6.07.2004

News items that are interesting...

Tuesday June 1, 2004
nothing interesting

Wednesday June 2, 2004
nothing interesting

Thursday June 3, 2004


Baby ducks. To the untutored ear it might just sound like a load of quacking, but British researchers have discovered that the country's ducks, much like its people, have distinct regional accents, a report said.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)

Friday June 4, 2004

A model in a chainmail-type bodysuit poses on the catwalk during fashion designer Alexander McQueen's 'Black' Fashion Show at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, Thursday, June 3, 2004. (AP Photo/PA, Myung-Jung Kim)

Saturday June 5, 2004

Hey, put me down! : A Japanese sumo wrestler lifts a young sumo wrestling student, during a demonstration in Beijing. (AFP/Goh Chai Hin)

Sunday June 6, 2004

Bush and Chirac : US President George W. Bush (news - web sites) (L) and French President Jacques Chirac (R) attend a wreath laying ceremony at the American Cemetery Colleville-Sur-Mer, France, during the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on Omaha Beach. (AFP/Paul J. Richards)
If you ask me it looks like they are trying to find a way to tell each other sorry for being stupid and going into war.

Monday June 7, 2004

US auto giant General Motors will invest more than three billion dollars in China over the next three years and double capacity to 1.3 million vehicles in the same period. Here a GM model and a Chinese guard on the Great Wall(AFP/HO/File)


One of the most intriguing mysteries in French history will be put to rest when the heart of Louis XVII, child heir to the throne, is buried in the royal crypt outside Paris 209 years after his death. Louis died aged 10 while in prison during the French Revolution. Picture shows the crystal urn containing the heart(AFP/HO/File)