Global fast food chain McDonald’s is embracing its Australian nickname Down Under, with selected stores around the country changing their signage on Tuesday to “Macca’s”. The world-first change — a temporary measure — comes after…
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New Amy Winehouse inquest due to be heard
A new inquest into the death of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, which was ordered when it emerged that the original coroner was not qualified for the job, will be heard on Tuesday. The Grammy…
Exposed: Italian teacher who kills celebrities on Twitter
Fidel Castro, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope Benedict XVI — Italian Tommasso Debenedetti has killed them all in fake tweets aimed at exposing shoddy journalism that have earned him global notoriety. The latest victim of Debenedetti’s…
Google maps New Year’s resolutions around the world
Google is letting people peg their New Year’s resolutions to an online map and see what promises others around the world have set out to keep in 2013. By Friday, a resolutions section at the…
Hot chocolate tastes better in an orange cup
European scientists say they have found further evidence that how you serve food and drink matters hugely in the perception of taste. Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford recruited…
Steve Jobs bio film set for April release
The first film based on the life of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be released in April, according to independent distributor Open Road Films.. The “biopic” starring Ashton Kutcher as Jobs, who died in…
Caipirnha: Brazil finds a faster way to age liquor
Excuse me, waiter, but why is my caipirinha glowing? Researchers in Brazil say they’ve found a faster way to age the liquor used to make the country’s signature cocktail — zap it with gamma radiation…
Microsoft slams Google on ‘proper’ YouTube app
Microsoft stepped up its criticism of Google on antitrust grounds Wednesday, claiming the Internet giant refuses to allow Windows Phone users “proper access” to the YouTube video service. “Despite government scrutiny, Google continues to block…
Space travel can accelerate Alzheimer’s: US study
Long journeys into deep space, including a mission to Mars, could expose astronauts to levels of cosmic radiation harmful to the brain and accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, said US research Monday. The NASA-funded study involved bombarding…