Bangalore wants its own Paul!
The 100% hit rate for Paul, the oracle from Oberhausen, has pushed up the demand for eight-legged mystics in Bangalore. “People are calling up and asking if we have an octopus that can predict the future,” said a city-based astrologer, who has been receiving 6 to 10 calls every day on mystic molluscs after Paul started making headlines.
Even the city’s Feng Shui experts have not been spared. “The octopus is considered to be much more than a creature due to its limbs and its hood that signifies the knowledge aspect.
US considered spy sway before arrest of Russian agents.
President Barack Obama was briefed on the ring on 11 June, 13 days before he hosted the Russian president at the White House and 16 before the arrests.
No decision was made on the swap until after the arrests, the officials said.
The 10 agents were swapped in Vienna on Friday for four Russians convicted of spying for the West.
Flu hampers Germany build-up.
A flu outbreak threatens to keep some Germany players and coach Joachim Low from appearing at Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off. Assistant coach Hansi Flick, filling in for Low at the pre-match press conference, said the illness could affect selections for the match and also revealed that striker Miroslav Klose , who is chasing Ronaldo's all-time World Cup scoring record, will decide himself whether he has sufficiently recovered from a back injury to take part against Uruguay.
Will it be Urugay's day while the Germans battle against flu?
