17 January 2011
Worldwide oil prices have rapidly increased by towering amounts but the rise in OPEC output will not stop this number from growing. The ascend is determined by demand, the chief executive of French oil major Total said on Sunday. Christophe de Margerie, durring an energy conference in Abu Dhabi, capital of UAE, said that the […]
Posted in Finance
17 January 2011
Starbucks Corp will be releasing its biggest drink size ever, the 31-ounce “Trenta”, in all of its coffee shops in United States by May 3 of this year, the company informed on Sunday. The new cup size will be available solely for its iced coffee, iced tea and iced tea lemonade drinks in U.S. The […]
Posted in Business
17 January 2011
Boardwalk Empire outshone the three-year fame of television’s Mad Men on Sunday as the prohibition-era drama won the Golden Globe for best TV drama on the night of awards in the TV categories. Steve Buscemi, the Boardwalk Empire star also won his first Golden Globe for his role as a corrupt official in the drama […]
Posted in Entertainment
17 January 2011
While Beijing and Shanghai are the default destinations of first-time visitors to China, the Yellow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge stand out in China as the two natural landmarks often visited by tourists who like to integrate city travel with outdoor adventure. The two natural landmarks are considered as the country’s most famous and remarkable […]
Posted in Travel
17 January 2011
The Afghan government has forced taxes on U.S. contractors appointed in the country, threatening new conflicts with the United States, the Washington Post reported. The newspaper stressed, while citing unnamed Afghan and US officials, that taxation of US government assistance is banned by US law, as well as by a number of bilateral agreements between […]
Posted in Finance
14 January 2011
Li Na played an outstanding comeback from a 5-0 behind the game in the first set to disappoint Kim Clijsters, the Australian Open’s most favored player, in the Sydney International final on Friday. Clijsters, 7-6 6-3, was the first time to be defeated in 14 semi-finals and finals since her return from retirement in August […]
Posted in Sports & Recreation
14 January 2011
A dead man’s body was uncovered last week in the rubble left of a Port-au-Prince restaurant one year after the destructive earthquake occurred. Human bodies still being discovered in the ruins are a sign of how far Haiti must go through to recover from the catastrophe that left the capital city of Haiti in despair. […]
Posted in Travel
14 January 2011
David Nelson, who played a role on his parents’ popular television show entitled “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” has died at age 74, according to a family spokesman. Nelson was battling from complications of colon cancer when he died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, the family spokesman and long time Hollywood publicist […]
Posted in Entertainment
14 January 2011
Rates on fixed mortgages dropped for the second straight week at the same time Treasury yields are falling. The average rate on the 30-year mortgage sank to 4.71 percent this week from 4.77 percent the preceding week, Freddie Mac said on Thursday. In November, it had reached its lowest rate of 4.17 percent in 40 […]
Posted in Finance
13 January 2011
Rapper Tinie Tempah led the BRIT music awards on Thursday with four nominations that included Male Solo Artist and Album of the Year. He was only one point ahead of singer and songwriter Plan B, folk rock act Mumford & Sons, as well as London’s the XX. From 2010’s female-dominated nominations, male acts appear to […]
Posted in Entertainment
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