Comcast shows resilience to economic downturn

"Comcast shows resilience to economic downturn""In addition to the phone companies, so far it looks like cable operators are also in good shape to weather the current economic downturn. On Thursday Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., reported solid earnings for...

Study: U.S. suicides rising; risk high in middle age

Another sad statistic of the Bush administration will be the rise in suicides due to unemployment and foreclosures. During the depression of 1929 the suicide rate spiked and many Wall Street investors and brokers jumped from high rise buildings after the stock market crash....

cows point to the north

"New weird news related to cows: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way,...

Armed killings cost nations billions of dollars

A recent survey has indicated that armed killings have cost countries billion of dollars.According to the survey conducted in the 90 countries, the economic cost from people killed by arms each year is estimated to total between US$95 billion and US$163 billion....

Pakistan Coalition government under pressure over Zardari Presidency

Cracked have surfaced in the ruling Pakistani establishment after Asif Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has thrown his hat into Presidential race. Asif Zardari has been a controversial figure during his wife's tenure as Pakistani Prime minister. With...

Bush praises AIDS bill

"Associated Press - July 26, 2008 3:33 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is welcoming congressional approval of a big boost in America's global fight against AIDS. The president is using his weekly radio address for a rare thank-you to the Democratic-led Congress....

Will the UAE suffer or prosper in the global economic slowdown? « Peter J. C...

" It is tempting therefore to conclude that the global economic slowdown is going to have no impact on the Emirates. Indeed, the oil boom should be seen largely as a beneficial phenomenon with any problems being those of success and not failure. But beneath the surface there...