Posts Tagged ‘General’
Life for the world’s shortest man
He Pingping, the world’s shortest man, measuring 73 centimetres (29 inches) tall, runs a restaurant in his hometown.
Read MoreUK hit by ‘record’ floods
Parts of northern England are underwater after massive rainfall and areas of Scotland and Wales are on flood alert.
Read MoreZurich tops Monocle survey – news bulletin
In its third annual Quality of Life Index of the top 25 cities of the world, Monocle magazine finds that Zurich is the number one urban location to call home.
Read MoreVanished Airbus: search for wreckage
The Brazilian military is helping search the seas of its northeastern coast for the missing Air France jet which disappeared with 228 people on board.
Read MoreThe long and the short of the Solstice
People gather at Stonehenge Monday to mark the longest day of the year, while in Bolivia they celebrate the shortest day in the ancient city of Tiwanku. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Read MoreXmas crunch – news bulletin
Xmas crunch Dec 15 – The global economic crisis has prompted many holiday shoppers to pull back even in Spain’s famed Christmas market According to the Spanish Association of Small Businesses, it is too early to determine whether the annual Christmas market’s sales have decreased. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. check your answers go to news index…
Read MoreWorld winter wealth – news bulletin
Freezing temperatures in Canada leaves thousands without power, and an unusual snow dusting in Greece. Julie Noce, Reports.
Read MoreRunaway pig causes expressway chaos – news bulletin
Highway police stop traffic in central Taiwan as a runaway pig darts in and out of oncoming traffic in a desperate bid for freedom.
Read MoreEurope weather worsens – news bulletins
Heavy snowfall disrupts traffic and flights across Europe.
Read MoreA cure for the colour blind? News bulletin
Successful gene therapy experiments in monkeys may offer clues to curing color blindness in humans.
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