Andreas Kornfeld of Alexander Historical Auctions says the phone sold Sunday afternoon to a person who bid by phone. The auction house does not disclose the names of buyers. Bidding for the phone started at $100,000. The red telephone includes a Nazi party symbol and Hitler's name engraved on the back. Occupying Russian officers gave the phone to a British officer, Sir … [Read more...]
Barack Obama learned to practice the Kitesurfing on the billionaire Richard Branson’s island
The former American president Barack Obama tries some new and dangerous water sports he could not practice for safety reasons when he was in the Oval Office of the White House, informs the AFP and Reuters. Obama learned to practice Kite-surfing and Kite-boarding the last week in while he was on a holiday on a Caribbean island, a property of the British billionaire Richard … [Read more...]
Katherine Jackson, mother of Pop Legend Michael Jackson, abused by a nephew
Katharine Jackson, the 86 years old mother of the late megastar Michael Jackson requested and obtained a restriction order against a nephew whom she accuses of intimidation, emotional abuse and the fact that he has obtained information about her bank accounts, informs Reuters. Trent Lamar Jackson, a nephew of 52 years from the family of Michael's father, Joe, worked as a driver … [Read more...]
The French jihadist Rachid Kassim, was targeted in a bombing mission in IRAQ
The coalition against the Islamic State aimed, in a bombardment, in the vicinity of Mosul in Iraq, the French Jihadist Rachid Kassim, considered the initiator of several attacks in France, confirmed the Pentagon, writes the AFP. The Ministry of Defense didn't say what happened to the French man in this bombing. But, in Paris, a high responsible in the fight against the … [Read more...]
Drake is the R&B artist who sold the most albums in 2016
The Canadian rapper Drake is the artist with the most sold albums at the world level in 2016, followed by the British artist David Bowie, who died in January 2016, informs the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), quoted by the AFP. Drake, who succeeded the pop star Adele in the annual top, recorded a huge success with the fourth album, 'Views', an … [Read more...]
A hormone that allows the burning of your unwanted fat has been discovered
The biologists from the Scripps Research Institute wanted to answer the question about the role of the serotonin in the process of the conversion of the fats. This neurotransmitter was associated in several rows with the loss in weight, without the mechanism to be understood exactly. In order to better understand the process, the professor Supriya Srinivasan and her colleagues … [Read more...]
Citzens March in Argentina for the right’s of Women to tan in the Nude
Tens of half naked women, supported by hundreds of dressed protesters, marched in Buenos Aires for the right to stay topless on the beach after the police recently asked some women without bras to leave a beach in the vicinity, reports the DPA. Similar protests took place in the last few weeks on the territory of Argentina after the incident from January, but is still unclear … [Read more...]
Reckitt Benckiser pays $16.6 billion dollars for Mead Johnson
Reckitt Benckiser acquired the American producer of baby food Mead Johnson for $16.6 billion dollars, in a transaction which would lead the British Group in a new direction and it would increase the business in the emerging markets, informs Reuters. Reckitt Benckiser, which produces things like the Nurofen tablets, the deodorant Air Wick and the condoms Durex, announced that it … [Read more...]
Kylie Minogue wins the battle against Kylie Jenner for the brand name ‘Kylie’
The Australian artist Kylie Minogue obtained a victory in the dispute with the American reality-star Kylie Jenner about the use of the common name Kylie as a registered trademark in the advertising campaigns on the territory of the USA, writes UPI. The trademarks and patent office in the USA rejected the request of Kylie Jenner, reports the Global News, but the television star … [Read more...]
The graphene from soybean oil, discovered by scientists to be viable soon
A discovery performed recently by a team of scientists from Australia through which the graphene (which is the most resistant material in the world) is obtained from the oil of soybeans will become 'viable from a commercial point of view', as announced the representatives of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). The CSIRO researchers saluted … [Read more...]