Saina declared 'most promising player'

"Saina Nehwal's good performance in the year 2008 has been recognised by the World Badminton Federation as the world body declared her the 'most promising player of the year' in its council meeting  in...

Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: Italian study

"Tue Sep 30, 3:31 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday. The herb has long held a reputation as a natural aphrodisiac. The lab experiments, which did...

India beats China as top investment destination for first time: UN

"New Delhi: Eighteen years after it started opening up its economy, India, for the first time, has replaced China as the most promising destination for foreign direct investment in the medium-to-long term, says a...

In gaffe, Biden said FDR led when market crashed

"WASHINGTON - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

How Should Journalists Cover Basic Medical Research?

A quick article from Wired about medical journalism, discussing how to report research advancements when readers' attention and time are limited, and the chances of the reported-upon drug's success are...

Pole trek needs last explorer

"Descendants of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his team are looking for a final budding explorer to complete their ancestors' journey to the South Pole. Legend has it Sir Ernest recruited his expedition members with an advert promising "small wages", "constant danger" and a...

Looking For The Fountain Of Youth? Cut Your Calories, Research Suggests

Fountain of youth, anyone? In ages, people are always in the lookout for that springwell of eternal youth or immortality.  But can this really be possible? Can it really be solved by cutting out our calorie intake as this research would suggest? Find out -"ScienceDaily...

Viewzi Visual Search Engine come online

Viewzi is a new visual search engine that attempts to deliver a fun and interactive way to find online content. Recently out of beta (although the Web site still displays the beta tag), Viewzi focuses on the user experience by offering different "views" to organize the...

OPEC talks: Saudi Arabia to boost oil output

Gordon Brown seems to have made the breakthrough that some thought his dour faced approaches to OPEC couldn't achieve. " Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring...

Donors Pledge Over $21 Billion for Afghan Reconstruction

" French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened the conference by promising to more than double French aid to 107 million euros ($166 million) over three years, saying the aim of the donation was to "rid Afghanistan...

cold fusion, quantum physics, foosball

"Energy scams have been around as long as I can remember, some promising to deliver a simple increase in fuel economy, others more elaborate and outlandish. And every few years or so, a new inventor will unveil...

Canadian Farmer: Jeff Gill's "Inconvienient Truth"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Farmers, the backbone of Canada, are in jeopardy when cheap food imports flooding the Canadian Market sometimes makes one wonder if it is worth getting up at...

Bear, Deloitte & Touche Sued Over Mortgage Funds’ Collapse

This just keeps getting uglier."The suit seeks the recovery of $1 billion in losses, as well as punitive damages, from Bear and auditor Deloitte & Touche. The Cayman Islands-appointed liquidators,...

Dodd, Biden drop out after Iowa defeat

"Dodd, Biden drop out after Iowa defeat By: Martin Kady II January 4, 2008 01:52 AM EST   Two Senate veterans — Democrats Joe Biden of Delaware and Chris Dodd of Connecticut — are abandoning their...

Hospital 'deep clean' to beat bugs

"Gordon Brown announced that every hospital in the country is to undergo a ward-by-ward "deep clean" in a bid to drive out superbugs from the National Health Service. A buoyant Prime Minister arrived in Bournemouth for the start of his first party conference as Labour leader...

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