Civil war enthusiast Alf Thompson uses his skills to disarm robber
August 7th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Alf Thompson, a civil war re- enactment fan and enthusiast used his skills that he learnt from playing the role of a cavalier to disarm a robber. ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
540,000 pounds of dispersants flown to New Orleans to fight oil spill
May 5th, 2010 - 4:06 am ICT by BNO News
BUFFALO, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) – National Air Cargo (NAG) announced Tuesday that it rushed the delivery of over 540,000 pounds of COREXIT oil spill dispersants to Louisiana.The dispersants are sprayed onto ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Oz granny gets rogue tenant’s $1.3m toxic clean-up bill!
April 12th, 2009 - 10:44 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 12 (ANI): An Australian grandmother has been ordered to pay a 1.3-million dollar bill after her absconding rogue tenant left behind 300 drums of toxic waste at her warehouse.According to ... Read more...
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Researchers make groundbreaking TB vaccine breakthrough
October 8th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Groundbreaking research by Welsh scientists is being used to develop a more effective vaccine against TB.A team of researchers at Aberystwyth University has discovered a protein, which ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Lost son reunites with mum after having lived within 20 miles for 62 years!
September 12th, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 12 (ANI): A long lost son reunited with his mother after 62 years, only to find that she had been living just 20 miles away all that time.Falling pregnant ... Read more...
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Allen apologies for drunken behaviour
June 5th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 5 (IANS) Pop star Lily Allen has apologised to her fans for her drunken behaviour -- after winning a fashion award. New-magazine.co.uk reports that Allen had to be carried out ... Read more...
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