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Boat protest against Canaries oil prospecting
December 14, 2014
Boat protest against Canaries oil prospecting
Protesters plunged half-naked into the icy sea and unfurled banners Saturday to try to stop oil prospecting near Spain's Canary…
McDonald’s sees simpler menu as key in turnaround
December 14, 2014
McDonald’s sees simpler menu as key in turnaround
McDonald's is betting that a slimmed-down menu and a push toward greater customization will help it reverse a troubling decline…
Chef Jamie Oliver’s empire whips up investor interest
December 13, 2014
Chef Jamie Oliver’s empire whips up investor interest
British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is looking to outside investors to help expand his growing network of Italian restaurants and…
India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
December 12, 2014
India Hindu group plans religious conversions at Christmas
A Hindu priest-turned-lawmaker vowed on Friday to convert hundreds of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism on Christmas Day, despite a…
Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo Tower light up in orange to raise awareness against gender-based violence
December 11, 2014
Pyramids, Sphinx, and Cairo Tower light up in orange to raise awareness against gender-based violence
The Giza pyramids, Sphinx and Cairo Tower were lightened up in orange on Wednesday within efforts by the United Nations…
Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity
December 11, 2014
Tennessee attraction offers Zombie Santa and undead elves for charity
A Nashville-area haunted house is getting into the Christmas spirit this weekend, with Zombie Santa, his undead elves and one…
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
December 10, 2014
Time names Ebola fighters as ‘person’ of 2014
Time magazine on Wednesday named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person…
Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
December 10, 2014
Honey, there’s a nuclear bomb in the yard
When a nuclear bomb landed in the Gregg yard in South Carolina in 1958, it left a big crater, killed…
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
December 9, 2014
Witness: Fear, hope mark life inside Ebola center in Sierra Leone
(Benjamin Black is a British doctor working as a volunteer with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) fighting…
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
December 9, 2014
PM stuck while trying student-designed vehicle
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb needed a hand trying to get in and out a small vehicle invented by engineering students…