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Going Downtown in Beirut - in Lebanon by Heather on her travels on Nov 6, 2009The Downtown area of Beirut is the place to wander of an evening in central Beirut and stop for a drink or a meal. The area is a relatively small area of streets and squares which have been made into a showcase or smart shops and restaurants and a pl...

Irish accent voted sexiest in the world by The Chronicles from the Empire on Nov 3, 2009Irish accent was voted the sexiest language in the world, knocking down French from the top they’ve held for decades, the Daily Mail reports. Men speaking with Irish accent came top in a poll of 5,000 women worldwide. The Italian was deemed to...

Video - Saving the Caretta Caretta turtle on Zakynthos - Greece by Heather on her travels on Nov 2, 2009Video interview about saving the Caretta Caretta turtles on Zakynthos or Zante with Yannis Vardakastanis from the Earth Sea and Sky wildlife centre at Gerakas on Zakynthos, Greece...

Every British home has at least 30 spiders by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 30, 2009Every home in Britain has at least 30 spiders crawling around and there are more than 750 million spiders in the UK, the Daily Telegraph reports. Favourable breeding conditions over the autumn mean that spiders and daddy longlegs have thrived this ye...

World’s largest cruise ship sets sail from Finland to Florida by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 30, 2009The world’s largest cruise liner began its maiden voyage to Florida today, gliding out from a shipyard in Finland with an amphitheater, basketball courts and an ice rink on board, the AP reports. The 16-deck Oasis of the Seas spans 1,200 feet f...

Italian police to destroy fake Ferrari by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 29, 2009Italian police are to destroy a fake Ferrari, which was cobbled together in England from a Toyota MR2. Police in Ostuni discovered the fake when they saw what they thought was a rare 355 Berlinetta in the bodyshop of a local garage, Austrian Times re...

Survey: social networks cost British economy £1.38 a year by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 26, 2009According to a survey by an IT company Morse, social networking websites such as Twitter are costing British businesses £1.38 billion a year in wasted time, the Daily Telegraph reports. More than half of office workers use sites like Twitter and Fac...