A new, giant wasp discovered in Indonesia
March 25th, 2012 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, March 25 (IANS) Scientists have discovered a new and unusual wasp species during an expedition to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.The new species is pitch black, has an enormous ... Read more...
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Mark Zuckerberg says donation has nothing to do with biopic’s release
September 25th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 25 (ANI): Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has slammed reports that his 100-million-dollar donation to schools was just a trick to clean his image on the same day as the ... Read more...
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Largest gold coin sold at $4 mn in Austria
June 26th, 2010 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, June 26 (IANS) The world's largest gold coin, weighing 100 kg with a diameter of 52 cm, was sold for 3.27 million euros (about $3.99 million) at an auction here.
Spanish dealer ... Read more...
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‘Banning Tintin is like book burning’
June 2nd, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 2 (ANI): Banning Tintin in the Congo for racism is a form of "book burning", said lawyers acting for the estate of Herge- the Belgian cartoon hero's creator.Belgium's courts ... Read more...
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Thailand sets up nursing home for elderly elephants
October 20th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bangkok, Oct 20 (DPA) Thailand has set up its first nursing home for elderly elephants in Lampang province, already the home of two elephant hospitals, media reports said Tuesday.
The Pang-La Nursing Home ... Read more...
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Tintin ‘to be sued’ for racism
September 2nd, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 2 (ANI): A Congolese accountant is taking Tintin to court on charges of racism.Bienvenu Mbutu Mondondo, 41, has accused judges in the cartoon hero's native Belgium of trying to bury ... Read more...
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Four panda cubs born in 14 hours in China
July 28th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Four giant panda cubs were born within 14 hours at a breeding centre in southwest China over the weekend. The birth boom began on Saturday at the ... Read more...
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Hitlers architect mocked him through his clandestine cartoons
July 19th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 19 (ANI): Poking fun at Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler''s pompous, and at times grandiose, vision in most cases would have resulted in a beheading or life in a ... Read more...
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Chinese artist sues Dreamworks for Panda film slur
July 19th, 2008 - 1:44 pm ICT by ANI
London , July 19 (ANI): Its just been a month since Kung Fu Panda opened in Chinese theatres, and the creators of the animated film are being sued for their apparently ... Read more...
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Brit school kids will soon be pledging loyalty to the Queen
March 10th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 10 (ANI): Under new British citizenship plans, school kids in the UK will be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen and will also be expected to ... Read more...
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Latvian minister calls British ‘pigs’
February 20th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Riga, Feb 20 (RIA Novosti) Latvian Interior Minister Mareks Seglins has called the British "pigs" following the arrest of another British national for urinating on a Riga monument. The police Tuesday ... Read more...
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