Harper unveils $100M for poor nations fighting climate change

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a plan to help developing countries deal with global warming.  The $100 million dollar plan was announced yesterday, and would be distributed over the next year to...

Calling all American Express Card Holders!

"Calling all American Express Card Holders! Do you own an American Express Credit Card, all you need to do is vote for this charitable project "Saving the Lives of Malnourished Children".International Medical Corps, is in the final 5 of the American Express Members...

IMF and WB: Developing nations assured of help

There have been critical opinions on the recent statement made by both IMF and World Bank over the impact of current financial crisis over developing countries. They pledged donors for the continous flow of aid....

Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo

A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been possible in vertebrates. They created a...

Californians have much higher levels of flame-retardant in their blood

Looks like worries of an epidemic of Spinal Tap style spontaneous human combustions is out of the question for Californians.  A shocking report is released by journal Environmental Science &...

Donors pledge $6.1 billion to climate change funds:WB

" Industrialized countries pledged more than $6.1 billion on Friday to international investment funds aimed at helping developing countries adopt cleaner technologies and mitigate growth in greenhouse gas...

At the U.N., Sarkozy, Lula and other leaders call for new rules for global ma...

Sarkozy said in an earlier speech "The fat cats" must be punished, that's what the FBI is investigating now at AIG, Fannie, Freddie, Goldman. " French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed that the Group of 8,...

Putin & Europe, stability, energy and space. U.S. isolated ?

Investment Forum Sochi, black sea   Sept-19 Russian and French Prime Ministers, Vladimir Putin and Francois Fillon, met on the sidelines of the investment forum in Sochi on Friday and co-chair the...

'Live Earth' Climate Change Concert Heads To India

There's one main reason that Live Earth is only being held in India this year: Tata Nano -- the world's cheapest car. China might be the world's biggest producer of CO2 emissions, but the release of the $2,500...

Pollution can make you fat

With obesity amongst children and adults at an all time high in the western world scientists are now looking beyond the obvious causes such as overeating and lack of exercise to other factors. This new report...

ICL signs deal with Sardar Patel stadium

"The Indian Cricket League (ICL) has signed an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for upgrading the Sardar Patel Stadium. ICL will spend Rs 10 crore for upgrading the stadium, including an investment of Rs 3-4 crore for floodlights, apart from developing...

Wal-Mart to invest $1bn in Brazil

Under developmentAttack of the big box store "You will be assimilated" It says something when during scary economic times in the world a company lays out a Billion Dollar expenditure. " ...

Scientists say they're closer to invisibility material

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that could render people and objects invisible. ...

Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

Fourth International Consultation On Incontinence. Vesicovaginal Fistula In T...

The efforts of many women and associations have helped many suffering this dreadful condition, a condition that women in First World Countries can not even imagine. The numbers are still very high. The pressure...

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