Virgin Throttles Its UK Cable Network

Virgin is now throttling bandwidth on high-volume users, effective immediately. "Virgin Media has quietly rolled out bandwidth throttling nationwide, after successful technical trials in the North West, which the ISP says means a group of heavy users will sacrifice high...

Scientists discover Asia`s heaviest dinosaur in China

"Scientists in central China`s Henan Province announced on Tuesday that they had unearthed fossils of the heaviest dinosaur in Asia. The fossils were discovered in an area between Santun township and Liudian township in Ruyang county, and the dinosaur, which hasan unusually...

Woman gives birth to Indonesia`s heaviest ever baby

"A woman has given birth to Indonesia's heaviest ever baby, a boy weighing 6.9 kilogrammes (15.2 pounds), hospital staff said Wednesday. The baby was born at a private maternity clinic on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, a nurse on duty there told AFP. "He was...

A City of Refugees: Mogadishu Clashes Continue

The bitter fighting between Ethiopian troops and the fighters aligned with several Somali warlords is claiming more and more lives, as well as displacing more and more people."Ethiopia said on Saturday its troops backing Somali government forces killed nearly 1 000 insurgents...

Watch Your Weight Or Lose Your Job

"Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers. Obesity experts said they hope the study will convince...

Giant panda gives birth to giant cub (Reuters)

" BEIJING (Reuters) - A giant panda in China has given birth to the heaviest cub born in captivity after the longest period in labor and elsewhere twin pandas each gave birth to twins, Xinhua news agency reported. Six-year-old Zhang Ka delivered the baby on Monday at the...