Ancient, well-preserved shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (15)
A dozen shipwrecks have been found in the Baltic Sea, one of which may be 800 years old and others that are well-preserved, the Associated Press says."They could be interesting, but we have only seen pictures of their exterior. Many of them are considered to be fully intact. They look very well-preserved," Peter Norman of Sweden's National Heritage Board told the AP.The oldest probably dates to medieval times and the others are most likely from the 17th to 19th centuries. The Baltic Sea does not have the worm that destroys wooden wrecks in saltier seas.The wrecks were found east of the Swedish island of Gotland by a company building a natural-gas pipeline between Russia... 		Fire to play Dynamo in penultimate preseason friendly (12)
The Fire announced last night that they will be taking on fellow MLS side the Houston Dynamo in their second-to-last friendly of the preseason. The match will kick off this Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Carl Lewis Track and Field Complex in Houston. The Fire had originally planned to travel to New Orleans for their final regular season tune-up, but instead decided to head to Texas for the final stop of their preseason tour. The club will head to Houston tomorrow and depart for Chicago on Friday -- the day after the match. It's good to see the Fire go up against another MLS team in the run-up to the regular season. Both teams will likely field strong lineups, and the Dynamo will pro... 		Zhu Min named as IMF chief´s special advisor CCTV-International (11)
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund has named deputy governor of China's central bank, Zhu Min, as his special advisor. Dominique Strauss-Kahn says he hopes to strengthen relations with emerging economies. The head of the IMF says Zhu Min will bring a wealth of experience in government and the financial sector to his new position, and will play an important role in working with IMF management to enhance understanding of Asia and emerging markets. Meanwhile, China's central bank has welcomed this move. The People's Bank of China says international financial institutions should include more professionals from other economies in their management bodies. Th...
MTV's '16 and Pregnant' episode 4 features teen parents Chelsea, Adam (VIDEO) (5)
MTV's 16 and Pregnant continues next week with a profile of teen parents Chelsea and Adam. In this teaser clip we see the young parents struggling with the ... 		Regional Summit Urges Implementation of Sudanese Peace Plan (4)
Delegations from Sudan's north and south met in Nairobi, Kenya, at a special regional summit overseeing the implementation of the 2005 peace deal between ... 		What can Buddhism teach Tiger Woods? (3)
But given his mother's Thai background, the Buddhism to which Woods is likely referring is that of the Theravada school. (As many as 95 per cent of Thais ...
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