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Main » 2012 » December » 27
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)< ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 759 | Added by: Zhgutik | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (6)

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? ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 858 | Added by: :) | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (6)

It is raining indoors in London

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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 1021 | Added by: Little_Mu | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (6)

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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 893 | Added by: Little_Mu | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (5)

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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 1067 | Added by: :) | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (6)

Wildlife campaigners are at odds over a new attempt to ban (попытки запретить)the global trade in polar bear parts.

Some activists say the market for rugs(ковры) and ornaments made from the bears is driving them to extinction.

But others argue that the most pressing problem for the species is climate change and the disappearance of polar ice.

The issue(вопрос) will be dec ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 821 | Added by: :) | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (6)

Royal Mail reveals Doctor Who stamps


Tom Baker, David Tennant and Patrick Troughton are to feature on a special set of Royal Mail stamps in 2013.

The collection marks the 50th anniversary of sci-fi (научно-фантастический) show Doctor Who, with all 11 Doctors getting their own first class stamp.

Four of ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 1239 | Added by: ValerieTr | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (13)


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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 895 | Added by: FoxyT | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (4)


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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 883 | Added by: FoxyT | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (5)


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 ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 805 | Added by: FoxyT | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (3)



Numbers of the bird have declined(отказываться) dramatically since the 1990s.

Up to 7,000 Bewick's swans usually migrate to the UK, arriving in October and flying back to Russia in March.

But surveys(рассматривать) ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 945 | Added by: Nastay62rus | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (5)

Angry Birds confirm 2016 release 3D for animated film



The makers of Angry Birds have confirmed that a film version of the game will be released in 2016.

Rovio, who started making the smartphone app in December 2009, say that the movie will be a 3D animation.

John Cohen, who has previously worked ... Read more »
Category: BBC Reader Here | Views: 1066 | Added by: ValerieTr | Date: 27.12.2012 | Comments (8)

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