Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43821759/ns/today-entertainment/
Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Hugh Grant wins court ruling in hacking scandal
A High Court judge on Wednesday ordered police to hand over information to actor Hugh Grant or former girlfriend Jemima Khan which could show phone messages between them were intercepted.
Video: Man's attempt to face fear of heights backfires
A Texas man's attempt to face his fear of heights by going on a bungee ride backfires when the ride malfunctions and he gets stuck 100 feet in the air. KXAS-TV's Susy Solis reports.�(NBC News)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43823927#43823927
UN: Parts of south Somalia suffering from famine
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Parts of southern Somalia are suffering from famine, a U.N. official said Wednesday, and tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation. The Horn of Africa is suffering a devastating drought compounded by war, neglect and spiraling prices. Some areas in the region have not had such a low rainfall in 60 years, aid group Oxfam said. The U.N. needs $300 million in the next two months, said Mark Bowden, the U.N.'s top official in charge of humanitarian aid in Somalia. The last time conditions were this bad was in 1992, when hundreds of thousands of Somalis starved to death. That famine prompted intervention by an international...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/20/UN_Parts_of_south_Somalia_suffering_from_famine_u/
Amazon offering e-textbook rentals
With most students saying they prefer print textbooks to digital textbooks, Amazon.com will have to live up to its claim of cost savings to attract any significant business.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43809010/ns/business-consumer_news/
Consumer bureau fights to keep its fangs
Bankrolled by the financial services industry, opponents of a new consumer protection agency have vowed to block its� new director unless changes are made.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43811212/ns/business-consumer_news/
$720 house can be built in a week
India's TatGroup, which already makes the world's cheapest car,� is setting its sights on the housing market with a $720 flatpack home that can be constructed in a week.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43809684/ns/business-real_estate/
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