United Kingdom

Brit anglers’ world record 17ft, 1124lb shark catch!

London, Nov 23: A shark, big enough to make 2,914 portions of fish with chips, has been caught.

The world record thresher shark is 17 ft and weighs more than half a ton.

Toyota Corolla named most reliable car

London, November 23: Japanese automaker Toyota’s car model Corolla was named the most reliable car, while Honda emerged as a company with most number of dependable cars, in a recent survey.

Honda CR-V emerged as the second most reliable car in the ‘Which Car?’ survey.

Honda HR-V shared the third position with Toyota Celica on the list.

The least reliable car in study was the Alfa Romeo GTV Coupe, followed by the Renault Espace.

Renault Laguna also emerged as one of the least reliable cars, reports the Sun.

Top 10 reliable cars (by faults per 100 warranty claims):
 

1 Toyota Corolla (2000-02) 3

2 Honda CR-V (1997-02) 5

3 Honda HR-V (1999-05) 6

Call for more research into deafness

London, Nov 23: An editorial in the Lancet is calling for more research into deafness.

US clubs scouting India for future baseball stars

London, Nov.23: American baseball scouts have started a contest to find the fastest pitcher in India, in an attempt to attract talent, fans and sponsors from the cricket-mad sub-continent.

Using IPhone in the winter may cause repetitive strain injury

London, Nov 23: Experts have warned that the iPhone could be responsible for causing repetitive strain injury if used for long periods in cold weather.

Rotavirus vaccine effective against gastroenteritis in kids

London, Nov 23: A study has found that two doses of a rotavirus vaccine co-administered with childhood vaccines provides high protection against rotavirus gastroenteritis episodes of any severity i

Pages