Doctor Who signing ban at Hamlet

Royal Shakespeare Company veteran David Tennant once more treads the boards in Stratford, this time assuming the holy grail of roles: Hamlet. However, his core audience these days are his legions of Doctor Who fans....

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

Brazilian Lula da Silva blames speculators for soaring food prices

During his official visit to Indonesia, Brazilian President Lula da Silva commented on current food crisis. As Brazil  and Indonesia are rather keen of bio-fuel production, President da Silva blamed...

UN calls for more family planning

Alarmed over the growth in the World Population, United Nations have called for more money to initiate efforts to slow down population growth. Rapid population growth has put pressure on environment and recent food...

VaTech, D.O.E, Russians, collaborators study rare microorganism that produces...

"An ancient organism from the pit of a collapsed volcano may hold the key to tomorrow's hydrogen economy. Scientists from across the world have formed a team to unlock the process refined by a billions-year old archaea. The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute...

Petrobras Oil Finds. Potential Can Be for 70 Billion Barrels.

I have been reporting about humongous oil finds in Brazil, these are the last and most official numbers: Geologists say Brazil's total subsalt potential could be 70 billion barrels or more, but experts agree...

Solar Power competes with high Oil Prices, Here comes the Sun

Here's a trivia question: What state has installed more solar panels than any other except California? If you said New Jersey, your solar energy IQ is brilliant. And if you know why several thousand huge mirrors...

Mbeki in Harare for crisis talks

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki is in Harare today where he is reported to have met Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe and members of an opposition faction.The outcome of those talks, at this moment, is not known."Mr...

Climate risk from flat-screen TVs

Beaware, your passion for the Flat screen TV is having an impact on the global warming. This latest study shows that Gas used for making this product is very detrimental for the climate. " The rising demand...

Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse

China seems to having all kinds of problems this year. In this latest incident more than 18 people have been killed.   " Eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. At...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

Shiv Malik ordered to hand police source material for terrorism book

A British journalist who wrote a book on terrorism has been ordered to turn over his sources to police within 7 days or face legal penalties."Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven...

EU study promises straight dope on marijuana

There's a reason why they call it "DOPE"!"EU study promises straight dope on marijuanaAgence France PressePublished: Wednesday, June 25, 2008PARIS - Dutch dope-selling coffee shops, hash smoking in 1960s London,...

Heady excitement damped by doubt

Benin's intro:  This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing  special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy.  The report was very fairly balanced and...

Oil Price Fallout: Jobs Coming Home?

Outsourcing has been getting more expensive as fuel prices have risen, so manufacturers are toying with the daring concept of domestic production..."The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a...

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