Quadrantids
The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, but observers can be disappointed if conditions are not just right. The point from where the Quadrantid meteors appear to radiate is located within the extinct constellation Quadrans Muralis. On modern star charts, this radiant is located where the constellations Hercules,…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 28, 2013 at 8:26am —
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India buys land abroad, 9 times the size of Delhi
Snehal Rebello, Hindustan Times Mumbai, October 19, 2013
First Published: 19:33 IST(19/10/2013) | Last Updated: 10:46…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 22, 2013 at 3:00pm —
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Lawsuit alleges BP, Chevron dumped radioactive waste into Louisiana waters
Published time: December 21, 2013 01:57
Oil behemoths BP and Chevron dumped toxic waste - including some radioactive material - from their drilling operations into coastal…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 21, 2013 at 11:00am —
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Nelson Mandela ‘received weapons training’ from Mossad – report
Published time: December 21, 2013 11:59
The former South African leader, who passed away on December 5th, allegedly received weapons training from Mossad agents in 1962, shortly before his arrest and…
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Up to 400,000 children have been sexually abused by family members or relatives in the past 20 years in Turkey according to official reports, Turkish daily Taraf reported yesterday.
Reports from…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 19, 2013 at 2:30pm —
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Fight breaks out over cut-price fruit and veg: Tesco forced to lay on extra security staff to deal with bargain hunters
- Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart said the scenes were 'shocking'
- Reports of shoppers knocking each other to the ground over bargains
- Some have also been seen pinching items from other…
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Meat and milk from offspring of cloned animals should be sold WITHOUT labels, say EU officials
- European Commission proposals would ban sale of food from clones
- But there would be no controls on food from their sons and daughters
- Proposals would keep families in the dark about what they are…
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Russia builds huge nuclear missile depot in Severomorsk
Russia has started building storages for more than 100 Bulava missiles some 120 kilometers from the border to Norway.
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Added by Ragnarok on December 17, 2013 at 4:41pm —
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Truck carrying 15 tonnes of explosive blows up
Published: 17 Dec 2013 15:50 GMT+01:00
Updated: 17 Dec 2013 15:50 GMT+01:00
A truck carrying 15 tonnes of liquid explosives blew up at a quarry in northern Norway on Tuesday afternoon, setting fire to nearby houses, scattering debris and spreading toxic smoke…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 17, 2013 at 1:00pm —
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What's wifi doing to us? Experiment finds that shrubs die when placed next to wireless routers
- Plants and people have been shown to absorb radio signals Wi-Fi emits
- Scientists divided over whether this is enough to cause damage to tissue
- Some experts believe the negative effects observed in the latest study could be due to heat emitted by the…
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Italy could be racked by violent unrest, president warns
BY NAOMI O'LEARY
ROME Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:22pm EST
(Reuters) - President Giorgio Napolitano warned on Monday that Italy could be plunged into violent social unrest unless…
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Norway's richest man 'gives away' fortune
Published: 11 Dec 2013 09:16 GMT+01:00
Updated: 11 Dec 2013 09:16 GMT+01:00
Norway's richest man has given his 26 billion kroner ($4.3bn) fortune to a new foundation, which will oversee his businesses and distribute part of the profits to charitable causes.…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 15, 2013 at 7:09am —
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Muslim protestors demand restaurants and shops stop selling 'evil' alcohol warning them they face 40 lashes if they carry on
- Dozens of men and women gathered on Brick Lane, East London
- Delayed as English Defence League members staged counter-protest
- Among protestors was Anjem Choudhary, former leader of…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 14, 2013 at 3:00pm —
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Hitler's 9/11: How Fuhrer planned to fly suicide planes into Manhattan skyscrapers 56 years before Al Qaeda
By TONY RENNELL
PUBLISHED: 00:01 GMT, 13 December 2013 | UPDATED: 07:21 GMT, 13 December 2013
The madman…
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Kinnock's son, gay rumours and a flirty blonde Prime Minister: Meet the very unusual Danish leader who dragged David Cameron and Barack Obama into that embarrassing 'selfie' row
- Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 46, is an unconventional head of state
- The Danish PM has been nicknamed 'Gucci Helle' for her wardrobe…
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British photographer daughter of actress Jane Birkin and Bond film composer John Barry found dead on pavement beneath her Paris apartment
- Kate Barry, 46, was a photographer published in Vogue and Sunday Times
- Her artistic family included Serge Gainsbourg and his daughter Charlotte…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 12, 2013 at 7:20am —
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Teenager 'stabbed his grandmother to death and seriously injured his grandfather as they lay in bed after taking legal high'
- Hull Crown Court heard Lewis Dale, 17, killed Irene dale, 78, with knife
- He also seriously injured her husband Allan, 80, while he slept, it was said
- Dale was a user of the drug mephedrone - known as 'meow meow or M-Cat'
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Added by Ragnarok on December 11, 2013 at 9:00am —
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Children of horrifying incest 'cult' with four generations of in-breeding found living deformed, filthy and mute in scenic valley
- Case in New South Wales, Australia, described as one of worst in history
- Brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts had sex with each other for decades
- Children were severely disabled with one girl, nine, unable to read or talk
- She was unable to bathe…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 11, 2013 at 8:58am —
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Twitter fury over Dave's selfie with Obama and a flirty Dane: Backlash over leaders' picture at Mandela memorial service that left Michelle VERY unamused
- Hundreds of world leaders gather in Johannesburg's FNB Stadium for Nelson Mandela's memorial service
- Barack Obama paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon, saying 'We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again'
- Shook hands with Cuba's Raul…
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Added by Ragnarok on December 11, 2013 at 8:08am —
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