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Wedding Ring Found on a Carrot After 16 Years

Wedding ring found on a carrot after 16 years

Lena Paahlsson, a Swedish woman who lost her white gold wedding ring was shocked when she found it again after 16 years, just around a carrot growing in her garden. In 1995, she had taken off the white gold ring before a Christmas while baking session with her daughters, who live on a farm in northern Sweden, but the ring, had […]

New Year comes early in Samoa

New Year comes early in Samoa

For the tiny South Pacific Island nation December 30, Friday has been skipped this year as it ditched a time-zone alliance with the United States and moved its time zone 24 hours ahead to catch up with Asia, New Zealand and Australia. In a move to make it easier for Samoa to trade with key […]

Parents arrested for Posting “Abusive” photos on Facebook

Parents arrested for Posting "Abusive" photos on Facebook

In Phoenix, Arizona two parents were arrested by Coconino County deputies after apparently posting pictures on Facebook that showed their children, an infant and a toddler, bound with duct tape on Thursday. Frankie Almuina and Kayla Almuina, 20 and 19 years old respectively, were arrested by the sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of two counts of […]

$170, 000 Violin Returned to Owner

$170, 000 Violin Returned to Owner

Boston music student, Muchen Hsieh at the New England Conservatory, traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Christine O’Brien, a spokeswoman for the Philadelphia police, who helped Hsieh track down the missing instrument, said Hsieh realized she had forgotten the instrument after she was picked up from the bus station. She blamed her absent-mindedness on travel […]

Newest Chinese Stress Reliever: Pillow Fight

Newest Chinese stress reliever: Pillow Fight

Pillows filled the air marked with the names of bosses; teachers and exam subjects filled Shanghai as a massive pillow battle was staged. The yearly event was on its fifth year with much of its participants from stressed young office workers and students. The event was held for nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day […]

“Twin Grail” to arrive at the moon on New Year’s

“Twin Grail” to arrive at the moon on New Year’s

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said that its twin spacecraft are on their way to arrive back-to-back at the moon after a 3½-month journey. The Grail probes – short for Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, the $496 million mission, won’t land on the moon’s surface but rather orbit to study the uneven lunar gravity field. […]

Indonesian Lava flood Kills 4 People

Indonesian Lava flood Kills 4 People

Four villagers had been killed and about 1000 people evacuated their homes as fast-moving mudflows from the mouth of a volcano in Eastern Indonesia. Mount Gamalama, located in in the Molucca Islands came to life and became active this month with a powerful yet non-fatal eruption. Yusuf Sunnya, the government’s spokesperson, stated on Wednesday, December […]

Nigerian Arabic School Bombing leaves 7 casualties

Nigerian Arabic School Bombing leaves 7 casualties

A homemade bomb was thrown by assailants in Southern Nigeria’s delta state which is now causing tension between Muslims and Christians considering the recent outpour of church bombings. Police claimed that there had been 7 civilians injured, wherein 6 were children below 9 and an adult. The said bombing took place on Tuesday, Dec. 28, […]

Floyd Mayweather sentenced to jail, delays much awaited fight with Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather sentenced to jail, delays much awaited fight with Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather, the pound-for-pound boxing champion is recently put to 90 days in jail for a 2010 domestic violence charge, thus further delaying the much talked about bout between him and Manny Paquiao, the 8-time world champion. Despite getting the services of Las Vegas lawyers, Richard Wright and Karen Winckler, Mayweather was sentenced by Justice […]

Prince Philip Discharged from the hospital After Heart Scare

Prince Philip Discharged from the hospital After Heart Scare

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was finally able to return to the royal family’s estate on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2011 after having been hospitalized for a blocked coronary artery. Prince Philip, who is now 90 yrs. old, underwent a successful coronary stent procedure at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. Prince Philip stayed in the hospital for […]

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