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Kate Winslet and Kenneth Branagh will be honored by Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday. They are among other notables in the Queen’s Birthday Honors list. Kate Winslet, an Oscar-winning actress will be named as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). Kenneth Branagh will receive a knighthood. Winslet said the Queen’s honor made her “very proud ... Read More »

Queen Elizabeth II just celebrated her Diamond Jubilee. With changing times her message has also gone high-tech. She has posted a short video message to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee celebrations which has been going on across the United Kingdom for the past four days. The video is just about 2 minutes long. Her message is short and simple. She wants ... Read More »

Short-haired bees, scientific name Bombus subterraneus, where declared extinct in Britain 12 years ago. These bees have been responsible for blossoming flowers across the British countryside which began to lose glory as the bees disappeared. After 12 years of effort about 50 short-haired bees have been released into an English nature reserve on Monday. Hopefully, they will flourish again and ... Read More »

An Austrian father shot his son at the child’s school Friday in Sankt Poelten, west of Vienna, before killing himself, police announced. The boy, of primary school age, was seriously wounded and had to undergo an emergency operation, police said. The father, who fled by car after the shooting, was found about an hour later in his overturned vehicle. He ... Read More »

We’re not kidding here. Can you believe that the Italy parliamentary commission had actually proposed a tax on pets. Presenting the “dog and cat tax”. If you have an “animal of affection” you got to pay more taxes. Now, who the hell came up with this idea? This law was proposed to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. What ... Read More »

A crashed World War II plane that belongs to Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has been found in the Sahara Desert. It has been found after almost 70 years after it crash landed. Details about who flew the plane and their whereabouts is not clear. Vintage Wings, a Canadian aviation news website was the first to report about it. Jakub ... Read More »

Samsung and Visa have unveiled their limited-edition Galaxy S III. This edition will be available for athletes and trialists competing in this summer’s Olympic games. An unlikely partnership between Samsung and Visa. We are sure you are wonder what Visa, your Credit card company has to do with Samsung. Well, it is to make your spend more money. The smartphones ... Read More »