Stabbing at Massachusetts high school leaves one dead

February 25, 2023 By

Friday, January 19, 2007 Emblem of the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School In the United States, a stabbing at the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Sudbury, Massachusetts has left a 15-year old student dead. The stabbing happened around 7:20 am EST, before classes had started. A fight broke out in a boys’ bathroom between the 15-year […]

eBay removes Canadian town’s listing of sperm whale carcass

February 25, 2023 By

Thursday, May 8, 2014 Citing violations of its policy regarding “Marine mammal items”, eBay terminated an online listing on Monday by the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, for a 40 ft (12 m) sperm whale carcass reportedly beached upon its shores about a week prior. With an initial asking price of […]

Honda Civic tops Canada’s list of most stolen cars

February 25, 2023 By

A 1996 Honda Civic Wednesday, November 22, 2006 The 1999 and 2000 year model Honda Civic SiR tops the list of Canada’s most stolen cars. Consumer popularity also assures the cars will be popular with thieves. Its the second year in a row the Honda SiR has topped the list. Rick Dubin Vice President of […]

Asian countries call for global currency

February 22, 2023 By

Monday, April 6, 2009 Leaders and central banks in Russia, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Kazakhstan have called for an international currency system. Speaking on April 1 in advance of the G-20 summit in London, Russian president Dmitry Medvedev argued that the international finance system needed a “new construction” including “new currency systems”, saying that […]

Australian governments to meet for first COAG meeting of 2006 today

February 21, 2023 By

Friday, February 10, 2006 Australian Parliament House, where the COAG meeting will be held The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) will meet in Canberra today for its first meeting of 2006. Members of COAG are the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Australian Capital and Northern Territory Chief Ministers, and the President of the Australian Local Government […]

Rachel Weisz wants Botox ban for actors

February 18, 2023 By

Weisz, photographed in 2007, is not a fan of Botox. Tuesday, July 7, 2009 English actress Rachel Weisz thinks that Botox injections should be banned for all actors. The 39-year-old actress, best known for her roles in the Mummy movie franchise and for her Academy Award-winning portrayal in The Constant Gardener, feels facial Botox injections […]

Grand National winning horse ‘Comply or Die’ dies, aged 17

February 17, 2023 By

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Comply or Die won the 2008 Grand NationalImage: Dan Heap. Comply or Die, the racehorse who won the 2008 Grand National has died at the age of 17. His death was announced by his former trainer, David Pipe. He died over at the weekend in Gloucestershire, where he had been staying […]

Police remove valuables from unlocked cars

February 17, 2023 By

Thursday, August 27, 2009 Police officers in Richmond in south-west London, England are removing valuable items like handbags and laptops from unlocked vehicles and leaving notes telling owners to collect their items in Twickenham police station in a bid to try and encourage car drivers to lock the doors of their vehicles. Two police officers […]

McCain and Obama face off in U.S. presidential candidate debate

February 16, 2023 By

Sunday, September 28, 2008 The two major party presidential candidates in the US, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, faced each other yesterday in the first TV debate. Despite that McCain had asked to postpone the debate, both were present at the University of Mississippi. The debate, which was moderated by PBS‘ Jim Lehrer, […]

U.S. House to decide on submitting articles of impeachment to Senate

February 16, 2023 By

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Nancy Pelosi announcing the results of the impeachment vote, December 2019. Image: Office of U.S. House Speaker. Yesterday, United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed a vote will be held today to decide whether to submit two articles of impeachment, passed against President Donald Trump, to the U.S. Senate. […]