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Ferrari sparks rage in China after publicity stunt leaves 'skid marks' over historical site
The Italian super car manufacturer Ferrari has caused controversy in China after their publicity stunt left skid marks all over a 600-year-old historical site. Ferrari had paid 80,000 Yuan (8,000 pounds) to have exclusive use of the popular tourist site for half a day. A special-edition Ferrari 458 Italia sports car, valued around six million Yuan (591,480 pounds), was filmed at night doing 'doughnuts'
The Italian super car manufacturer Ferrari has caused controversy in China after their publicity stunt left skid marks all over a 600-year-old historical site. Ferrari had paid 80,000 Yuan (8,000 pounds) to have exclusive use of the popular tourist site for half a day. A special-edition Ferrari 458 Italia sports car, valued around six million Yuan (591,480 pounds), was filmed at night doing 'doughnuts'
'Avengers' ups dollar power with $207.4M opening
"The Avengers" has extended its box-office superpowers with a record $207.4 million opening weekend domestically, an even bigger start than originally projected.
"The Avengers" has extended its box-office superpowers with a record $207.4 million opening weekend domestically, an even bigger start than originally projected.
Hyderabad foundation gets $100,000 grant for polio vaccine
Ella Foundation has won a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a virus against polio after the phasing out of the oral poliovirus (OPV) vaccine, the Hyderabad-based scientific research group said Thursday.
Ella Foundation has won a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a virus against polio after the phasing out of the oral poliovirus (OPV) vaccine, the Hyderabad-based scientific research group said Thursday.
'Domestic funding enough to take AIDS programme ahead'
As global fund donors pull out from India's next AIDS control programme (2012-2017), the chief of the coveted Gates Foundation-led Avahan project Wednesday said the country is capable of taking the programme ahead through domestic funding.
As global fund donors pull out from India's next AIDS control programme (2012-2017), the chief of the coveted Gates Foundation-led Avahan project Wednesday said the country is capable of taking the programme ahead through domestic funding.
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