Topic: MUSIK - on October 20, 2003 at 11:55:21 PM CEST
Rock Star Prince Spreads Religion Door-To-Door
Former rock star Prince has reportedly been going door-to-door sharing his Jehovah's Witnesses faith. She told the newspaper that the pair stayed for about 25 minutes, "reading Scriptures about being Jewish and the land of Israel," gave them a pamphlet and left. In her words, "It was so bizarre, you would have just laughed."
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Topic: - on October 20, 2003 at 6:59:39 PM CEST
Afghans uncover lost treasure
It lay hidden for 2,000 years in Afghanistan, eluded the Taliban and escaped dozens of adventurers and bounty hunters. Now the Bactrian hoard, one of the world's greatest archaeological collections, has been found.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on October 20, 2003 at 6:28:59 PM CEST
Neues Kamera-Leichtgewicht von Sony
Sony hat laut eigenen Angaben die kleinste und leichteste Videokamera weltweit auf den japanischen Markt gebracht.
Das Modell DCR-IP1K wiegt bei der Größe einer Spielkarte [39 mal 91mal 69 Millimeter] nur 230 Gramm.
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Topic: POLITIK - on October 20, 2003 at 5:02:36 PM CEST
Khatami hints Iran may stop uranium enrichment
Iran's President Mohammad Khatami indicated on Sunday Tehran may halt uranium enrichment, which some Western governments say could be used to make atomic bombs, if it is allowed to keep its civilian atomic energy program.
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Topic: - on October 20, 2003 at 4:56:18 PM CEST
Österreichs größter Gletscher schmilzt dramatisch
Die Pasterze am Großglockner, Österreichs größter Gletscher, schmilzt dramatisch ab. Allein im Rekordsommer 2003 hat sich das Eis um 30 Meter zurückgezogen.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on October 20, 2003 at 4:48:14 PM CEST
Woman calls police to get rid of spider
A Swiss woman claimed a burglar had broken into the offices where she was working late at night because she wanted police to come and get rid of a spider.
The young woman was alone in the office building in the Swiss district of Pfaeffikon near Zurich when she spotted the spider.
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Topic: W A R - on October 20, 2003 at 4:42:30 PM CEST
North Korea Test-Fires Anti-Ship Missile
The Office of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff declined to further identify the type of the missile, but said North Korea has fired the same type of missile two or three times this year.
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Topic: LOST - on October 20, 2003 at 4:37:43 PM CEST
Lidl hängt Aldi ab
Deutschlands zweitgrößter Discounter Lidl hat Marktführer Aldi beim Wachstum in den ersten neun Monaten 2003 deutlich abgehängt. Von Januar bis Ende September habe der Lidl-Umsatz um 12,6 Prozent zugelegt; Aldi (Nord und Süd) komme nur auf ein Plus von 5,6 Prozent, berichtete die Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on October 20, 2003 at 4:35:14 PM CEST
Vater der "kleinen Hexe" feiert 80. Geburtstag
Wie stünde es bloß um unsere Phantasie ohne die kleine Hexe, das kleine Gespenst, Räuber Hotzenplotz und die anderen Gestalten aus dem Rübezahlweg! Dort nämlich, in einer kleinen Gemeinde bei Rosenheim, schreibt Otfried Preußler seine Geschichten. Heute wird er 80 Jahre alt.
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Topic: BLOG - on October 20, 2003 at 4:24:58 PM CEST
British Blog awards 2003
Guardian Unlimited is launching a competition to promote and reward the best of British blogging. Our panel of 22 judges will pick winners for five different categories: best design, best specialist, best use of photography, best under 18 annd best written. You can enter your blog in as many categories as you like. The deadline for entries is November 21.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on October 20, 2003 at 2:59:51 PM CEST
Disco fever grips Tokyo by the crystal balls
The flashing disco floors that lit up Japan's night scene during the '70s and '80s are making a comeback as well-known clubs reopen their doors. And once-popular songs are also drawing in crowds as disco CD sales rocket in the midst of a disco boom.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on October 20, 2003 at 2:57:25 PM CEST
Ancient carved 'faces' found
A keen-eyed archaeologist claims to have found some of the oldest artwork ever - carved faces 200,000 years old.
The human images were found in 2001 by Pietro Gaietto on an expedition through the Borzonasca district of Italy.
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