Russia’s richest tycoon names $100 mn Yacht after mother
June 1st, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's richest businessmen Alisher Usmanov has named his new $100-million yacht after his mother, a daily reported.The 66-metre ship which was named Dilbar after ... Read more...
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Man held for spying near Ahmadinejad’s helicopter
May 29th, 2012 - 7:31 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 29 (IANS) A man has been arrested by Iranian security forces on suspicion of spying for an Arab state's intelligence agency, the Fars news agency reported."A person with ... Read more...
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Bee Swarm on Airplane Wing Delays Flight
November 18th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A flight from Port Blair was delayed for over half an hour after a swarm of over ten thousand honey bees decided to use the wings of the ... Read more...
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When JFK snubbed Frank Sinatra for Marilyn Monroe
October 5th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): A major new biography of late Marilyn Monroe has revealed how her old flame Frank Sinatra had flown into a violent rage when President John Kennedy snubbed him ... Read more...
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First landing on 34-year-old UFO airport in France
September 6th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 6 (ANI): After as many as 34 years, a village in France that built the country's only council-funded UFO landing pad has received its first craft.Ares, near Bordeaux, southwestern France, ... Read more...
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How bats land at their daytime perches
March 21st, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 21 (ANI): Studying the landing approaches of three species of bats, a Brown University-led research team found that not all bats arrive at their daytime perches the same way.
The ... Read more...
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Mower-sized robots may help prepare NASA’s Moon landing pad
February 26th, 2009 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A new study has indicated that small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA's Moon outpost in the future.
The study, by ... Read more...
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Iraq blames failure to sell Saddam’s yacht on financial crisis
January 22nd, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Jan 22 (DPA) A luxury yacht that belonged to Saddam Hussein failed to tempt a buyer from Europe owing to the credit crunch, an Iraqi government spokesman said Wednesday."The Ocean Breeze ... Read more...
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Saddam Husseins yacht for sale
November 3rd, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
London , Nov 3 (ANI): Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Husseins palatial 270-foot yacht Ocean Breeze has been put on sale. Fastened at the southern French resort of Nice, the yacht is ... Read more...
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Brangelina and clan move to Germany
September 25th, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 25 (ANI): Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their clan have moved house from France to Germany for a three-month stay.The Hollywood couple and their six children left the ... Read more...
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robotic aircrafts that can land or perch” on steep surfaces
November 25th, 2007 - 11:52 am ICT by admin
London, Nov 25 (ANI): Two separate US researchers have created a new breed of robot helicopters and aeroplanes, which can land or "perch" on steep surfaces.Eric Feron, an aerospace engineer, and colleague ... Read more...
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