Related Stories Fears for Australia boy missing after crocodile attack Police in northern Australia are searching for a 12-year-old boy feared killed by a crocodile, the second potential fatality(несчастный случай) in two weeks. The boy was swimming with a group of people at Port Bradshaw in East Arnhem Land, police said. Other members of the group tried to spear(ударить чем-то острым)<
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Daily(повседневная)life can be full of annoying(раздражающие) distractions, from loud phone conversations, noisy soup eaters to waiting... and waiting... for a delayed flight or train. Joe Palca, a science correspondent for US National Public Radio, explains some of the things we find annoying and says it can be the unpredictable moments in life that frustrate us the most. Why do fingernails on a blackboard make us cringe?
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The Rain Room – an interactive installation involving an indoor downpour – is currently running at London’s Barbican Art Gallery to critical acclaim. As a result, the free show – which runs until 3 March 2013 – is drawing huge crowds on a daily basis. But in a city known for its year-round drizzly weather, why are people waiting in line for more than two hours to experience more rain? To start with, you don’t g
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Vintage fashion in Paris Paris – the capital of fashion, the home of illustrious couture houses and a city with a history of sartorial savoir-faire – has also made a name for itself as a top destination for vintage shopping. From high end to affordable, this selection of Paris’ best vintage boutiques will suit every style. Didier Ludot set up his eponymous shop in the 1st arrondissement’s regal Palais Royal gardens in 1975, and still sells a judicious
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Newborn babies with fledgling immune systems are the most vulnerable(уязвимы) to the disease. They are also too young to be vaccinated - doses are given at two, three and four months of age.
It led to an emergency vaccination programme for pregnant(беременные) women, between 28 and 38 weeks, across the UK. The theory is that the mother's immune system should create more antibodies(антитела) to
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Gerry Anderson, the creator of hit TV shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Joe 90, has died at the age of 83. He also created Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and his puppet superheroes fired the imaginations of millions of young viewers in the 1960s and '70s. Thunderbirds, a science-fiction fantasy about a daring rescue squad, ran from
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A severe winter storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern US has brought heavy snow to the Midwest and threatens disruption in the east. At least six people have been killed and authorities have told people to stay at home rather than brave freezing temperatures and treacherous roads. A state of emergency has been declared in Mississippi
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Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss's bungalow in north-east India, burning to death the owner and his wife, officials say. Angry workers surrounded the bungalow at Kunapathar in Assam state late on Wednesday, following a two-week long dispute with the management. Police said the incident happened after the management
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