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Chinese president warns on economy

"BEIJING, China (AP) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao warned that China has started to lose its competitive edge in trade amid the global financial crisis as he told Communist Party leaders the challenge posed a...

India XI win by four wickets against Pakistan XI

Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the Indian Cricket League (ICL) 20-20 World Series being played at the Sardar Patel stadium on Monday."AHMEDABAD: Indian XI won their tie against the formidable Pakistan XI by four wickets at the...

Battleground State Polls: Florida & Ohio strong for McCain

"Polling this week in Florida and Ohio shows little net change from the previous week with McCain holding a very modest advantage in each state. McCain and Obama both increased their level of support slightly in each as the number of undecided/third party voters declined by...

Gordon Brown promises more competitive sport in schools

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to make competitive sport a serious priority in UK schools, proposing a number of ideas to bring this about:1) Increase time spent on sports from two to five hours a week at...

World's biggest solar plants to be built in California [Again; New Story!]

Amazingly, this is a different project than was reported at NowPublic a little over a year ago; this project is 2 installations and is 10 times the size of that one, and will produce as much electricity as a standard dirty coal plant, when they're operating at full capacity...

As Cost Goes Down, Solar Energy Rises by Jim Ostroff

"Solar power is getting cheaper, edging it closer to being cost competitive with electricity generated by burning fossil fuels. For firms and homeowners in California and the Southwest, the cost of solar-cell...

Beijing lab to verify female athletes female

Males posing as female athletes will be out of luck this Olympics, Xinhua reported on Sunday, as Beijing has set up a lab to test Olympians suspected of misrepresenting their sex. "Suspected athletes will be evaluated from their external appearances by experts and undergo...

Harvest the Sun — From Space

"AS we face $4.50 a gallon gas, we also know that alternative energy sources — coal, oil shale, ethanol, wind and ground-based solar — are either of limited potential, very expensive, require huge energy...

Quarter-final 4: Spain v Italy

Spain coach Luis Aragones is likely to revert to his first-choice XI having fielded his reserves in the 2-1 win over Greece.Spain and Italy have played each other on 27 previous occasions. Spain have won eight, Italy nine and there have been 10 draws. In competitive matches,...

Bell Ordered By CRTC to Publicly Prove Internet Congestion

Bell Canada has been left scrambling after a CRTC ruling ordered them to make public documents 'proving' Bell's claims that net congestion was forcing them to throttle users. Bell gave the CRTC a confidential...

Unicyclists set to reinvent the wheel in Nova Scotia

Unicyclists from around the world are set to compete in an 800-km relay race next week in Nova Scotia. The race is divided into five stages in as many days, with the finish line in Cape Breton on Friday, June 20. I have nothing but respect for unicyclists. The injuries...

Taiwan complains of media controls at China talks

Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...

VIAGRA

" New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, who was recently outed by a New York tabloid for using Viagra to increase his performance on the field, is among many professional athletes who make unorthodox use of pharmaceutical drugs. (ABCNews Photo Illustration) Experts believe...

Oil imports increase US trade gap

Soaring fuel prices have now started  hitting even American economy badly. According to a latest report for the first time in last 13 months, US trade deficit have gone up to $60.9bn in April ."The rising...

Indian Court stop fat flight attendants to fly

Air Hostess have been fighting of overweight issue for long time but now court has settle this issue and asked the Air Hostesses to cut the flab. Hopefully this decision would force flight attendent to losr weight and become more slim. " An Indian court has upheld the right...

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