Archive for February, 2010
How to lose weight with a clothesline
TEN years ago, Melbourne mum Karen Gatt was so obese she could barely leave her own home. At just 26 years old, with two toddler sons, she had spent most of her life on the diet rollercoaster and had tried and failed with every diet imagineable. At her heaviest, she weighed 136 kilos and was [...]
Tsunami warning for Hawaii and the Pacific cancelled
The tsunami warning issued for the US state of Hawaii following a massive earthquake in Chile has been lifted. And this might also apply for Fiji and the surrounding Pacific region. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said on its website that based on all available data, there was no longer a destructive tsunami threat to [...]
Reds missed to steal win at death
A power-packed Blues rained on Queensland’s return to Ballymore, coming from behind for a 27-18 Super 14 win on Saturday night. Not even a rousing 55-metre opening-minute try to new skipper Will Genia and a brave fightback could reap the Reds’ first back-to-back Super 14 victory since 2006. Queensland raced to a 10-0 lead early [...]
Waratahs rolled out by the Bulls
The Waratahs produced their most scintillating Super rugby of the season but still lost 48-38 to the defending champion Bulls in Pretoria after surrendering a big early lead. The Bulls scored six tries to four in an exhilarating spectacle in which NSW scored the first 17 points and led 26-10 late in the first half. [...]
Tsunami roars across Pacific after Chile quake
A TSUNAMI roared across the vast Pacific Ocean today after a massive killer quake in Chile, with dozens of nations on alert for destructive waves. The ominous sound of evacuation sirens blared in Hawaii and French Polynesia as a tsunami raced around the Pacific’s “Ring of Fire” after the 8.8-magnitude quake in Chile, which left [...]
Stay off beaches after tsunami warning
SYDNEYSIDERS and people on Australia’s east coast are being warned to stay away from beaches on Sunday morning after warnings of a possible tsunami. The alert follows a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake which struck off the coast of Chile, toppling buildings, cutting power and killing at least 76 people. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) [...]
Chile earthquake causes chaos,many dead
A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile overnight, killing at least 147 people, leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring at jetspeed across the vast Pacific Ocean. Highways were sliced into pieces, rubble piled across streets and buildings were reduced to little more than heaps of wood after the pre-dawn earthquake struck [...]
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