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Row in Britain over ‘London’ airport name change

A row erupted in Britain Monday over the rebranding of Oxford Airport as London Oxford Airport - despite being 60 miles from the capital's centre.(AFP/OFF)AFP – A row erupted in Britain Monday over the rebranding of Oxford Airport as London Oxford Airport – despite being 60 miles from the capital’s centre.


Russia finds missing cargo ship

Moscow says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew.

‘Currywurst’ museum opens in Germany

Shrine … visitors look at displays of the “Currywurst” sausage at the German Currywurst Museum in Berlin / AFP AS German as the Brandenburg Gate, the nation’s favourite snack, the curried sausage or “currywurst”, has now got its own museum, a shrine to the saucy delicacy that has become a national treasure.

Finland says missing ship doesn’t have nuclear material

The head of the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority said that radiation tests were performed on the ship, The Artic Sea, before it set out on it’s voyage.  He dismissed all rumors of nuclear cargo as stupid. For those of you who haven’t hear yet: on Saturday the ships operator received a demand for [...]

UK Teen in French Auto Crash

A 19 Year old was killed after a crash with five of his friends.  Local authorities think  the car was too heavy for safe driving, and this along with excessive speed caused the crash.  A local newspaper says the group was on their way to a party, but alcohol or drugs did not play a [...]