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Daytime TV Host Found Dead In ‘Dream Home’

Television presenter Kristian Digby has been found dead at his home in what police have called “unexplained” circumstances.
Colleagues and friends of the To Buy Or Not To Buy host have reacted with shock, describing him as a “lovely guy” who brought a “real sense of energy and warmth to all the shows he presented”.
The [...]

The National Center For Sustainable Development in Cooperation With The China CDM.

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The National Center For Sustainable Development In Cooperation With The China CDM Fund Management Center Commit to Cooperation On Low Carbon Development With The Launching Of The China-U.S. Low Carbon Development Cooperation Program.

The NCSD Issues National Call to Action to Business, Industry and Government [...]

Fix corrupt MP4 files in Windows (including Win 7)

It is terrible when the MP4 file corrupted which you intended to enjoy with your family in the snug Christmas. The video can not be accessed, and this suddenly situation destroy your romantic plan. Then, what can we do to retrieve the loss?
If you are acquainted with some aided software application, you may [...]

‘Nobel’ Rik Mayall Sings World Cup Anthem.

Rik Mayall is releasing a World Cup song and it promises to give England a patriotic boost ahead of the tournament in South Africa.
The actor is having a go at making an anthem that will be a hit with fans under the guise of the other man of the people, Henry V.
“Those three [...]

Iraq oil development rights won by Shell

A joint venture between the UK’s Shell and Malaysia’s Petronas oil companies has won the right to develop Iraq’s giant Majnoon oil field.
The venture offer beat a rival bid from France’s Total and China’s CNPC.
A total of 44 companies are bidding for 10 fields in the second live auction to take place this year.
Eight contracts [...]

Dr Crippen’s relative fails in bid to secure pardon

A distant US relative of Dr Hawley Crippen, executed in London in 1910 for murdering his wife, has failed in a bid to secure a posthumous pardon for him.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission refused to send the case back to the Court of Appeal, saying the applicant was not a “properly interested person”.
James Patrick Crippen, [...]

US Secret Service report reveals 91 security breaches

An internal US Secret Service document shows that there have been 91 instances of security breaches since 1980, most of them involving the president.
The breaches include a family driving a vehicle on to the White House grounds and a man being allowed access after being mistaken for a delivery driver.
The report comes only two weeks [...]

Obama rallies senators in healthcare meeting

US President Barack Obama has appeared before Senate Democrats to persuade them to support his healthcare plans.
In a rare weekend session, the Senate has gathered to debate and vote in a bid to get the bill completed by the end of the month.
Mr Obama urged his Democratic Party senators to “get the job done”.
Democrats are [...]

Ancient site reveals signs of mass cannibalism

Archaeologists have found evidence of mass cannibalism at a 7,000-year-old human burial site in south-west Germany, the journal Antiquity reports.
The authors say their findings provide rare evidence of cannibalism in Europe’s early Neolithic period.
Up to 500 human remains unearthed near the village of Herxheim may have been cannibalised.
The “intentionally mutilated” remains included children and even [...]

World Cup games to be filmed in 3D

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be filmed in 3D for the first time, it has been announced.
Up to 25 of the games will be captured using 3D cameras, football’s governing body Fifa said.
Although it has no definite plans to broadcast the matches live in 3D, Fifa said it was a possibility and [...]