British Airway profits dive 92pc in 'one of bleakest six months on record'

British Airways has revealed that it is in deep trouble, with its profits falling 92 percent in the past six months. The company sited rising fuel costs as one of the problems as well as a dropoff in demand.""The...

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Bird sets record with 7,257 mile marathon

A Bar-Tailed Godwit has broken the record for the world's longest known non-stop bird flight. Named only 'E7' she flew 7,257 continuous miles across the Pacific Ocean, which broke the previous record set by a...

Arctic air temperature at record high

Arctic air temperature is at a record high, so Arcitc sea ice is at a record low. This is due to the climbing air temperature in the region. There was less summer ice, therefore less deflection of solar radiation,...

Ganguly completed 7000 test runs

"Sourav Ganguly reached a personal landmark on Friday when he became the fourth Indian batsman to cross 7,000 runs during the first day’s play of the second cricket Test against Australia at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here. Ganguly’s feat came just an...

Sachin breaks Lara’s record, crosses 12000 Test runs

"Sachin Tendulkar became the highest scorer in Test cricket after surpassing West Indian legend Brian Lara in the ongoing second Test in Mohali on Friday. India vs Australia 2nd Test - Live Score The Master Blaster needed just 15 runs today to overtake Lara’s Test match...

Chinese firm to invest $1.7b to generate low-cost electricity in Pakistan

Amid precarious security situation and economic conditions in Pakistan, a Chinese power generator has said that it would invest $1.7 billion for low-cost hydel power generation in the energy-deficient country, where people are facing a plethora of problems because of the...

ICE ICE BABY..........It's HEATIN UP in the Arctic !!!

"Report says Arctic temperatures at record highs"Just a few more reasons to start paying attention  to the environment... read on....." WASHINGTON (AP) -- Autumn temperatures in the Arctic are at...

FIFA 09; More than 1.2 million Copies Sold in Europe in Week One!

EA today announced a strong opening to its FIFA 09 season. More than 1.2 million copies of the critically-acclaimed game were sold through in its first week on shelves at European retail, making it the fastest...

Pair claim to break world record for watching 57 movies in 123 hours

A couple has supposedly set a new Guinness World Records for watching 57 movies in 123 hours. It will take two weeks to verify the record, but it was done in a plastic-glass house in Times Square."You may want...

Ganguly to retire after Australia series

"Sourav Ganguly has announced he will retire after the upcoming Test series against Australia. “This will be my last series,” said Ganguly at the end of a routine press conference in Bangalore. “Before...

Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin

"Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin""ELK GROVE, Calif. - That's a lot of pumpkin seeds. A Canadian farmer has won a contest in California with a pumpkin that weighs more than 1,500 pounds.Jake van...

World's Tallest Man to Become a Father

"The 7-foot-9-inch Bao Xishun and his 5-foot-5-inch wife are expecting a child. These have been good times for Bao. He had lost his title of the Guinness World Record as tallest living man in 2006 to Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk. However, Stadnyk refused to be measured early...

Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent

It's an "inverted metamorphic triple-junction solar cell". Advances in solar are going the way of computer processor speed and storage and many other information technologies; increasing power, speed and efficiency, decreasing cost, space, waste.Solar Power to Rule in 20...

AC/DC's 'Black Ice' and 'Rock Band' Pack: Coming Soon to Wal-Mart

Classic rockers AC/DC will release their fifteenth studio album, Black Ice, as well as a special 'Rock Band' track package this December. And both will be available exclusively through that ever-elite music...

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