Swine Flu Prompts ‘World Hand-Washing Day’ in Japan [Hits: 20]
The systemic fear of H1N1, known more colloquially as “swine flu,” has seized the world by the haunches...
Tokyo | Japan
Updated On: 11/7/2009
Tags: Hand Washing Swine Flu Prompts, World Hand Washing Day, World Hand Washing Day In Japan, H1n1 Virus, Swine Flu, United Nations, Tokyo, Japan, Hand Washing Instructions, World Health Organization, Ayako Uragami Of Japan Committe For Unicef, Universal Hand-washing Dance, Hidemi Kimura, Principal Of Takanawa Kindergarten, Swine Flu In Tokyo, Healthy Life
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Children take 'world's shortest flight' to school [Hits: 19]
Children on a remote Scottish island are to take what is believed to be the world's shortest flight to and from school...
Papa Westray | Scotland
Updated On: 11/7/2009
Tags: Papa Westray Airport, Scottish Island, World Shortest Flight, Plane Journey From Papa Westray To Westray, Orkney Islands, Loganair Service To Westray Junior High, Local Ferry Service, Westray Junior High School, Willie Mcewen, Acting Head Teacher, Eight-seater Service, Commercial Director Jonathan Hinkles, Scotland
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Doctors remove 78 forks and teaspoons from woman's stomach [Hits: 18]
A Woman obsessed with eating cutlery had to go under the knife to remove 78 forks and spoons from her stomach...
Rotterdam | Holland
Updated On: 11/6/2009
Tags: Woman Eating Cutlery, 78 Forks And Spoons, Remove Stomach, Margaret Daalmans, Complaining Of Tummy Ache, Astonishing X-ray, Estate Agency Secretary, Rotterdam, Holland, Therapy
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Kirameki Pure Gold Keyboard: Luxury or Decadence? [Hits: 25]
If King Midas were (or ever had been) among the living, no doubt he would have yearned to own the Kirameki Pure Gold Keyboard to cherish among his many other gilded possessions...
Tokyo | Japan
Updated On: 11/6/2009
Tags: Kirameki Pure Gold Keyboard, King Midas, Gold Keyboard, Pure Gold Leaf, Special Keyboard, Japan Wazakura Studios, Market Fluctuations Of Gold, Gold-leaf Tradition In Japan, Usb Ports, Connector Cable, Diamond-studded Cell Phone, Less Fortunate Computer Geeks, Japan
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Sachin Tendulkar crosses 17000-run mark in One-Day International [Hits: 79]
Tendulkar finally touched the magical 17,000-run mark in One-Day International cricket...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/6/2009
Tags: Sachin Tendulkar, 45th Odi Century, One-day International, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad, 17000 Runs, Magical 17000-run Mark In One-day International Cricket, Sanath Jayasuriya, Aussie Captain Ricky Ponting, Indian Batting Legend, 91 Odi Fifties, Australian Legend Sir Donald Bradman, Inzamam-ul Haq, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands, UAE
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Movie role for talking starling [Hits: 54]
A starling that can talk, mimic mobile phones and fly beside a vehicle at 40mph is to appear in a film...
Bristol | United Kingdom
Updated On: 11/5/2009
Tags: Starlings, Mimic Mobile Phones, Bird Trainer Lloyd Buck, World Leading Bird Trainers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator Actor, Bristol
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We've lost Commonwealth Games home advantage: Malhotra [Hits: 74]
Thanks to the inordinate delays in readying the stadiums for next year's Commonwealth Games...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/5/2009
Tags: Commonwealth Games, Senior Vice President Of Indian Olympic Association, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Delhi Government, Bjp Leader, Hamper Construction Work, Acts Of Omission And Commission, Archery Association Of India, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Nehru Stadium, Politician-cum-sports Administrator, Sports Minister M S Gill, Sports Authority Of India, Comptroller And Auditor General
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Muddy miracle worker [Hits: 86]
An Indian holy man says he can cure the sick - by persuading them to wallow in the mud with him...
Varanasi | India
Updated On: 11/4/2009
Tags: Avinash Tripathi, Indian Holy Man, Muddy Miracle Worker, Riverbanks In Varanasi, Power To Heal, Hindu Hermit, Polluted Mud Banks, River Ganges, Rawness Of Nature, Varanasi, India
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Man Eats 20 Kg Stolen Veggies Daily [Hits: 99]
It is a different kind of fetish all together for 32-year-old Nazim Baig of Lucknow...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/4/2009
Tags: Man Eats 20 Kg Stolen Veggies, Nazim Baig Of Lucknow, Nazim Steals Vegetables, Asian Age, Maulaganj Village, Lucknow In Uttar Pradesh, Psychological Disorder, Uncooked Food, Particularly Vegetables, Harmless Fellow Villager, Steals Fresh Veggies, Stolen Veggies
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Hi-tech help for baffled Santas [Hits: 109]
Baffled Santas are being sent on a crash course in hi-tech toys to help them keep up with today's gadget-obsessed kids...
Leicester | United Kingdom
Updated On: 11/4/2009
Tags: Santa, Baffled Santas, Crash Course In Hi-tech, Gadget-obsessed Kids, Training Scheme, Christmas Lists, Technical Advice On Computer Games, Consoles, Cameras, Mp3 Players, Jeremy Fennell From Pc World, Children Christmas Lists, Technology Savvy Generation Of Youngsters, United Kingdom, Britain, Father Christmases, Leicester, Flip Mini Chrome Camcorder
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