Uk Suffers From the Effects of the Winter Vomiting Virus

The winter vomiting virus bug, otherwise called Norovirus, has started to create problems with hospitals and GPs reporting an increasing number of patients presenting with symptoms attributable to this bug.There have been instances of wards being forced to close to contain...

Guy Gets £50m From Madonna

Anybody who married Singer Madonna could easily have anticipated this one day. Unlike most marriages, wherein the man is asked to pay, in this case its the other way round. I guess it depends on who makes more money and who wants to get rid of whom. Anyway, that's another...

The Andaman Sea

These snaps were taken in Phuket , Thailand, wherein the Andaman sea surrounds the coast on all three sides. This was one of the towns which suffered quite a bit during the Asian Tsunami that created havoc a few...

To Breast Feed or Not - That's the Question

Breast-feeding is the most wholesome food that a newborn baby can have and tolerate. Yet women in the developed world find it a big chore to provide. If you go by statistics in the UK, most women start of...

Rise in Allergies

It’s amazing. About 30 years ago, except for in the medical and perhaps the developed world, people hardly ever heard of the term ‘Allergy’. Yet, now it’s become so commonly used and also so loosely used....

Scores of People Die in Iraq

A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people Thursday in a packed restaurant near the northern city of Kirkuk where Kurdish officials and Arab tribal leaders were trying to reconcile their differences over control...

Airbus A380

The world's largest jet built by the Airbus industries. The Airbus A380 has well over 300 seats. Made in Europe by a consortium of companies based in UK, France and Spain. Seen here at the Farnborough airshow in...

Beautiful Roses

These picture have been taken in my back garden. The yellow rose is a 'David Austin' variety and the red rose is called 'English rose'. They are in full bloom during the summer months and I end up having a big...

Chalong temple in Phuket, Thailand

The Chalong Buddhist temple in Phuket, a coastal town in Southern Thailand, frequented by tourists from all over the world.

Supplyline to US forces under attack

In another significant blow to the NATO and US forces fighting in Afghanistan, their supply line in Pakistan came under attack by militant groups with large scale destruction. More than 90 lorries supplying US...

Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe

As if enough was not already enough, in a major blow to the people in this poor nation, there are reports of a Cholera outbreak and people seem to suffering in their thousands. World leaders have urged the African...

Use the iPod Touch to make calls

iPod touch is a wonderful piece of hardware which can now be further enhanced given the act that it has wi-fi capabilities. One can sure save money not buying a brand new iPhone which costs much more than a iPod...

Winchester Cathedral, UK

The Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, UK. This cathedral was built in the 7th century and is now part of the church of England.

US carries out missile test

A spokesman said it was a crucial step in plans for the missile shield the US wants to base in Europe.The target missile was launched from the Alaskan island of Kodiak before being tracked and destroyed by an interceptor launched from California. Russia sees US plans to...

More US job losses than ever before

Given the global recession, there are more people losing their jobs than ever before. US employers axed 533,000 jobs in November, the biggest monthly cut since 1974, the US Labour Department said. The BBC also quoted that, the US jobless rate rose to a 15-year high of 6.7%...

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