Grenada celebrates maiden Olympic medal
August 8th, 2012 - 2:50 am ICT by IANS
St.George's (Grenada), Aug 8 (IANS/CMC) Thousands took to the streets late Monday to celebrate the country's first ever Olympic medal after the mercurial Kirani James stormed to victory in the final ... Read more...
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Actress Kelly McGillis weds girlfriend Melanie Leis
September 19th, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Kelly McGillis has married her girlfriend Melanie Leis on Wednesday. This is the third marriage for the actress, who was previously married to Fred Tillman. She ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Oracle sues Google for patent and copyright infringement with its Android operating system
August 14th, 2010 - 12:01 am ICT by BNO News
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Oracle on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Internet powerhouse Google Inc., claiming that its popular Android operating system was built on Oracle's Java software.In its complaint, Oracle, ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
President Obama declared a major disaster in Oklahoma
February 26th, 2010 - 1:42 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that a major disaster exists in the State of Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts.The ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
President Obama announces nominees for administration posts
January 20th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate a number of individuals to administration posts.President Obama said, “These individuals will bring proven talent and dedication ... Read more...
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‘Top Gun’ star Kelly McGillis admits being a lesbian
May 3rd, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 3 (IANS) Kelly McGillis, who played Tom Cruise's love interest in the hit movie "Top Gun", has finally confessed that she is gay.
Thesun.co.uk reports that the twice divorced ... Read more...
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Spacing, not size of letters, matters when it comes to reading from a distance
September 26th, 2008 - 3:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 26 (ANI): Its not the size of the letters, but spacing between them, which makes it hard for us to read a book from a distance, according to New ... Read more...
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