During the first world war millions of animals were used for transport, to carry vital communications and as companions to the troops. This week, the PDSA posthumously awarded an honorary Dickin Medal – the ‘animal VC’ – to the horse Warrior, on behalf of all the animals involved. Warrior served throughout the whole campaign with General Jack Seely, surviving machine-gun ... Read More »
Real Madrid defeated San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 on Saturday to win the Club World Cup and secure their fourth trophy of 2014. The Spanish giants dominated the final with Sergio Ramos, who had been an injury doubt because of a hamstring strain, and Gareth Bale getting on the scoresheet. Real added the year-ending trophy to the Champions League, Copa ... Read More »
The R70 suit may make you look like a superhero, but it’ll make you feel decades older. Next time, you’ll have a little more respect for the elderly. For a little while on a recent weekday afternoon, my body aged about 40 years. The arthritis in my fingers made it nearly impossible to make a fist, let alone pick up ... Read More »
The art of creating unique pieces World debut at the Seoul Living Design Fair for Pininfarina Fuoriserie, a tailor-made bike designed by Pininfarina and realized by 43 Milano. Due to the name – referring to the custom-built high-performance exclusive cars – the Pininfarina Fuoriserie is a bespoke bike with unique features, a combination of the Pininfarina pure design and the ... Read More »
According to the latest study of Vanity Fair, because the Russian economy is in recession, the ruble fell to its lowest level in more than one decade and oil prices were constantly falling, the billionaire from the land birch base has lost a considerable fortune. He’s powerful Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich is no exception. Although the Russian government has declared ... Read More »
Among the top 10 were the Mini Cooper, Ferrari F12 Berlinetta,Range Rover Sport, Ford Fiesta 1.0T EcoBoost and Porsche 911 GT3, but it was the storming Volkswagen Golf R which took the top honours. There’s a flipside, though, because while we were busy naming the best cars on sale today, we also had to choose those models which fall drastically ... Read More »
North Korea on Saturday proposed a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment, warning of “serious” consequences if Washington rejects a probe that Pyongyang says will prove it had nothing to do with the cyberattack. U.S. officials blame North Korea for the hacking, citing the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks linked ... Read More »
Two police officers were killed after they were shot in their patrol car in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, according to a law enforcement official. The shootings took place near Myrtle and Tompkins Avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant. “It looks like they were shot in the upper body,” Deputy Chief Kim Royster said. She said that a suspect fled into a subway station ... Read More »
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) kicks the ball next to San Lorenzo’s midfielder Juan Mercier during their FIFA Club World Cup final football match in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh on December 20, 2014 Marrakech (Morocco) (AFP) – Real Madrid defeated San Lorenzo of Argentina 2-0 on Saturday to win the Club World Cup and secure their fourth ... Read More »
Kaspersky has discovered a fresh ZeuS malware strain which has targeted financial institutions worldwide. The company says the banking trojan’s latest form has targeted a total of 150 different banks and 20 payment systems worldwide; focusing on the infiltration of online banking. In total, 15 countries have been attacked, including the United Kingdom, United States, Spain, Russia, Japan and Italy. ZeuS ... Read More »
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