BEIJING. The British media is riddled with "barbarians" who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China's ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials "very rude" ... The remarks made headlines worldwide on Wednesday but initially they were largely censored in China, blacked out of BBC World transmissions, according to the British broadcaster ... "Extraordinary!" ... ....
A Canadian “funeral home’s” use of a dark public service announcement and billboard encouraging drivers to text and drive is causing outrage as well as driving home the message on the dangers of such actions, CNN reported Thursday."It is a horrible thing for a funeral home to do ...It’s not clear who is running the website since no creator is listed ... Next to the piece is a sign saying “DN’T TXT & DRIVE,” CNN reported ... ....
President DilmaRousseff is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large budget deficits ... It sends a signal that Rousseff faces an uphill battle to return to power ... ....
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Tracking Solutions, Inc., developers of iTraycer, is pleased to announce the addition of OMNIlife science, Inc. to the company's client roster. OMNI is an orthopaedic device company focused on robotic-assisted total joint ... ....
Researchers from MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology joined forces for a project that reads like something out of a William Burroughs novel. Crafted from dried pig intestines, the little origami robot is designed to hatch from inside a swallowed capsule and unfold like an accordion. Once inside the swallower’s stomach, the little meat ‘bot ... ....
Gorilla in Manchester. Friday 13th May 2016. 11.00pm til 4.00am (last entry 4.00am). Minimum Age. 18. This month at Juicy we're paying tribute to some of our favourite beatmakers!. Event Info. Venue. News. Buy tickets securely. Type of Ticket Price QuantityQty. AdvanceDiscount Ticket - £3.00 ...battle of the beatmakers ... battle of the beatmakers on Fri 13th May 2016 ... ....
7.00pm til 9.00pm ... His chief warlords Macbeth and Banquo return triumphantly from the battle field - ‘the Boys are Back in Town’ and on the way discover supernatural assistance in the trio of the three weird sisters and soon they are on course for promotions ... With the audience’s help though, good soldier Macduff takes Macbeth to task and in a final explosive battle ensures that Scotland is ‘All Right Now’....
For the last two years or so, 40 nurses at a city corporate hospital have been attending to Mihir, an eight-year-old terminally ill boy battling a rare genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis type-1 ... Not just nurses, even the treating doctors had something to learn from Mihir, who is battling a multitude of associated complications like Moyamoya ......
The giant vessel, which features a 1,400-seat theatre, a park with 12,000 plant species and a 10-storey water slide, will house 8,500 passengers and crew. The world’s biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas, has opened its doors to reveal a vast floating town as it was handed over by a French shipyard to its American owners ... Twitter ... Twitter ... Twitter ... Two robot barmen will serve passengers in the “Bionic Bar” ... ....
Extending an olive branch to the left after a divisive battle over Rousseff's impeachment, he called for "dialogue" on the multiple crises facing Latin America's largest country, which is deep in recession and reeling from a far-reaching corruption scandal ... ....
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton calls for leaving "no one behind" in the battle to wipe out HIV/AIDS during a meeting with activists in New York. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) ....
Roger Federer said 'time was ticking' in his battle to recover form and fitness for the French Open after losing to rising Austrian Dominic Thiem 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round of the Italian Open on Thursday ... ....
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking decommissioning of the Mullaperiyar Dam which has been a matter of decades-long legal battle between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, saying its structure ... ....