An 18-story building partially collapsed after an explosion in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro Wednesday night, state media reported. At least two people were killed and 11 others were missing, CNN affiliate Band News reported, citing city Civil Defense officials. “I started to hear a crackling. I thought they were gunshots. When I [...]
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We all know there are no free lunches, but what about free rides? Well, in Indonesia, thrill seekers and free loaders alike travel into Jakarta by riding on top of trains. And the authorities have been trying to curb the train-surfing scourge for decades. Now they seem to have come up with a concrete solution. [...]
Parliament meets to discuss how to prevent London’s famous clock tower from tilting further. Big Ben, one of London’s most famous landmarks, is developing a tilt, surveyors have found. Experts say that the movement, which is now visible to the human eye, was probably caused by underground excavations made since Big Ben was built in 1859. [...]
Tourist arrivals have increased from about 674 million in 2000 to 939 million in 2010 and 980 million in 2011, UN says. The United Nations, which commemorated the birth of the world’s seven billionth baby last October, is predicting the arrival of the one billionth tourist later this year – perhaps in Europe, the United [...]
Images of Chinese New Year celebrations around the globe as 1.5 billion honour annual folk traditions. People all across the People’s Republic of China and throughout the Chinese diaspora are preparing to mark the start of the new year on Sunday. Legend has it that Chinese people descended from the dragon and many believe the [...]
Laura Dekker, 16, becomes youngest person to complete round-the-world voyage following year-long journey. A Dutch teenager has completed a year-long solo journey around the world in a sailboat, arriving at the Carribbean island of St Maarten on board her vessel, named “Guppy”. Dozens of people cheered as Laura Dekker, 16, pumped her fist into the air in celebration [...]
A seasoned mountaineer, who was lost for two days in a snowstorm on a mountainside, told rescuers he survived by burning dollar bills and dreaming of a sauna, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday on its online edition. Kim Yong-chun, 66, started a fire and first burned leaves – before resorting to the contents of his [...]
This week, the President called for government reform through reorganization and a new Cabinet position, honored Martin Luther King, Jr., welcomed the Tuskegee airmen, the King of Jordan, and the 2011 World Series Champs, and traveled to the Magic Kingdom to unveil the latest “We Can’t Wait” action. Print PDF This post was submitted [...]
An Ohio farmer touts the benefits of buying waterbeds for his cows. Print PDF This post was submitted by CNN / IM.
US photographic film pioneer files for bankruptcy protection after years of failing to make a profit in digital market. Eastman Kodak, the US-based company which brought photography to the masses over a century ago, has filed for bankruptcy protection after years of failing to become a profitable seller of modern consumer products. The 130-year-old photographic film [...]
Please join us for our monthly luncheon on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Wayne Forrest, President of the American Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, New York, NY will be our Guest Speaker. We are also pleased to have a special guest join us, Ni Made Ayu Marthini, Attache for Trade & Industry, Embassy of the Republic of [...]
In east Java, men climb steep paths carrying heavy loads of sulphur rock from the mouth of a volcano. “Work is often difficult to see, and therefore difficult to depict. Physical labour is probably the only real kind of work.” Michael Glawogger In today’s technological age is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just [...]
Editor’s Note: A recent New York Times op-ed by Dowell Myers argues that we need to shift from an “immigration policy,” focused on border enforcement, to an “immigrant policy” focused on the integration of those who are already here. The argument is based on reports that illegal immigration to the United States has dropped dramatically. Michelle Mittelstadt, [...]
Today, the President and First Lady hosted the St. Louis Cardinals at the White House to congratulate the team on its World Series win last year. The Cardinals, who President Obama called “the greatest comeback team in the history of baseball,” made the playoffs after rallying from a ten and a half game deficit with [...]
Kraft Foods Inc said that splitting into two companies would lead it to cut about 1,600 jobs in North America this year and that its 2011 profit should be slightly higher than it had previously forecast. About 40 percent of the job cuts come from the company realigning its U.S. sales division, Kraft said. About [...]
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