A bomb cyclone is now a full-blown winter storm
You may have heard of a blizzard. You may have heard of a hurricane. But have you heard of a bomb cyclone? US meteorologists are getting used to calling these massive storms “bombogensis”. So…
science and technology
Antarctic flight lands after month-long delay
This article is over 9 months old Flight from Paris to the continent has been delayed for three months due to poor weather An Airbus A340 passenger plane has landed on Antarctica for the…
Rob McElhenney Previews ‘It’s Always Sunny’
Play Audio Clip Listen to audio clip. Broadcast from NY Comic Con Rob McElhenney gives us an exclusive preview from his panel on “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” “OK, it is going to be…
How to protect yourself from a cold-weather illness that is mostly a myth
In a town hall televised on cable on Tuesday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was urging residents of the city to protect themselves against the sickly respiratory illness known as the lung…
Hypersonic missile in Russia’s first test leaves target in flames
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Zircon is designed to hit a target up to 1,500km away The first Hypersonic Weapon of the Russian Federation has hit a target 500km (310 miles) away,…
Philippines navy completes resupply mission to impounded Chinese ship
Says it has fulfilled part of plan to expand sea power to challenge other powers in the region The Philippines navy has completed a resupply mission to conduct maintenance on a warship that was…
Pigs to save Paris airport runway
Written by Staff Writer This content was published on November 13, 2015 9:34 AM Nov 13, 2015 – 09:34 Will the lives of birds be saved by pigs? Ask the crew at La Defense…
Better-than-expected virtual property rally
A virtual land boom is getting started. Metaverse Real Estate (TREN), a brand-new real estate company trading at 95 cents a share on the OTC Bulletin Board, just saw its share price shoot up…
The £140,000 per year chief executive who thinks it’s okay to talk dirty
Announcing the appointment of global Tory-leaning former office-holder Beth Ford to become Land O’ Lakes chief executive on 2 March, in the wake of an inquiry into alleged mismanagement by previous leader Paddy Ashdown,…
Man arrested for possessing hundreds of child sex dolls
By John Roach, CNN • Updated 5th August 2015 (CNN) — A Newfoundland man has been charged after a raid on his home turned up dozens of the man’s “child sex dolls,” according to…