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St Peter’s “Rock Star” Pope celebrates 1-year anniversary

Pope Francis  has had an eventful first year,  named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" and appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

Pope Francis has had an eventful first year, named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year”, portrayed in graffiti as a superhero, and  appearing on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.

“It makes a nice change from our formal tuxedos”

Sweaters for penguin oil-spill victims

A plea for knitters to send sweaters to Australia for penguin oil-spill victims turns out to be a hoax.

Whiz-Kid Bieber

The Police have made public the video of Justin Beiber's giving a urine sample for a Drug test

The Miami Beach Police have made public the video of Justin Bieber giving a urine sample for a drug test after his DUI arrest

Drone ships?

Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl...]

Rolls Royce is currently designing unmanned cargo ships and the EU is funding a 3.5 million-Euro study on Maritime Unmanned Navigation. [However, unmanned ships have plied the seas for hundreds of years: The Flying Dutchman, The Mary Celeste, The Black Pearl…]

“Polly want’a crack the case!”

A Parrot in India was a witness to a murder

Hercule Parrot? A Parrot in India named Heera was a hero after identifying the man who murdered his owner.

Yanukovych, hiding behind the “Iron Curtain” from the “Iron Maidan”

Ousted Ukraine President Yanukovych has turned up in Russia seeking protection from Putin

Rousted in Rostov: Ukraine President Yanukovych has turned up in Russia and is calling for intervention from President Putin

Doer Die? Water Wars II

Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these "water wars" will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.

Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these “water wars” will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.

Water Wars

Canada must prepare for  diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the US runs short of water, says Canada's Ambassador to the US,Gary Doer

Will the “Californian Swimming Pool” join rhe endangered species list?  Canada must prepare for diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the USA, runs short of water, says Canada’s Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer.

Pseudo-ham

Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a "meat emulsion", beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]

Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a “meat emulsion”, beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]

Ragnarök: The end of the world February 22nd

And if not tomorrow, then as soon as we run out of water

According to Viking legend, the world will end tomorrow.   [And if not tomorrow, then in the near future as the Earth runs out of water]