Daily Archives: Aug 9, 2014
Extra-supermoon 2014: Timing and best places to watch lunar show on August 10
Extra-supermoon, the largest and brightest full moon of the year, will be rising on the evening of Sunday, August 10. The lunar show is the...
Beatles’ Abbey Road crossing to get guard over safety fears
The use of a crossing guard is being considered at London's iconic Abbey Road crossing as tourists flock to create the scene made famous...
Barack Obama speech over Iraq crisis
President Barack Obama has warned it is "going to take some time" to help Iraqi people overcome the jihadist-led Sunni rebellion and stabilize their...
Ebola vaccine may be available by 2015
Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month and made available by 2015,...
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni divorce: Actors to share children custody
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni have filed for divorce, TMZ reported. The couple previously announced their separation back in June 2011. David Duchovy, 54, filed papers,...
Joan Bramhall found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Former Morris County Clerk Joan Bramhall, who once worked with Republican Governor Chris Christie, was found dead along with her husband inside their New...
Rob Kardashian tweets picture of North West
Rob Kardashian tweeted a picture of his niece, North West, on Thursday night. He wrote: "Goodness @KimKardashian she's soooooo pretty!!!! LOVE HERR." Rob Kardashian and...
Stem cells may help boost recovery after stroke
According to a pilot study by Imperial College London, infusing stem cells into the brain may help boost recovery after a stroke. Scientists believe the...
Ebola outbreak: Guinea closes borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia
Guinea has decided to close its borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of Ebola, which has killed 959 people in...
Iraq: US conducts second air-drop of food and water in Irbil
The US army has conducted its second air-drop of food and water to Iraqi people hiding in mountains from jihadist fighters, the Pentagon says. The...
Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham enjoy seafood dinner at Captain James Landing in Baltimore
Oprah Winfrey took to Instagram on August 7 to share a picture of herself enjoying a seafood dinner with her longtime partner Stedman Graham...
Kim Kardashian selfies book to be released in 2015
Kim Kardashian has signed a deal with Rizzoli publishing and is set to release a book of selfies in April 2015. Previously, Kim Kardashian, 33,...
Christina Ricci and James Heerdegen welcome baby boy
Christina Ricci and husband James Heerdegen have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, Us Weekly reported. Christina Ricci and husband James Heerdegen have...
Turkey’s first direct presidential election: Candidates hold final rallies
Turkey's first direct presidential election will be held on Sunday, August 10. Candidate and current PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold his final...
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares state of emergency
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to help contain it. The move...