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The design of the new emergency department at the Alice Springs Hospital is still being finalised eight months after the initial plans went on display.
The $22 million project is expected to almost double the existing number of treatment cubicles and provide a new home for the radiology department.
The hospital’s general manager, Vicki Taylor, says there [...]

Already waterlogged parts of central and northern Queensland could face more flooding from severe Tropical Cyclone Ului as it moves closer to the coast.
The weather bureau says while the cyclone was downgraded to a category three system overnight, it is likely to reintensify before it crosses the central Queensland coast at the weekend.
The cyclone is [...]

US prosecutors in southern California have filed the first consumer protection lawsuit against Japanese carmaker Toyota, alleging it knowingly sold hundreds of thousands of defective vehicles.
Toyota officials in Orange County claim the company knew of defects with the acceleration system in several models but did not tell customers.
They say that violates of the state’s unfair [...]

London, Sep 14 (ANI): Britons keep almost 90 million unused phone handsets at home after they upgrade to new models, according to a countrywide survey.

The research revealed that 52 per cent keep unused phones at home in case a current handset is stolen, lost or broken.

In fact, more than two third Britons (68 per cent) [...]

London, Sep 12 (ANI): German model Claudia Schiffer has revealed that she likes herself more now at 39, and that she feels she looks so much better too.

Schiffer, who is a mother of two, is among a number of models who have made a comeback without a wrinkle or body flaw, and she has just [...]

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Actor Robert Pattinson has denied tabloid reports that he is single.

The Twilight star claimed that he never spoke to British newspaper, The Mirror, which quoted him saying he has not seeing anyone, reports Contactmusic.

The Mirror had quoted him as saying: “I don’t have a girlfriend. I don’t know why. You always [...]

London, Aug 19 (ANI): Twilight star Robert Pattinson has admitted that he does not have girlfriend.

“I don’t have a girlfriend. I don’t know why. You always think you’re going to get more girls after you’ve made a movie and it never happens,” the Mirror quoted him as saying.

He went on: “You sit there and you’re [...]

Mumbai, July 16 (ANI): Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra launched premium shirts of global brand J Hampstead here on Wednesday.

Priyanka Chopra, who is the brand ambassador for J Hampstead, unveiled the international line of premium shirts.

Speaking on the launch event, Priyanka said that when she was contacted by J Hampstead, a men’s clothing line, she [...]

New York, July 15 (ANI): Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova is six months pregnant with fiance Archie Drury’s child.

Drury is a former Marine and Scientologist who made the documentary “Voices of Iraq”.The couple have been together for a little over a year. This [...]

London, July 09 (ANI): Peter Andre seems to be in no mood to be soft with his estranged wife Katie Price a.k.a Jordan. He has reportedly used a look-alike of the glamour model in his new video.

The singer was seen shooting [...]

London, July 9 (ANI): Katie Price a.k.a Jordan is planning to ditch the UK for a new career as a Hollywood actress, according to sources.

The 31-year-old mum-of-three is in talks about acting roles with US talent agencies.

They include Creative Artists Agency – which lists Nicole Kidman, Tom Hanks and Hugh Grant as its clients [...]

London, Jul 7 (ANI): A jobcentre looking for a candidate to host a pornographic television channel has shocked many with its advertisement.

The advert for the position of ‘Adult TV Channel Presenter’ was on the Jobcentre Plus website, and it states that the successful candidate would be required to work ’semi-nude’.

And also that the job [...]

Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) Automobile major Hindustan Motors Monday said it will revise prices of various vehicle models to pass on to its customers the benefit of excise duty cut on certain categories of cars as announced by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
“Hindustan Motors is passing on the entire benefit to the customers who can expect [...]

The Indian arm of Japanese two-wheeler maker Yamaha Wednesday said its sales jumped 84.3 percent in June to 17,878 units as against 9,699 bikes sold in the like period last year.
“We are thrilled with our performance as we notch up increased sales month-on-month this year. Our focus on quality and superior bikes has clearly paid [...]

Melbourne, July 1 (ANI): Aussie model Alyssa Sutherland has revealed that her addiction for pole dancing is what helps her keep her body in shape.

Sutherland, 26, says that she loves using the pole, and that it has become her obsession.

“It’s my latest obsession,” the Age [...]

Chandigarh, June 26 (ANI): Chandigarh has emerged as an important fashion destination from market as well as promising designers’ perspective.

Fashion has taken centre stage in the region following the setting up of several fashion technology institutes like NIIFT, IIFT and IIFD in and around Chandigarh. These institutes provide talented young designers an opportunity to [...]

Mumbai, June 25 (ANI): Top models walked down the ramp on Wednesday evening wearing exquisite collections designed by students of a fashion institute here during its annual fashion show.

Organised by International Institute of Fashion Design [...]

London, May 29 (ANI): A 41-year-old Brit has created a super bowl for U.S. President Barack Obama’s pet Bo.

Natalie, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, crafted the special dog’s bowl at the President’s request.

She was stunned when Obama made an order for the bowl.

Natalie did have a reason to be surprised after the world’s most powerful man [...]

Oslo – Mazda presented the RX-8 hydrogen at the Viking Rally, announcing at the same time that it will be available with European specifications to leasing clients on the Norwegian market in the next few weeks.
The Mazda RX-Hydrogen RE has been available to Japanese leasing customers since 2006 with a rotary engine that can be [...]

Stockholm – Volvo is offering a new flexifuel engine for the V70 and S80 models that can be driven either with petrol or E85 bioethanol with the five-cylinder 2.5-litre unit producing 170 kW/231 hp.
Engineers have managed to reduce fuel consumption by between five and six per cent. The Volvo V70 2.5FT Drive fitted with manual [...]