MOSCOW - The death toll from a deadly blaze that ripped through a Russian nightclub last weekend has risen to 124, investigators said Wednesday. The fire at the Lame Horse club, in the Ural Mountains city of Perm, broke out early Saturday when an in
LOS ANGELES - A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic. The virus, also known as H1N1, has been diagnosed in only a few cats and ferrets since it emerged in Ap
A decline in food price inflation has caused Tesco to lose some of its sales momentum in the UK.The country’s biggest supermarket chain published a third-quarter trading update on Tuesday that showed that its UK like-for-like sales rose 2.8 per cent
PERM, Russia - Grieving friends and relatives of victims of a Russian nightclub fire buried the dead on a frigid Monday as the death toll climbed to 113 and looked likely to rise. Prosecutors on Monday charged four people in connection with the blaz
LONDON - A 242-year-old English toll bridge whose owner can earn tax-free income has been sold at auction for 1.08 million pounds. The Swinford Toll Bridge, which spans a stretch of the River Thames near Oxford was bought by an anonymous bidder on
LONDON - A 242-year-old English toll bridge whose owner can earn tax-free income was sold at auction Thursday for 1.08 million pounds. The Swinford Toll Bridge, which spans a stretch of the River Thames near Oxford in southern England was bought by
LONDON - A toll bridge built in 1769 across the River Thames sold for more than 1 million pounds at an auction Thursday. The Swinford bridge brings in about 190,000 pounds in toll payments from about 4 million vehicle crossings a year. Due to a qu
EYNSHAM, England - The auction of the 242-year-old Swinford Toll Bridge in London this week has whipped up emotions as disgruntled motorists step up demands to end the ancient toll and keen international buyers are said to be lining up to make thei
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