Bilingual: Women suicide bombers hide explosives in their BREAST IMPLANTS 2013-08-19 15:14:55
Heathrow Airport is on high terror alert amid fears female terrorists might use breast implants as bombs. Experts believe there is a 'credible' threat that al-Qaida could target flights out of London using explosives hidden in the chests of its operatives.
Buzzword: Personality spam 2013-08-19 15:14:55
Personality spam refers to incessant online posts and messages relating to one's personal life and interests, particularly on social media, and people who frequently do this are called personality spammers.
Bilingual: Scientists breed glow-in-the-dark rabbits 2013-08-16 15:43:52
As part of an effort to improve treatments for life-threatening illnesses, a team of scientists have created rabbits that glow in the dark. Their efforts produced two rabbits out of a litter of eight that went from being a normal, fluffy white to glowing green in the dark.
Language tips: Keep his counsel 2013-08-16 15:43:52
To keep one’s own counsel is to keep our good advice to ourselves, to keep our opinion and thoughts private and unknown, i.e. not to confide in others.
Bilingual: South Korean women wear 'refrigerator pants' to beat the heat 2013-08-15 15:06:52
Thin, light and wildly patterned "refrigerator pants," which are what all the girls in Seoul and Busan are wearing this summer.
Buzzword: Gameboy back 2013-08-15 15:06:52
The modern phenomenon, which causes curvature of the spine and sometimes herniated (slipped) discs, is a result of children sitting hunched over games consoles and smartphones for hours on end. The problem is particularly prevalent in eight to 18-year-olds.
Bilingual: Norway PM works as secret taxi driver 2013-08-13 15:16:29
Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg spent an afternoon working incognito as a taxi driver in Oslo, he has revealed. Mr Stoltenberg said he had wanted to hear from real Norwegian voters and that taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views.
Buzzword: E-cquaintance 2013-08-13 15:16:29
E-cquaintance refers to a person known to another through online communication only (as via email, instant messenger or social networking website).
Bilingual: Japan ponders freezing Fukushima ground to stop leaks 2013-08-12 15:00:01
Japan's prime minister Thursday ordered his government to find "multiple, speedy and sure" ways to stop the spread of radioactive groundwater around the meltdown-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, including freezing the surrounding ground.
Buzzword: Foul-weather friend 2013-08-12 15:00:01
A foul-weather friend only seeks you out if they have a problem, need a shoulder to cry on, a ride to town or someone to watch their dog, but otherwise they act as if they don't even know you.
