Thursday, December 27, 2012 At least one person has been killed and at least thirty were injured as the result of a fire in the city of Lagos in Nigeria after an explosion in a building with fireworks stored in… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 People from all over Europe came to the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s party, which coincided with FOSDEM 2008. The European Commission currently has proposals on the table to extend performers’ copyright terms. Described by Professor Martin Kretschmer… Continue Reading →

Thursday, May 17, 2007File:Francois fillon1.jpg François Fillon.Image: ie.htm Photography Service of the Prime Minister.(Image missing from Commons: image; log) The new President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has appointed François Fillon to head the new French government. Fillon’s predecessor Dominique de… Continue Reading →

Monday, November 26, 2007 Andrea Muizelaar on whether “perfection” exists: “Absolutely not in real life. In the fashion world the perfect image is definitely ‘thin’ and it will be for a long time to come.” In the 18 months since… Continue Reading →

Sunday, April 9, 2006 The Loch Portrain ferry, operated by Caledonian MacBrayne, will arrive at 10 a.m. BST (0900 UTC) today at Leverburgh, in the Western Isles of Scotland, despite strong opposition from Presbyterian residents who regard it as a… Continue Reading →

Thursday, December 18, 2008 A team of eight transplant surgeons in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, USA, led by reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, age 58, have successfully performed the first almost total face transplant in the US, and the fourth… Continue Reading →

Saturday, August 2, 2008 Image of steps required to complete arm replacement – (Download full sized image) Image: Press Relations, KRdI/TU Munich. A 54-year-old German farmer who lost both arms in a farming accident six years ago has become the… Continue Reading →