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  • SUV crash survival more likely SUV crash survival more likely

    Passengers in SUVs are now known to be more likely to survive a serious crash. A new study conducted by the University of Buffalo in the US has found the driver of the SUV is as much as 10 times more likely to survive in a head-on collision where a passenger car is involved. While automakers have taken steps to improve safety in normal passenger cars, such as changing bumper designs on ...

  • Spanish surplus figures improve Spanish surplus figures improve

    Spain has reported a trade surplus, the first since 1971. With imports slumping due to austerity measures, the first monthly trade surplus for more than 40 years is being seen as a positive development. However, the country is still suffering from an economic downturn with unemployment in Spain now running at 26.7%. The surplus of 634.9 million euros in March reflects a 15% plunge in ...

  • Letta may abolish unpopular taxes Letta may abolish unpopular taxes

    Italy's coalition government has promised to abolish some salaries and perks which are handed out to government ministers. A controversial property tax will also be abolished, or frozen, by the new government of Enrico Letta, who has also promised to do away with the double salary received by some parliamentarians. Before the election, it had been mooted by Letta's coalition partners that ...

  • Famous New York artists bring huge prices Famous New York artists bring huge prices

    Paintings by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat smashed all previous auction records at Christie's in New York during the week. In fact, several works by popular artists brought extraordinary prices. The items made $495 million for their owners at the valuable sale of postwar and contemporary art at Christie's. However, a single Andy Warhol Painting of Marilyn ...

  • Thai phone operators told to lower charges Thai phone operators told to lower charges

    3G operators in Thailand have all agreed to cut their tariffs. The Thai National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission has been pressuring providers to lower all their 2G and 3G tariffs by 15%. The three 3G mobile operators, Advanced Info Service, Total Access Communication and True Move have said they will launch new 3G tariff packages to reflect the request by government. It ...


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The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2

"The Rage: Carrie 2" is a sequel-cum-updated remake of "Carrie," Brian De Palma's 1976 high school horror revenge fantasy. There's not much connection between the two films, and one gets the feeling that the producers weren't sure whether "The Rage" should be considered a sequel to "Carrie" or its own beast. After all, it could certainly work on its own, although anyone with any film knowledge wou ... ...

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  • Lara Bingle looking forward to some private time

    Lara Bingle has revealed that she could have a new boyfriend, a new business venture and a new series this year, but wants to be more private this year. Australian cricketer Michael Clarke's former girlfriend told Confidential magazine that she can do a second series of reality show 'Being Lara Bingle' if she wants to, although Channel 10 has denied it by saying that there is nothing planned at ...

  • Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

    Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff officially opened Brasilia's Mane Garrincha World Cup stadium. Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians, reports Xinhua. "A year ago they said that we wouldn't build our stadiums, that they wouldn't be ready. But now we are seeing that the stadiums have been ...

  • Dont blame fetish videos for shock sex cases says porn site CEO

    On of the leading purveyors of bondage porn has claimed that X-rated videos depicting female abductions and forced sex don't lead to real life crimes. Peter Acworth, whose San Francisco based company- Kink.com- has built an empire catering to sexual fetishes, told the New York Daily News that fetish porn is in no way responsible for recent high profile sex crimes. During the trial of former ...

  • British travelers to face longest ever US immigration queues

    Millions of British holidaymakers and business travellers heading for the United States this summer are facing longer queues than ever for their applications to be processed by immigration. Research by The Independent has revealed that budget cuts at US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have sharply increased airport queues, with the worst delays in Florida. The research revealed that ...

  • Campbell-Brown leads Caribbean contingent in Diamond League

    Three-time Olympic gold medallist and four-time World champion Veronica Campbell-Brown will lead about three dozen Caribbean athletes in the Adidas Grand Prix here next week. The Grand Prix, the third meet of the glitzy, multi-million dollar Diamond League, will be held May 25 at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island here, reports CMC. It will feature dozens of international superstars, including ...

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