John Lennon has joined Queen Elizabeth II on a new commemorative coin that has been issued by the British Royal Mint. The coin featuring the image of the famous Beatle front man is a great victory for those Beatles fans who voted for Lennon in an online public opinion poll conducted to find out whose [...]
Scientists have spoken out against turning the clock back in winter saying it is bad for people’s health and may be increasing pollution. Most of them are now calling for the end of the practice in northern hemisphere, which could bring major environmental and health benefits. Setting the clock back around late October or early [...]
British mogul Sir Richard Branson is preparing to go into space as he finishes the design of his very own spaceport in the New Mexico desert. Gov. Bill Richardson, a long-time space enthusiast, has agreed five years ago to help Branson build the first dedicated spaceport in the world. Now that all the hanger facilities, [...]
Less people applied for unemployment benefits in the U.S. last week compared to the previous 12 weeks, a sign the job market may be on its way to improvement. Economists, however, warn that this trend will have to continue for a couple of more weeks before conclusions could be reached that the companies have started [...]
At least six people have been killed Thursday in a dangerous and over-populated district of the Mexican Capital, which has been mainly spared from the mass shootings that became common in a nation swamped by drug related violence. According to Miguel Angel Mancera, Mexico City’s Attorney General, the killings occurred in the early morning hours [...]
German government has moved on Wednesday to make forced marriages a criminal offence in Germany amid a growing debate in the society about integration of Muslims in this country. According to Thomas de Maiziere, German’s Interior Minister, the new law would affect the four million Muslims in Germany and is aimed at banning the tradition [...]
Yahoo Inc has begun rolling out a spruced up version of its free web-based e-mail service on Tuesday in an attempt to convince its users to spend more time browsing its website. Beginning on Wednesday you can try out the new beta version of the Yahoo mail product that boasts, among other things, more social [...]
France’s national team coach Laurent Blanc has started a campaign aimed at decreasing the number of clubs in the French top league from twenty to eighteen. Blanc says many of the French soccer players feel overloaded with too many games they have to play during the season. He further added that streamlining the national championship [...]
Even though the King of Pop Michael Jackson is no longer with us, he still grossed millions of dollars since his untimely death back in 2009, landing number one place on the list of Top-Earning Dead Celebrities published yesterday by the Forbes magazine. According to Forbes estimate, Jackson’s estate has generated more than $275 million [...]
The polished and elegant writing style of the greatest English novelist Jane Austen may not belong to her, according to Professor Kathryn Sutherland from the University of Oxford. The researcher says she has looked into more than 1,100 original handwritten manuscripts and came to a conclusion that Austen`s works have been seriously edited to eliminate [...]
