Daily Archive for January 28th, 2010

Ady Gil captain tells of sea ramming

THE captain of the ill-fated Ady Gil has told of his crew’s “murderous” brush with death when their high-speed vessel was slammed into by a Japanese whaler.

Serena Williams to face Henin in final

JUSTINE Henin will take on defending champion Serena Williams in a dream Australian Open final at Melbourne Park.

Execs see company growth as priority

LISTED companies are increasingly shunning takeovers because of their cost and are instead focused on growing their existing businesses, a survey finds.

Doherty fined for taking drugs to court

BRITISH musician Pete Doherty was fined on Wednesday for walking into a court with 13 wraps of heroin in his coat pocket.

Aussies choppered to safety in Peru

SOME Australian tourists stranded by killer mudslides near Peru’s Inca ruins at Machu Picchu are being flown to safety by the Adventure tour company Intrepid.

Prison officer in alleged drugs bust

A NSW prison officer has been charged with attempting to smuggle cannabis and alcohol into a jail, corrective services says.

Precious star revels in Hollywood life

GABBY Sidibe has been rubbing shoulders with Justin Timberlake, George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino since rising to fame in her first film, Precious.

Blood pressure linked to dementia

IF the cardiologist’s warnings do not scare you, consider this: controlling blood pressure just might be the best protection yet known against dementia.

Ralph girls will stun

IT’S going to be hot, hot, hot at the Plantation Hotel this weekend as the Ralph Swimwear Model Search gets under way.

The iPad – available with wings?

TWITTER users have responded snarkily to the name of Apple’s latest innovation the iPad, pushing the phrase “iTampon” to a number two “trending” topic.