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Historic African circumnavigation starts from 1st August

London, July 14 : More than 2,500 years after the first circumnavigation of Africa by the Phoenicians, a brand new replica ship with 20 paying crew is preparing to follow in the footsteps of these ancient mariners.

According to the Greek Historian, Herodotus, in 600 BC, Phoenician mariners achieved the first circumnavigation of Africa in a 21-metre square-rigged ship with around 10 rowing stations on each side.

Philip Beale, a City fund manager turned adventurer, arranged for a team of Syrian boat builders to begin construction of a replica Phoenician ship in 2007.

The 17,000-mile historical voyage will begin from Syria on 1st August with 20 paying crew aboard.

8,000 people show up to bare their bottoms at ‘Mooning Amtrak'' event!

London, July 14 : Cops had to be called in when 8,000 people showed up to bare their bottoms at passing trains during a mass “mooning” event in the US.

The California town of Laguna Niguel has been holding the annual "Mooning Amtrak" celebration for the past 29 years.

For the first time however, about 50 policemen had to be called in to put a stop to the event – because people were showing more than just their bottoms.

Jim Amormino, a police spokesman, said the free flowing liquor had some people removing all their clothes, with women lifting their tops to flash passing trains, reports the Telegraph

Hormone-loaded speargun makes expensive tuna spawn

London, July 14 : Seeing the rapid decline of Bluefin tuna, scientists have used a special speargun to implant hormones into the fish in sea-cages off the coast of Italy, thus making the species spawn and grow in large numbers.

Bluefin tuna are among the most expensive fish on the planet, with just one selling for more than 100,000 dollars in Tokyo, where it is highly prized by top sushi chefs.

But the taste for this luxury tuna in Japan has decimated global bluefin populations.

Now, according to a report in New Scientist, scientists have used special spearguns to implant hormones into adult bluefin in sea-cages off Italy.

Three days later they spawned, producing 10 million fertilized eggs in four days.

Ringtone websites misleading young mobile users with “hidden charges”

London, July 13 : Majority of the websites that sell ringtones or mobile phones are conning children and teenagers by providing unclear information about the charges of their services, says a new p

Prince Harry follows in Di’s footsteps, helps vulnerable kids

London, July 13 : Prince Harry follows in Di’s footsteps, helps vulnerable kids

Brit schools face closure threats due to poor performance

London, July 13 : With the level of primary education not being up to the mark, British ministers have threatened to close down thousands of primary schools.

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