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Tuesday 22 November 2011
Epic fail for Qantas Twitter competition
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airlines has been left red-faced after an ill-timed public relations campaign and Twitter competition backfired, drawing thousands of angry responses.
Is that a turtle in your pants, or ? ? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Earlier this year, in a feat of extreme packing, a man was arrested at a Thai airport trying to smuggle a baby bear, two leopards, two panthers and a couple of baby monkeys in his luggage. But here in the ?
Blundering goalkeepers ?think their hands are wider?
As the ball skimmed his glove and rolled into the back of the net, it was a moment of head-in-hands calamity for the England goalkeeper Robert Green. For scientists, the USA?s equaliser on Saturday evening may simply have confirmed the discovery that our mental representation of our hands is about two thirds wider than they really are.
After deaths, Egyptians dig in for more protests
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian activists called for a huge turnout in protests on Tuesday to put an end to rule by the military which also saw its authority challenged by the resignation of the civilian cabinet, casting uncertainty on elections due next week.
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Monday 21 November 2011
Don?t try this at home (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Spider-Man has nothing on a thrifty Chinese woman named Ma Jei. Recently, Ma Jei decided she wanted to take a tour of a nearby tourist attraction, Zhonghau Castle, in eastern China. To avoid paying the $3.90 admission fee (there's a ?
Big Brother winner Kate Lawler's stalker Mark Taylor is jailed
Obsessed Mark Taylor, who also peppered the 31-year-old Kerrang DJ (pictured) with topless tabloid snaps of herself, has been jailed for eight months after breaching three restraining orders.
London 2012 Olympics: Venues close to completion ahead of the games
Construction has already been completed on five of the arenas, including the Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome, Handball and Basketball Arenas.
Retailers adapt as mobile holiday shopping booms
(Reuters) - When it comes to holiday shopping, more people are phoning it in, forcing retailers to embrace new ways to connect or else lose sales.
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Families call for the truth 38 years after Bloody Sunday
On the edge of the Bogside in Londonderry stands a granite monument to the 14 men ?murdered by British paratroopers on Bloody Sunday?. The simple signs at its foot proclaim: ?Hope for Truth.?
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150118.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Labour lord plays race card over ban on three expenses peers who claimed nearly �200,000
The sanctions against Lady Uddin, (pictured) Lord Paul, and Lord Bhatia were the most draconian against misbehaving peers in 300 years.
Crackdown on fake shopping sites
More than 2,000 web shops selling fake or non-existent goods to unsuspecting shoppers are shut down by police.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-15820758
Western states step up sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Britain and Canada announced fresh plans Monday to sanction Iran's financial and energy sectors, steps analysts said would raise pressure on Tehran but were unlikely to halt its atomic program.
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Libya will have new government on Tuesday - PM
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's prime minister-designate finalised his line-up for a cabinet on Monday and remained adamant he would pick the best people to steer the country towards democracy rather than those with the most political clout.
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The turbines turned off... because high winds make them too noisy for nearby residents
Documents from local authorities show that 269 complaints were received about noise from the rotating blades in the past three years.
Slideshow: LIFE 75 years (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In the pages of a special commemorative book—the best of LIFE, from all sources, going back to 1936 and looking forward to tomorrow.
Same economists who work out Budget figures are producing OBR data
Two men had the job of signing off Alistair Darling?s growth and borrowing forecasts, which have now been revised by the independent Office for Budgetary Responsibility: Sir Nick Macpherson, Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and Dave Ramsden, Chief Economic Adviser.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article7150154.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Should swearing be against the law?
Should swearing be against the law?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-15816761
Analysis - Challenge to PM brings Kuwait a breath of Arab Spring
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait has been little touched by the wave of unrest that has swept some of its neighbours this year. But the storming of parliament by protesters last week brought it just a taste of the Arab Spring.
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Hurrah for Prince Philip! Wind power is the most ruinous folly of our age
MELANIE PHILLIPS: Once again, Prince Philip has performed an invaluable national service by tilting at windmills — or to be more precise in this case, wind turbines.
LivingSocial seeks to raise $200 million: NYT
(Reuters) - LivingSocial, the online deal provider, is looking to raise nearly $200 million from new and old investors, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Russia's Putin greeted by jeers and boos
The boos and whistles that greeted the Russian prime minister when he stepped into the ring and took the microphone at a martial arts event in Moscow on Sunday may have given him a shock.
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Rais gets leave to start committal proceedings against blogger
KUALA LUMPUR: Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim obtained on Monday leave from the High Court to commence committal proceedings against a blogger.
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LIFE slideshow: Druids: Mystery, faith, myth (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In early October, 2010, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry was, for the first time, formally classed as a religion in Britain.
Suu Kyi to run for Myanmar parliamentary seat
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will run in a parliamentary by-election expected by the end of the year, a top party official said on Monday, giving legitimacy to moves towards democracy after decades of military rule.
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