Thursday, 7 February 2013
Washington, Feb 2 : Breast augmentation, Botox, liposuction. Almost no cosmetic
procedure is off limits for the four Hollywood women who are the stars of TLC's
new reality TV show.Veronica Matlock,...
Coolest new car tech that could be in your next ride
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London, Feb 2 : Smartphones, tablets, and computers seem to evolve at a breakneck
pace, but the personal technology in cars has consistently lagged behind.That may finally be changing, though. Touchscreens,...
Biggest dinosaurs had brains the size of tennis balls
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London, Feb 2 : An advanced member of the largest group of dinosaurs ever to walk
the Earth still had a relatively puny brain, researchers say.The
scientists analyzed the skull of 70-million-year-old...
Calif. couple sues over donations to Scientology
Thursday, 7 February 2013
West Palm Beach, Feb 2: Two former members of the Church of Scientology claimed in a lawsuit
filed that the church and its affiliates deceived members into donating millions
of dollars to misrepresented...
Missouri man, 93, charged with killing wife, 95
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Kansas City, Feb 2: A 93-year-old man accused of killing his wife thought he had also
stabbed himself to death and asked paramedics en route to the hospital "why I am
I still awake?" authorities said.Harry...
Storm clouds crawling with bacteria
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London, Feb 2 : The storm
clouds in Earth's atmosphere are filled with microbial life, according to a new
study.The research, published in the journal PLoS One, revealed that
hailstones drawn from...
Goldman cleared of all charges in doomed Dragon sale
Thursday, 7 February 2013
New York, Feb 2: A federal jury gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc a sweeping legal victory
in the $580 million sale of Dragon Systems Inc to Lernout & Hauspie, saying
the Wall Street bank was not negligent...
Union membership falls to lowest percentage in 76 years
Thursday, 7 February 2013
New York, Feb 2: The percentage of workers belonging to unions tumbled to 11.3
percent in 2012, the lowest percentage in 76 years, led by dramatic declines in
states where lawmakers have put organized...
Hyundai posts surprise fourth-quarter profit fall on currency, mileage fiasco
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Seoul, Feb 2 : Hyundai Motor Co posted a surprise
quarterly profit decline after a stronger local currency and the cost of
compensating drivers in North America for overstated fuel-economy claims dented...
China HSBC flash PMI hits two-year high in January
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Beijing, Feb 2 : Growth in China's giant factory sector accelerated to a two-year
high in January, a preliminary private survey showed, as manufacturers received
more local and foreign orders in an...
Netflix in surprise holiday-driven profit, shares jump 35 percent
Thursday, 7 February 2013
New
York, Feb 2: Netflix Inc surprised Wall Street with a quarterly
profit after the video subscription service added nearly 4 million customers in
the United States and abroad, sending its shares...
Apple's iPhone disappointment fans doubt on growth
Thursday, 7 February 2013
San Francisco, Feb 2 : Apple Inc missed Wall Street's revenue forecast for the third
straight quarter after iPhone sales came in below expectations, fanning fears
that its dominance of consumer electronics...
3 months on, Bla village reels under darkness
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Baramulla, Feb 2 : Residents of Gowhan Laddi Jungle in this held Kashmir district are
up in arms against the Power Development Department (PDD) for its failure to
repair a transformer even after three...
Govt employee commits suicide
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Jammu, Feb 2 : Anm occupied Jammu
and Kashmir government employee allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself
from a ceiling fan at his office in Samba district, about 32 kms from
here.Kartar Chand,...
‘IHK yet to register 98.5% eligible old persons under national
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Srinagar,
Feb 2 : The occupant IHK government is yet to register 98 per cent old
persons under a centrally-sponsored scheme on pension, a study has
revealed.The study conducted by the National Level...
Body location plays part in scratching pleasure
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Islamabad, Feb 2 : An itch is just an itch. Or is it? New research from Gil
Yosipovitch, M.D., Ph.D., professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert,...
Scientists illuminate cancer cells' survival strategy during dangerous dissemination
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Islamabad, Feb 2 : A team led by scientists at
The Scripps Research Institute has discovered key elements of a strategy
commonly used by tumor cells to survive when they spread to distant organs. The...
New drug release mechanism utilizes 3-d superhydrophobic materials
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Islamabad, Feb 2 : According to a recent study, there
is a new mechanism of drug release using 3D superhydrophobic materials that
utilizes air as a removable barrier to control the rate at which drug...
Taliban eager to negotiate, peace meeting attendees say
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Kabul, Feb 1 : The Taliban are interested in negotiating and renouncing violence
after 2014, Afghan politicians attending the Dubai Peace Meeting
said.Speaking to TOLOnews, the National Front spokesman...
Army may restrict Afghanistan exemptions in new redundancy round
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Kabul,
Feb 1 : The army is expected to set out the details of a fresh
redundancy round as it seeks to cut almost 5,000 posts by the end of the year,
the Guardian can reveal.Letters will be sent to...
Uncertain future: Afghanistan on its own
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Kabul, Feb 1 : As the
US and Afghanistan agree to a speedy handover of combat operations to the
Afghans, Amin Saikal says there are concerns about whether the Afghan National
Army and the government...
Giant goat-cheese fire closes Norwegian roadway for six days
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London, Feb
1: This may be the cheesiest story you’ll read all day—literally.
That’s because 27 metric tons of flaming goat cheese burned inside a Norwegian
road tunnel, closing nearly two miles of...
News crew attacked by swarm of bees during live report
Thursday, 7 February 2013
New York, Feb
1: Every news reporter hopes his or her work will garner flocks of
readers and stir a buzz. The key is to avoid getting stung by an unreliable
source.But a Florida news crew experienced...
Is space big enough for two asteroid-mining companies?
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London, Feb 1 : The latest company to launch into the asteroid-mining business isn't
worried about competition from its biggest rival, saying that the resources of
deep space are vast enough to support...
Boehner pressures senate to pass budget or have pay withheld
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Washington,
Feb 1 : Despite President Obama's call for Congress to prioritize
issues like immigration reform and address climate change during his inaugural
address, House Speaker John Boehner said...
What holds energy tech back? The infernal battery
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Washington, Feb 1: As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner
and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back.
It's why electric cars aren't clogging...
‘Inigo Montoya’ shirt upsets travelers, leads to awkward flight
Thursday, 7 February 2013
London,
Feb 1 : Wynand Mullins of New Zealand told Stuff Magazine that he was
asked to remove his T-shirt because other airline passengers found it
intimidating.And, yes, we suppose if one weren't...
US securities fraud class actions tumble
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Washington, Feb 1 :
Fewer investors are taking corporate America to court for fraud.The
number of new federal securities fraud lawsuits seeking class-action status fell
to a 7-year low in 2012, according...
IBM's shines with fourth quarter, 2013 outlook
Thursday, 7 February 2013
New York, Feb 1 : IBM, the world's largest technology services company, gave a better
than expected 2013 outlook after a solid fourth quarter that analysts say has
more to do with Big Blue's smooth...
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