Sri Lanka army moves to take last coastal strip from rebels

Sri Lanka's Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka has claimed after the capture of the LTTE's garrison town of Mullaitivu that 95 percent of the war against the Tigers was over. In the meantime brushing aside the government claim about Prabhakarn, Rebels have said that the...

3D Printing: The future is NOW!

Yes, you can!  Okay, maybe you and i can't afford it but I can see it, in ten years, mattel introduces the "print your own toys" all-in-one household object printer!  "Easy software anyone can use with...

Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years

"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

Energy Drinks Should Carry Caffeine Warnings

Doctors recommend that energy drinks should carry health warnings against the dangers of caffeine overdose after research found that the performance enhancing beverages can contain more caffeine than 7 cups of...

SpeedDate Hijacks Facebook Users With A Bait And Switch

"SpeedDate, the online dating site that throws singles in a series of rapid dating sessions, has hijacked over 500,000 users from at least three Facebook applications. Users are logging on to Facebook to find that the applications they’ve had installed for months have been...

Code red for wildlife

The number of endangered wildlife species in Vietnam has increased in recent years, according to the latest edition of the Vietnam Red Data Book."The country’s biodiversity status has changed a lot because of...

Beating Runaway Inflation in Kenya

" This month Kenya's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released figures showing that Kenya's annual inflation has reached 31.5%.  There are many factors contributing to this trend amongst them are...

Afterglow of the Big Bang May Be Related to "Collossal Structures," Scientist...

And people think that science isn't fun. Read on to learn more about the  afterglow of the big bang, the mottled appearance of the universe, and what it all means."Colossal structures larger than the visible...

World's best bus stops

Ever sat at a dreary old bus stop and thought, "I bet I could build a better one of these things?" A cappuccino bar, a washroom, maybe some high-speed internet access, a lemonade stand...Well back in reality,...

EU says China is the source of half of all dangerous goods seized in 2007

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly no big surprise to North Americans and the Media who knew all along, besides China's major problem with Pollution featured by a New Environmental studay...

Rapid inflation threatens India's boom times

"Inflation in India has soared to its fastest pace in more than three years,raising the prospect of a tighter monetary policy that would jeopardise thecountry's fading economic renaissance.The figures, which are deeply embarrassing to the Indian government and werepounced on...

Aronian wins Amber with round to spare

Anand lost the tournament very early...losing consecutive matches.

Plague resurfacing as a worldwide threat

"Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.While it has only killed some 100 to 200 people annually over the past 20 years, plague has appeared in new countries...

Antarctic Ice Loss Is Escalating: Inc. NBC NEWS VIDEO

"Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday, raising the prospect of...

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