Besides leaving a musical legacy, Michael Jackson orphaned an array of exotic pets with some of them unaccounted for and even his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles depending on donations. In what was once seen mostly as a harmless eccentricity, Jackson at…
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Undaunted, South Vietnam sent marines to the Paracels to occupy four islets in April 1959…In 1970 and 1971, the Philippines occupied three islets of the Spratlys. In July 1971, the Filipino Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged protests with Taipei against…
A sea of blue covered Garrison Grounds in Halifax Saturday morning as 500 Canadian navy men in uniform paraded around the field in celebration…The Queen’s Colour is a ceremonial flag presented to the navy on behalf of the Royal family…
Source:Daily News, Halifax: Thousands hit Citadel Hill for Queen's Colour ceremony
A reporter named Isaac Vuni, who frequently covers parliamentary debates and other developments in South Sudan’s capital city, was detained by police for five days, he said. Mr. Vuni, whose writings appear in the Sudan Tribune, said that he was…
On the occasion of ‘Helen Keller Day’, observed recently, DNA talked to some girls of the Blind People’s Association who have made it far in life, laughing in the face of miseryand accomplishing every goal they had set for a…
Many coaches, from Mike Krzyzewski to Jeff Capel, think the NBA rule that forces young basketball phenoms to attend college for one year is a bad one. The rule, though unintentionally, sets up college as some sort of necessary evil,…
The police action follows Sabarkantha-based businessman Harshad Mehta’s complaint against these four fraudsters. Mehta had lodged a complaint that, one Raju Joti alias Sanjay Bhavsar, along with three accomplishes had promised to give Mehta monthly rental of Rs21,000 for his…
The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee has a scary reputation: The place is said to be haunted by ghosts. When the Florida Marlins stayed there this season, two pairs of players decided to share rooms, taking no chances. The Marlins just…
Thousands of workers in Northern Ireland have been trained in anti-terror techniques to battle the threat from al-Qaeda and dissident killers. They include shop managers, security guards and hotel employees — meaning anyone from the Europa Hotel to Victoria Square…
Source:Belfast Telegraph, UK: Workers trained in anti-terror techniques
A Pensacola City Council committee could consider today whether to award a contract up to $25,000 to a management-consultin
The move is the latest in a string of changes made by the bank which are unlikely to find favour with customers. Egg, which is owned by US banking giant Citi, is writing to 11,000 customers who have its Cash…
Source:Egg cancels cash withdrawals
In the first quarter of 2008-09, prior to Pakistan’s acceptance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme that led to the 7.6 billion dollar stand-by arrangement, federal ministers as well as senior government officials were in agreement that the country’s…
A Western Illinois University student has tested positive for the Swine Flu virus, says the school’s director of Beu Health Center. According to a news release from WIU, a student that resides in Thompson Hall was examined Friday for symptoms…
Source:NBC 10 Quincy (WGEM): Western Illinois University student tests positive for Swine Flu
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan Monday joined students who survived last year’s disastrous earthquake in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, singing with them to help boost morale among the teenagers on the eve of the quake’s anniversary. The 55-year-old star,…
Source:Movie icon Jackie Chan sings with student survivors on eve of quake anniversary
