Archive for January 9th, 2012
Elton John to pen personal story about AIDS
LONDON | Mon Jan 9, 2012 10:07am EST LONDON (Reuters) – Elton John will write a personal account of his life during the AIDS epidemic, including his friendship with Queen frontman Freddie Mercury who died of an AIDS-related illness in 1991 aged 45. The “Rocket Man” musician founded the Elton John AIDS Foundation around 20 [...]
UK royals, Joey the horse share Spielberg red carpet
LONDON | Mon Jan 9, 2012 9:53am EST LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge shared the red carpet late on Sunday with Hollywood royalty and a horse called Joey who appeared in Steven Spielberg’s latest movie “War Horse.” The film, based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo which was turned [...]
Electricity only reaches one in three Afghans
By Agnieszka Flak KABUL | Mon Jan 9, 2012 2:37am EST KABUL (Reuters) – Only one in three Afghans has access to electricity despite years of spending to improve supply, and the country is still far too dependent on imported power, the head of the country’s state owned power utility told Reuters. Abdul Razique Samadi, [...]
