Hamburg - Germany's fourth-biggest airport, in Hamburg, gained its own rail link Thursday when a 3-kilometre tunnel from the air terminal to the rail system opened.
A 26-minute ride to downtown on the electric-train link costs 2.60 euros (3.35 dollars), far less than the expensive airport coaches which are the bugbear of air travellers in many nations.
Defenders of the German language were upset at plans to call the new underground station "Hamburg Airport" in English. So the German word for airport was added in parentheses, making the name "Hamburg Airport (Flughafen)".
Washington, Dec 11 : Popstar Sean Combs is frightened of toes!
The rap mogul spilled the beans about his toe phobia on the Tonight show with Jay Leno on December 9, where he appeared alongside Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale.
The ‘Everything I Love’ hitmaker revealed that he is frightened of long toes and sometimes goes on to the length of checking out his dates’ toe on the first meeting itself.
London, Dec 11 : Controversial comedian Russell Brand has the worst ‘celebrity hair’ in Britain, says a poll.
The 33-year-old star was voted as having the ‘worst celebrity hair’ by 1,300 people in a poll to mark Brylcreem National Men''s Hair Week, reports the Telegraph.
The second place went to presenter Jonathan Ross, followed by
Man U striker Wayne Rooney at the third.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown also appeared at the list at the fourth spot and X factor judge Simon Cowell at the fifth position.
Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Thursday ordered agriculture and health officials to closely monitor an outbreak of an Ebola virus strain in several pig farms in three northern provinces.
Deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez said Arroyo wanted agriculture authorities to prevent the Ebola Reston virus from spreading to other pig farms in the country.
Golez, a medical doctor, assured the public that the Ebola Reston virus found in the pigs was not harmful to humans.
London, Dec 11 : London Mayor Boris Johnson has the best ‘celebrity hair’ in Britain, says a new poll.
The 44-year-old politician was voted as having the ‘best celebrity hair’ by 1,300 people in a poll to mark Brylcreem National Men''''s Hair Week.
"I''''m baffled but delighted by this award. Thank you very much to everyone who voted for me,” the Telegraph quoted him saying.
"I''''m afraid that other people probably pay more attention to my barnet than I do and over the years I''''ve had various suggestions for what to do with it including a Mohawk.