l investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it. When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan. Before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. Today, it’s hiring worker…
Paul Mason, a British man who at one time was the fattest in the world is pleading with the NHS to remove unsightly flaps of flesh after he managed to lose more than half of his body weight. Paul Mason, 50, a former postman from Ipswich, who weighed 60 stone (840 lbs) two years ago, underwent a gastric bypass after he was told he otherwise faced certain death. The man has been left with rolls of…
lt-water crocodile which measures a “mere” 18ft (5.5 m) and which is still on the loose in the Northern Territory. The Philippine crocodile lived in a river system in Agusan, a poverty-stricken region 500 miles south east of Manila, but while it was a constant threat to villagers no-one was brave enough to try to capture it. The monster crocodile was placed under observation and when it was witnes…
with people protesting against Pope’s visit, charging several groups that had been trying to reach the Puerta del Sol square late Friday. The protesters were unhappy with Spain decision to spend 50 million euro ( $72 million) for World Youth Day 2011 and Pope’ s visit at a time of economic crisis. Organizers claimed the event is being funded entirely by the participants, private donors and t…
Huntharnghanki, another Ziona Chana’s wife said the entire family gets along well. The family system is reportedly based on “mutual love and respect”. Ziona Chana, whose polygamous religious sect has 4,000 members and whose grandfather also had many wives, says he has not stopped looking for new wives. “To expand my sect, I am willing to go even to the U.S. to marry,” he said. One of Ziona Chana’…
m). Craig Lenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief said the book celebrates “the weirdest and wackiest” with this edition. Rob Hull from Doncaster, UK, is also in the book for having 571 Daleks – despite not being a Doctor Who fan. Rob Hull from Doncaster, UK, is in the 2012 edition of Guinness Book of World Records for having 571 Daleks The 49 year-old Dalek…
andoned earthly civilisation’s material trappings and braced themselves for the arrival of a new era. The latest date to herald widespread alarm is December 21, which marks the conclusion of the 5,125-year “Long Count” Mayan calendar. Around the world, precautions are being taken. Panic-buying of candles has been reported in China’s Sichuan province. In Russia, where sales…
Medusa, the world’s largest snake weighs more than 300 lbs (135 kg), is 25ft (7.5 meters) long and it takes 15 people to hold her. Medusa, a massive python is set to slither into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest snake living in captivity. The giant snake, which will be on display at the Edge of Hell haunted house attraction in Kansas City, eats a 40lb animal about o…
with exhibitions and artefacts to teach visitors about the events of September 11. The Ground Zero pools have the September 11 victims’ names etched around their perimeters. Yesterday, more than 4,000 people, including relatives of those killed when Flight 93 crashed into a rural Pennsylvania field, attended the memorial service in Shanksville. Former President George W. Bush paid tribute to…
Beyoncé’s new video shows the 30-year-old singer slipping into a gorgeous white sequinned gown to perform her 2011 track I Was Here for World Humanitarian Day. Beyoncé’s new video was recorded as she performed the song at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on 10 August. In the footage, Beyoncé is seen wearing a gorgeous gown, with her long hair pulled back into a hig…
yage to New York began. And at the North Atlantic site of the sinking, memorial cruise ship Balmoral is marking the time Titanic hit an iceberg. Balmoral has arrived at the site where the Titanic sank 400 services miles (460 km) off the coast of Newfoundland on 15 April and passengers and crew are holding commemorations to mark the tragedy. Another cruise ship, Azamara Journey, has sailed from New…
…future. More than 40% of the Earth’s land is used for human needs, including cities and farms; and with the population set to grow by a further two billion by 2050, that figure could soon exceed 50%. Rising demand for resource-expensive foods such as beef could mean it happens by 2025, Prof. Anthony Barnofsky’s modelling suggests. “It really will be a new world, biologically, at…
Malala Yousafzai, a 15-year-old education campaigner shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan, has thanked people around the world for supporting her. Malala Yousafzai was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, after being shot on a school bus in October. Her father Zianuddin Yousafzai said she wanted to thank well-wishers for helping her “survive and stay strong”. Mea…
increase since January 2011. “World demand for milk products remains firm which, combined with increasing feed costs, is underpinning world quotations,” the FAO said. But sugar prices fell 4.2%, reflecting an improved sugarcane harvest in Brazil, the world’s largest sugar exporter. Oil prices dipped 0.4%. …
tudents and pensioners are entitled to half-price entry to sports matches, but FIFA did not want this extended to the World Cup because of the potential impact on revenues. It has pledged to set aside 300,000 tickets for students, pensioners and minority groups instead. Amid the disagreements, the law’s approval was delayed, leading FIFA’s secretary-general Jerome Valcke to say that Br…
World leaders meeting at a G20 summit in Mexico have urged Europe to take all necessary measures to overcome the eurozone debt crisis. They voiced unease over what one top official described as “the single biggest risk for the world economy”. But European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said “the challenges are not only European, they are global”. Sunday’s v…
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is the seventh edition of the quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) chose New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The IRB Council eliminated South Africa in the first of two rounds of voting. Rugby World Cup 2011 was officially…
ram Chand, who likes to do a word search every day to keep his mind alive, believes that spending plenty of time together has helped their marriage last. “We have not spent any long span apart in over 50 years. We go everywhere together – up until a few years ago we went to India every year with the family and for all family weddings we make sure we get to stay together,” he said. Their marriage h…
A YouTube video presents 100 years of world events from 1911 to 2011 into a 10-minute clip using authentic footage. The video clip, uploaded by YouTube user derDon1234 charts some of our greatest achievements, but also some terrible acts. The footage begins with Roald Amundsen reaching the South Pole in 1911 and then takes in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, World War I, the erection of the Em…
the fires at Ground Zero to be extinguished completely. At 8.46am on 11 September the fires started as the first plane hit the North Tower. The remaining fires were eventually put out on 19 December. 5. A third skyscraper fell down A third skyscraper World Trade Center (WTC) Building 7 – a 47-story building and one of the largest in downtown Manhattan fell during the attacks. It went largely unno…
Mark Moffett, a nature-lover has revealed how he spent two days tracking down a giant insect, weta, on a remote New Zealand island – and got it to eat a carrot out of his hand. Mark Moffett, 53, from Colorado, found that giant weta, genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae, is the world’s biggest insect in terms of weight. The insect weighs 71g and is heavier than a sparrow and three…
r to one of the many family resorts that offer special packages – scroll down for sample packages. • New York: Labor Day Parade The first Labor Day Parade was held in New York City, on September 5 1882, and there’s still one in NYC today, with trade union members, high school bands, politicians, police and fire departments, and more. Location is usually in Manhattan, on 5th Ave. In 201…
y 4, 2004, and as the building rose it was known as Freedom Tower. One WTC stands in the footsteps of the original twin towers among a small forest of oak trees in an eight-acre plaza. It features two 50ft-deep pools, each containing fountains, along with a museum with exhibitions and artefacts to teach visitors about the events of September 11. At One WTC, there is almost 3million square feet of…
One in ten of us is said to be anxious that December 21st marks the end of the world. The Ancient Mayans predicted this doomsday, and the press is eating it up. But where are all the believers? That the world will end in 2012 is the most widely-disseminated doomsday tale in human history, thanks to the internet, Hollywood and an ever-eager press corps. Recent hurricanes, unrest in the Middle East…
son Derulo to wear a neck brace for the next few months, meaning that he has had to cancel his world tour. Jason Derulo told his Twitter followers: “I fractured my neck doing tumbling & acrobatics 4 tour! “Always tryin 2 push boundaries 4 YOU!” Perhaps in reference to his neck brace Jason Derulo then tweeted: “Like my new chain? ” The singer later explained the injury to his fans on his…
Zahra Shahid Hussain shot dead in KarachiSenior Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain has been shot dead in the southern port city of Karachi. Zahra Shahid Hussain was the senior vice-president of Pakistan's…
North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coastNorth Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the…
Connecticut head-on train crash injures at least 60 people near New York CityAt least 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, officials say. Some 250 people…
Christoph Waltz: Man points gun at him and threatens to blow up studio with hand grenade during Cannes TV interviewChristoph Waltz was left shaken last night after a man pointed a hand-gun at him during a live French news programme TV show and threatened to blow up a studio with a hand…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
George Michael car crash: singer airlifted to hospital with head injury following motorway crashGeorge Michael has been airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1 motorway in UK. George Michael, 49, remains in hospital after the crash at…
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