Actress Ann Hathaway opens up about dieting in preparation for her part in Les Miserables. Hathaway Plays Fantine Anne Hathaway, who plays sickly prostitute Fantine in the big screen adaptation of the hit musical Les Miserables, has said that she had a gruelling time filming the movie, as she had to lose […]
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Category 4 hurricane bearing down on Baja California
Hurricane Jimena — a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 145 mph (230 kph) — moved across the Pacific Monday toward the southern portion of Baja California, forecasters said. As of early Monday, Jimena was about 395 miles (635 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center
Hurricane Jimena approaching Baja California
With winds of 115 mph, Hurricane Jimena has Mexico’s Baja California peninsula in its sights. The Category 3 storm is expected to “continue moving to the northwest in the direction of the Baja California region,” said Robbie Berg, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center. Jimena is the 10th named storm of the Pacific season
86 missing in Tonga ferry sinking
Searchers rescued at least 53 people, but 86 were still missing on Saturday, two days after their ferry capsized in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, a search and rescue officer said.
33 missing as ferry sinks near Tonga
Searchers rescued at least 53 people and about 33 are missing after a ferry capsized in the Pacific Ocean overnight near Tonga’s capital, Nuku’alofa, a search and rescue officer said early Friday. The surprise measure takes the total sum injected into the economy via government-backed “quantitative easing” to £175 billion ($294 billion).
Hurricane Felicia strengthens, heads toward Hawaii
Hurricane Felicia intensified over the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, strengthening to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 140 miles (220 kilometers) per hour, the U.S.
Mexican tourist dies in rough waters
One Mexican tourist died and another was missing Tuesday after a wave dragged them out into the Pacific Ocean, the state-run Notimex news agency reported. Diane Schuler, 36, had a blood alcohol level of 0.19, according to the district attorney’s office. “My office, along with the New York State Police, will continue to investigate the facts and circumstances that led up to the collision causing the deaths, so that the public and the families of the victims can understand what led to this horrific crash,” District Attorney Janet DiFiore said in a statement released Tuesday
Missile defense system passes test, U.S. agency says
The United States successfully tested a sea-based component of its missile defense shield Thursday evening, intercepting a ballistic missile with a dummy warhead over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said
How Does Cloud Cover Affect Climate Change?
Add CO2 to the atmosphere and the climate will get warmer — that much is well established. But climate change and carbon aren’t in a one-to-one relationship
NASA Earth pictures show extent of eclipse
NASA has released new pictures of the Earth showing the vast extent of Wednesday’s spectacular solar eclipse. The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean, luring millions outside to watch the spectacle.