'Impossible Project' aims to bring back Polaroid film

I admire this so much. This is such a great initiative, kudos to these people! "Polaroid may have stopped production of its analogue instant film last summer, but such is the strength of the product's fan base that...

STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah

" STAR Entertainment Media Private Limited launches STAR Pravah, the new Marathi Entertainment Channel. STAR Pravah aims to capture the essence and cultural depth of the Marathi hinterland through its programming initiatives. The channel will bank on two of its driver...

British law to force companies to reveal pollution levels

A new law being proposed in the UK would identify the companies which pollute the most, and which companies are the cleanest. The goal is to allow consumers to make well-informed decisions about where they shop and purchase products, as well as to allow the government to...

List of UK dead to be released to target fraudsters

The UK is planning to release the personal information of the deceased to key agencies to prevent fraudsters from assuming their identity. It is thought that if credit agencies have an up to date list of who is deceased they can stop people from opening up accounts in the...

Google launches Yahoo 'facts' site

"Google is launching a new website aimed at countering critics of its impending advertising deal with Yahoo. The Yahoo-Google Facts site provides the company's argument for the deal, and hits back at...

Human Jet prepares to cross Channel

A man is going to attempt to fly across the English Channel today using a single jet-propelled wing. If he is sucesful, he will set a world record for the flight. If you're there to witness this sight in the UK or...

McCain joins White House race with political spud ads

"There's a Canadian company that wants to see McCain in the White House no matter which of the competing presidential candidates wins in November.A major ad campaign launched this week by the U.S. subsidiary of New Brunswick food titan McCain Foods Ltd. makes the case for...

Mayor Boris Johnson's global warming plan aims to cool London

New London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his environmental plan for the city, focusing on flood risk management, cooler buildings and urban greening. Bracing the city for climate change is a legal requirement under a Greater London Authority Act passed under previous mayor...

China airmen banned from lunchtime boozing

Under developmentThis makes me feel a whole lot better.... can you imagine Boozed up Chinese doing flyby's of Vodka upped Russians, a recipe for disaster." BEIJING (Reuters) - China's air force has for the first...

Democrats adopt goal of health care guarantee

" Democrats shaped a set of principles Saturday that commits the party to guaranteed health care for all, heading off a potentially divisive debate and edging the party closer to the position of Barack Obama's defeated rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton.Obama, soon to be the...

Ex-Google Engineers Unveil New Search Engine

"The former Google engineers roll out Cuil, which they say will index a larger portion of the Web than Google, and more quickly and at less cost.MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - A start-up led by former star...

MASDAR-CITY clean energy, GE and Mubadala $8bn investment group venture

Masdar City clean energy, zero waste, zero C02 jumpstarts with the $8bn investment. Total plans from ABUDHABI go formore than $15 bn in renewable energy investment. Among otherprojects, world's super manufacturer...

Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact

The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...

Sarkozy aims to revive EU pact this year

In an important speech delivered yesterday in Strasbourg, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who assumed the French rotating EU presidency at the begining of the month, outlined the timeframe he envisions for...

World's smallest state aims to become the first smoke-free paradise island

A small slice of island paradise, the world's smallest self-governing state, with a mere population of 1,400 people wants to set a goal for the rest of the world to follow.The South Pacific island of Niue is...

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