It is the greatest Easter egg hunt in the world — the search for a £20 million egg. In 1952, a man walked into the Wartski antique shop just off Bond Street and spent £1,250 on a Fabergé egg. He paid in cash and was listed as “A Stranger”. The Tsar Imperial egg, the Nécessaire Egg, has never been seen again,… Read more →
AUGUSTA: Bubba Watson, who needed 22 months to win again after a 2012 Masters triumph, birdied five holes in a row on the back nine yesterday to seize command of the 78th Masters. The 35-year-old American fired a four-under par 68 Friday to stand on seven-under 137 and grab a three-shot lead over Bill Haas in the second round at… Read more →
Here is an inspirational story captured in frames by photographers Evan Schiller and Lisa Holzwarth about a baby baboon’s frightening encounter with a lioness. The duo were on a travel hunt when they captured the remarkable wildlife interaction where the lioness had killed an adult baboon and the baby baboon popped out only to be caressed and cared by the… Read more →
First it was George W. Bush — and now it’s deja shoe for Hillary Clinton. Clinton was forced to duck Thursday when a female protester threw a shoe at her as she spoke at a Las Vegas event. Clinton had just begun a speech about recycling when the shoe whizzed by her right ear. The startled former secretary of state… Read more →
For the past five years Chris Thompson (pictured above) has saved £250 a month into a share plan at his company, Costa Coffee. The store manager said he could see that the chain, part of Whitbread, “was going places” – so shares in the firm were an attractive place to put aside his monthly savings. But he never imagined the… Read more →
A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected, and with very surprising flowers. The four-year-old sapling, grown from a cherry stone that spent time aboard the International Space Station (ISS), burst into blossom on April 1, possibly a… Read more →
Al Ain: One Filipino paramedic died and five other medics from the Al Ain Rescue and Ambulance Section have been quarantined after being infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Mers-CoV), said official from the UAE Ministry of Interior. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of Interior said the six cases “were diagnosed during the periodic medical examinations”…. Read more →
BANGALORE: In a first, Microsoft Ventures in India has launched a hotline for entrepreneurs to get real-time professional advice on their business and technical queries. A team of 4 professionals trained by Microsoft will staff JumpStart who will address queries related to accounting and taxation, legal, understanding term sheets and technology. Startup queries will be routed to a team of… Read more →
KARACHI: India’s continued dominance in ICC events and BCCI’s influence in international cricket has prompted Pakistan coach Moin Khan to admit that India is not only a powerhouse but they should take a leaf out of the neighbour’s book. The former wicketkeeper-batsman believes that Pakistan fans, players and board need to understand that India’s meticulous planning and the mental strength… Read more →
Oscar Pistorius faced another day of relentless cross-examination Friday as the prosecution challenged his account of the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel has accused the athlete of hiding the truth about the death of Steenkamp, whom he shot last year through a closed toilet door in his home in Pretoria, South Africa. His questions Friday again… Read more →
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