European Bank, Bank of England, Swiss National Bank offer combined $120bn

Top honchos of  finance departments from the world's richest nations meet in Washington on Friday for a crucial but uncertain meeting at a time of unprecedented fear about the global financial system. In the meantime european banks have altogether pumped in more...

Vintage UFO on eBay's Auction Table

Right out of the Jetsons !!" Are you an ultra-rich tech enthusiast with a hankering to own a piece of aero-automobile history? Moller International is now offering its M200X, the first flying car of its kind, up for...

Stump the Palin

"GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play "stump the candidate" with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd. ...

Several Indian films could be sued for plagiarism

"Seeking investment for Indian film industry is proving to be a double-edged weapon. With a growth rate of almost 17 per cent, Indian Entertainment and Media industry is flourishing. Iconic film-makers such as...

Homeless Get Cleaned Up With Free Haircuts For DNC

They care."The City of Denver has been working to make sure everything is in tip-top shape for all the visitors coming to town for the Democratic National Convention, and now a local salon is helping in that effort.It seems to be a first -- don't move the homeless, clean them...

Porcelain veneers could ruin your teeth, your smile... and your life

"Porcelain veneers are the quick-fix route to a perfect Hollywood smile, we're told  -  they'll fit over your own teeth like false fingernails, hiding all manner of imperfections and giving your mouth the...

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine

"The former Google engineers roll out Cuil, which they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - A start-up led by former star Google...

Breakthrough drug 'could halt' Alzheimer's

"(CNN) -- British researchers say a new drug could effectively halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease, offering hope to millions. ...

Tasmanian houses renting for $1 a week

AN Australian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week. The prospective tenants must have kids, the younger the better,  which will help to save its comunity and its tiny school. " The small rural...

Fish pedicures, the new way of getting nice feet.

Quoting Tracy Roberts: "the best pedicure I ever had." Interesting. I think this place in northern Virginia is the only store that practices this carp eating dead skin pedicure. If anyone has bad feet or just want to...

Warning over maternity leave threat to women's careers

A commission has claimed that the right for a woman in the UK to take a year for maternity leave may be making employers hesitant to hire or promote women, for fear of losing them for a eyar down the line."THE right to a year's maternity leave could be ruining women's...

Resurgence of Screenwriters in the Indian Film Industry

"There's a buzz in the Indian film industry that the writers are coming back in a major way. The recent success of films offering good scripts and new stories has started the latest trend of new script writers being...

'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media

"Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its...

British Home Secretary faces renewed pressure to release Hunt Report on MI5 p...

"Two months ago the editor of News Alliance visited the National Archives in Kew to study the findings of the Home Office investigation into misconduct and corruption in Public Office during 1974-1976.What should...

Miami police pull over the world's first 'brothel-on-wheels'

"An alleged brothel-on-wheels that authorities said they busted over the weekend gives a whole new meaning to keeping the party moving.Miami Beach undercover detectives who paid a $40 entry fee and boarded a stretch...

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