Search results
Moulin Rouge in Paris celebrates installation of new windmill sails
The Guardian· 8 hours agoParis’s Moulin Rouge cabaret club, whose landmark windmill sails fell down in April, has inaugurated a new set, a week before the Olympic torch was due to pass by the venue. Several hundred ...
Plague is among the deadliest bacterial infections in human history. Cases still happen today
CNN.com· 23 hours agoPlague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million...
ACT moves to protect dingoes after genetic study into animals in Namadgi national park
The Guardian· 18 hours agoThe change will trigger the removal of the wild dog/dingoes category from the pest animal declaration and mean dingoes are protected as a native animal ...
UK's biggest outdoor waterpark reveals new 'island' attraction open this summer
The Irish Sun· 23 hours agoA POPULAR outdoor waterpark has announced the launch of its brand-new "island" attraction as it opens the doors to visitors. Splashdown Quaywest is back for the summer, welcoming families from ...
‘Domestic Manners of the Americans’: Fanny Trollope’s Old-World Wit
The Wall Street Journal· 23 hours agoThe English novelist’s travelogue, bursting with mordant humor and exuberant prose, is an account of her sojourn in the U.S., including—horror of horrors—a trip along the Mississippi River.