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Divorce fair in Milan

Divorce fair in Milan

Recently, the number of divorces has tripled in Italy. Even the government in Rome Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has separated from his wife, writes AFP.
So at Milan copying the fashion wedding fairs pattern,  a new fair has opened to help those who want to divorce more easily and  pass over the trauma of separation.
Dozens of peoplehave passed the threshold of [...]

Red Cross Confirms US’s “Second Jail” in Afghanistan‎

U.S.  military aviation base in Bagram, Afghanistan, hides a secret detention area, separate from the main prison, said Red Cross representatives for the BBC.
Officials from the International Red Cross Comitee showed that U.S. authorities have sent names of persons detained in a separate prison in Bagram  in August 2009.
Also, nine former prisoners declared for the BBC that they were kept [...]

Ash cloud closes airports in Spain and Morocco

Volcano ash in Iceland seems to be  playing hide-and-seek with air traffic in Europe. When everything appeared to be under control, the cloud effects closed  another airport again.
Today, seven airports in Spain, three in the South and four from the Canary Islands were closed, announced representatives AENA,  according to a statemenfrom the  Spanish air traffic control bodyt [...]

Iraq: the bloodiest day in 2010

119 people died and another 350 were injured yesterday in a series of attacks in the worst of the days in Iraq this year, reports BBC.
Two car bombs exploded at the entrance of a textile factory in Hilla, just when the workers got into buses to go home.
Later, when ambulances came to the spot to help the [...]

Men in Black are back in 3D!

The third film in the series Men in Black will be produced using 3D technology. Columbia Pictures Company  announced on  Friday that Will Smith will play in the new feature.
Tommy Lee Jones, who teamed with Will Smith in the first two films of the series,  is taking part in advanced negociations in order to  be a character in the distribution [...]

German exporters foresee bankruptcy for Greece

Efforts of the European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help Greece out of the unprecedented financial crisis might not have the desired effect.
Anton F. Boerner, President of German Foreign Trade (BGA) says that  Greece is expected to reach bankruptcy sooner or later, according to the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, Agerpres notes.
Greece has [...]

Obama and Merkel have economy phone deals

Obama and Merkel have economy phone deals

U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had two phone calls within three days, during which they discussed the effects of the crisis.
According to a  White House official discussion topics were about the financial market turmoil and what measures can be taken to increase investor confidence, Agerpres notes.
U.S. stocks have recorded losses last [...]

Roger Federer, defeated in Estoril

Roger Federer, defeated in Estoril

Roger Federer, world ranking leader, was eliminated in the semifinals of the ATP tournament in Estoril, after loosing the match against Spaniard Albert Montanes  6-2 7-6 (7-5).
Swiss champion, who is six weeks away from beating Pete Sampras’s record of 286 weeks in the top hierarchy of the world, lost on the Portuguese clay in front [...]

Google is celebrating J.M. Barrie

Google is celebrating J.M. Barrie

Today’s most popular search engine Google Logo , is dedicated to the celebration of  the 150th anniversary of the birth of Scottish writer JM Barrie.
Novelist, journalist and  play writer, Sir James Matthew Barrie is best known as the father and creator of Peter Pan Neverland realm.
He is also credited with making popular the name Wendy, [...]

“Peter Pan” and “Alice in Wonderland” best children’s books

“Peter Pan” and “Alice in Wonderland” best children’s books

A list of 70 books for children considered as reference books was made by publisher Puffin,  BBC announces.
Classic “Peter Pan” by JM Barrie and “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, were designated best novels for children, from preschoolers to adolescents.
Pirate adventure of “Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and” Rabbit Family “by Richard Adams were [...]

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