tallest" and Still Growing

The global measuring contest continues: Builders of the Emirates' newest skyscraper are laying claim to the title of World's Tallest, before construction is even complete. The estimated height of the completed Burj...

Gay Pride Rocks Sao Paulo

How big is gay pride in Sao Paulo, Brazil? Big. Very, very big. According to organizers, it's the largest such parade ever."More than 1 million people packed the streets of Sao Paulo for what organizers said was the...

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