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Aug 12 2008, AP

A political party that favors making Puerto Rico the 51st U.S. state said Friday it will demand an English translation of a November ballot.

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Jul 23 2008 by AP0 Comments

A trio of English cocaine smugglers who were caught after putting the wrong fuel into their boat received the longest drug-related prison sentences in Irish history Wednesday.Martin Wanden, 45, and Perry Wharrie, 48, received 30-year terms, while...

 
 
Jul 20 2008 by AP0 Comments

Ian Poulter sent the English crowd into a frenzy, surging to a tie for the lead with defending British Open champion Padraig Harrington on Sunday. Greg Norman was still in the mix in a bid to become the oldest major champion in golf history.The...

 
 
Jul 17 2008 by AP0 Comments

In one of those charming English villages near Royal Birkdale Golf Club, the lamp posts are adorned with alternating pictures of Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington. One is home. The other is hurting.The British Open began Thursday morning in a strong...

 
 
Jul 17 2008 by AP0 Comments

In one of those charming English villages near Royal Birkdale Golf Club, the lamp posts are adorned with alternating pictures of Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington.One is home.The other is hurting.The British Open began Thursday morning in a strong...

 
 
Jul 4 2008 by AP0 Comments

Joe Ozaki was so pumped after the first round of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, he didn’t mind doing most of the talking in his halting English. Then again, there was no alternative.Ozaki shot a 9-under 63 on Friday, his low in three years on the...

 
 
Jul 3 2008 by AP0 Comments

Three West African bushmen recruited to build a mud-hut village at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia have been denied visas because officials say the men were poor, didn’t speak English and failed to convince them that their visit only would be...

 
 
Jun 30 2008 by AP0 Comments

A motley group of foreigners _ English teachers, students of Arabic, even a journalist _ gathered on a recent chilly night in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, brought together by a love of cinema, curiosity and a furtive hope of catching a glimpse...

 
 
Jun 14 2008 by AP0 Comments

A string of lights spells out the name of the bar in the back of the basement in capital letters, PARADISE. A dozen Chinese women in skintight miniskirts and halter tops flit around clusters of beefy Western men and flirt in broken English.Now and then,...

 
 
Jun 11 2008 by AP0 Comments

Chelsea on Wednesday hired Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari as the English soccer team’s new manager.Scolari will take the Chelsea job on July 1 after the end of the European Championship, the Premier League club announced on its Web site.The...

 
 
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Dec 1 2007 by Ramya.0 Comments

Great news for travellers! A phone translator from Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. is out today. This will help you understand Japan by translating the language to English. NEC even said that, this technology is developed for the first time in...

 
 
Oct 4 2007 by Lydia0 Comments

If you have ever caught yourself cribbing about the state of education in our country, then think again.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Schools and Learners in the UK Andrew Adonis told the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference of...

 
 
Apr 20 2007 by Naveen0 Comments

Some of you might not believe this fact but it’s true. Well, the number one language of the bloggers worldwide, in terms of the count of the posts, is not English or the Chinese but it’s Japanese. I said that you won’t believe it but it’s like that....

 
 
Feb 13 2007 by Yashpal0 Comments

Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a global issue that is decades old inconsistency and still doesn’t look settled. Games for Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to uplift the new game ideas and new video games based on the real world issue has...

 
 
Nov 10 2006 by Gautam0 Comments

Up till now people used to complain about the heavy accent English spoken by Indian call center agents but now it is set to become a thing of the past. IBM Corp’s India Research Lab would be helping operators in correcting their harsh consonants, local...

 
 
Oct 25 2006 by Saki0 Comments

‘The Prestige’ directed by Christopher Nolan has gained considerable popularity with audiences here in Britain and from what I hear from friends, in the US theatres too.

The movie is well paced with the two main protaganists focussed on staying...

 
 
Oct 19 2006 by Tina0 Comments

This former O.C star who is known more for her weird dressing loves to hog on English food. Mischa Barton admitted that she loves English cuisine. Mischa was born in London but moved to NewYork when she was just 5.

She said, ‘I love all the mashed...

 
 
Oct 16 2006 by Tina0 Comments

The great singer is in Las Vegas for her ‘A New Day’ concert which has been running for four years now and is finally coming to its end. Her ‘A New Day’ runs through the end of 2007.

Celine Dion admitted, ‘It’s almost over, even though there’s one...

 
 
May 13 2006 by Bhagaban1 Comments

In a move to break language barrier, Skype has made an arrangement with two leading firms, Language Line Services and Voxeo to provide an interpreter service in more than 150 languages for customers using VoIP service. The interpreter service will make...

 
 
Jan 9 2006 by Charu0 Comments

Any guesses what’s a ‘muffin top’? What is one referring to when he says ‘exogal’...?
No idea...? No problems, any one speaking the normal English Language wuld be far off from these phrases that mean something like a bulge of flesh over low-cut jeans and an...

 
 
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London Wasps Lawrence Dallaglio, right, attempts to tackle Leicester Tigers Marco Wentzel, left, during the English premiership final rugby union match at Twickenham stadium in west London, Saturday, May 31, 2008.