New Zealand mine: ‘No survivors’ after second blast
All 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand coal pit since Friday are believed to be dead after a second explosion.
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First pictures of rare wetland spider in Cambridgeshire
A spider that was feared extinct in the UK has been photographed for the first time after a new colony of the species was found
AIDS activists welcome pope’s words on condoms
Liberal Catholics, AIDS activists and health officials on Sunday welcomed Pope Benedict’s comments that using condoms may sometimes be justified to stop the spread of the disease.
Euro and shares rise after Irish rescue deal
The euro and global shares have both risen in value, as markets welcomed the bail-out for the Irish Republic.
Making money from Asia’s expanding blogosphere
Nuffnang is a middleman between bloggers and advertisers, putting them in contact with each other. After graduating from The London School of Economics Cheo Ming Shen was inspired by the business opportunities the internet was providing in the West. He decided to set up his own business in Asia, taking advantage of the region’s undeveloped [...]
Prince William to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton
Britain’s Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, after an on-off courtship lasting nearly a decade, bringing months of speculation about his intentions to an end. William, 28, the elder son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, and Middleton, 28, daughter of entrepreneurs, became engaged while on [...]
Rehab staff ‘killed web addict’
A Chinese teenager sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp has allegedly been beaten to death by its counsellors, according to reports. A number of employees of the Qihang Salvation Training Camp in Nanning have been arrested over the death, his father Deng Fei told the Global Times. The camp had promised to put [...]
Italy thumps US to win third Fed Cup in five years
Italian tennis star Flavia Pennetta trounced American teenager Coco Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to hand Italy their second straight win over the US and third Fed Cup title in five years. The win gave Italy an unassailable 3-1 lead in the match following victories for Pennetta and reigning French Open champion Francesca Shiavone in Saturday’s opening [...]
Obama greeted with grandeur in India
President Barack Obama heralded the relationship between the United States and India as a “defining partnership” of the 21st century Monday during a grand ceremony marking his visit to the world’s largest democracy. Obama’s limousine was escorted to Rashtrapati Bhavan, the palatial residence of India’s president, by guards on horseback. Obama greeted Indian dignitaries, then [...]
Nico Hulkenberg takes Brazilian GP pole for Williams
Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg took pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix in a frantic last-lap scramble on dry-weather tyres on a damp track. The German drove superbly to stun the title contenders and throw a wild card into the championship battle. Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso – the four main [...]
Bernanke says Fed not trying to spark inflation
The Federal Reserve is trying to help a weak economy with its new $600 billion bond purchase plan, not jump-start inflation, central bank chairman Ben Bernanke said on Saturday. “We’re not in the business of trying to create inflation, our purpose is to provide additional stimulus to help the economy recover and to avoid potentially [...]
Irish Republic announces record budget cuts
The Irish government has outlined when it will make 15bn euros (£13.1bn; $21.3bn) of budget cuts designed to reduce the country’s deficit. In what it called “a significant frontloading”, the government said it would cut 6bn euros in 2011 to try and reduce the deficit to 9.25%-9.5% GDP. By 2014, the government wants to reduce [...]