Archive for: February, 2012

HandWashing Will Never Be Out of Fashion

HandWashing Will Never Be Out of Fashion

  Handwashing is easy to do and it’s one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of many types of infection and illness in all settings. From your home and workplace to child care facilities and hospitals. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire […]

Cruise Ship Adrift in Pirate Infested Indian Ocean Because of Fire

Cruise Ship Adrift in Pirate Infested Indian Ocean Because of Fire

More than a thousand passengers are “trapped” in the Costa Allegra cruise ship and are waiting for rescue after a fire broke out on board causing the luxury liner to lose power. The ship went adrift in the Indian Ocean more than 200 miles from the Seychelles island nation off mainland Africa, an area that […]

“Stripes” Actress Sean Young Arrested at Post-Oscars Party

"Stripes" Actress Sean Young Arrested at Post-Oscars Party

Actress Sean Young, who starred in the movies “Blade Runner” and “Stripes,” was arrested after a fight with a security personnel at post-Oscars party, police said on Monday. Police Cmdr. Andrew Smith said that actress Sean Young, 52, was placed under citizen’s arrest at the Governors Ball at 9:25 p.m. Sunday after the argument happened. […]

Anti-Putin Protesters Form Human Barricade in Moscow

Anti-Putin Protesters Form Human Barricade in Moscow

Thousands of Russians joined hands forming a human barricade around the city center in Moscow on Sunday to protest against the possibility that Vladimir Putin’s returns as president in next week’s election. The protesters stood side by side around the 10-mile Moscow Garden Ring Road despite of the gently falling snow. Many of the protesters […]

Actress Lucy Lawless Arrested in Oil-ship Protest

Actress Lucy Lawless Arrested in Oil-ship Protest

Actress Lucy Lawless and five other Greenpeace environmental activists were arrested on Monday after spending four days protesting aboard an oil-drilling ship docked in New Zealand. Lawless, 43, New Zealand native, is widely known for her title role in the TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess,” and for starring in the cable television series “Spartacus,” more […]

G20 to Europe: “Show Us the Money”

G20 to Europe: “Show Us the Money”

Leading economies told Europe to put up extra money in order to fight against its debt crisis if it targets to generate more assistance from the rest of the world. Countries within the Euro zone pledged on Sunday at a Group 20 meeting of finance leaders to reconsider the strength of their bailout fund in […]

Assuring Blood Donation Safety in Uganda

Assuring Blood Donation Safety in Uganda

On World Blood Donor Day 2009 in Uganda, the Uganda Blood Transfusion Service and Red Cross ask the public to “Donate Blood Today.” In the early years of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, a safe blood supply was a critical concern for stopping the transmission of HIV for developed and developing countries alike.  Over the years […]

Nike to Launch Jeremy Lin-themed Shoes

Nike to Launch Jeremy Lin-themed Shoes

The “Linsanity fever” lives on! The biggest name in shoe products, Nike Inc, will start selling Jeremy Lin-themed shoes this weekend, casting the New York Knick point guard’s recent rise to worldwide fame. The Lin-themed shoes will have the high price of $130 and would be available on Nike’s website. Spokesperson from Nike said that it will launch […]

Rapper Jim Jones Arrested after Brawling at Foxwoods

Rapper Jim Jones Arrested after Brawling at Foxwoods

Rapper Jim Jones was arrested on Saturday in a fight that broke out at around 2 a.m. after a “platinum party” hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs at the Foxwoods Resort Casino. The party was held as part of a 20th anniversary celebration for Foxwoods. The brawl had a state police detective treated for minor injuries at a hospital and […]

Rare Whale Caught on Camera for the First Time

Rare Whale Caught on Camera for the First Time

The Australian Antarctic Division team of researchers revealed on Thursday that they had filmed an extremely rare Shepherd’s beaked whales for the first time ever while tracking blue whales off the coast of Victoria state last month. Voyage leader Michael Double said the black and cream-coloured mammals with prominent dolphin-like beaks had been rarely spotted […]

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