UK to ban hidden credit card fees
The British government have vowed to ban payment fees and other hidden and excessive credit card charges. They hope to do so by the end of 2012, following a consultation in the new
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'Have them all shot': BBC gets 21,000+ complaints over Jeremy Clarkson's public sector striker comments
In the United Kingdom, the BBC has received in excess of twenty-one thousand complaints after Jeremy Clarkson, the presenter of BBC television programme Top Gear, made an appearance on the live BBC programme The One…
Australian woman claims Church of Scientology imprisoned her for twelve years
Valeska Paris, an Australian woman and former Scientologist, has claimed that the Church of Scientology imprisoned her for twelve years aboard the Scientology-owned cruise ship,
'America’s Toughest Sheriff' to endorse Rick Perry for U.S. President
Joe Arpaio, the Sheriff for Maricopa County, Arizona, is expected to endorse Republican Party presidential candidate Governor Rick Perry of Texas this week at a New Hampshire campaign event, according to sources. Arpaio…
Scientists sequence small genome of a pest: spider mite
A team of 55 researchers led by University of Western Ontario biologist Miodrag Grbic has sequenced the genome of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, a pest that costs over USD 1 billion to control annually. Their…
Knight Foundation and Mozilla send geeks into newsrooms
In London last weekend, journalists, software developers, filmmakers, designers and many others spent time discussing ideas and building tools at the 2011 Mozilla Festival at Ravensbourne College. Following the theme of…
Diamonds: Anglo American to pay US$5.1 billion for 40% of De Beers
Anglo American PLC has negotiated a price of US$5.1 billion to buy 40% of diamond giant De Beers from the Oppenheimer family. Anglo's stake will jump from 45% to either 75% or 85%; the Botswanan government has an option…
'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer
The Huffington Post reported Friday that U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer received a $25 campaign donation from an individual listed as 'Homer Simpson'; the same name as the main character of the long running…
Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs dies aged 56
The co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Steve Jobs has died yesterday at the age of 56, according to the company
Florida schools begin to enforce new statewide ban on saggy pants and other revealing attire
With the start of a new academic year, schools throughout the US state of Florida are beginning to enforce a new law that bans students from wearing revealing
Japan nuclear disaster: areas to remain off-limits for decades
Japanese officials have admitted for the first time that certain radiation-stricken areas around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may remain uninhabitable for decades. Japanese media this week reported…
SETI Institute set to re-open
The SETI Institute, shut down since mid-April due to budget cuts, has announced that it will reopen in mid-September due to a recent influx of funds from several
David Cameron responds to rioting, promises changes on policing
British Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that a change in police strategy is appropriate following what many feel to be an inadequate response to the rioting that has overrun many cities across England. Riots…
BMW announces 7.6% sales rise as US, China demand grows
Automobile manufacturing company BMW has announced that its sales increased by 7.6 per cent during the month of July. BMW reported that 129,094 units were sold during the month, consisting of the motor vehicle brands of…
Space Shuttle Atlantis landing concludes program
Space Shuttle Atlantis has completed its last journey with a landing at Kennedy Space Center, located in Florida, United States. Two thousand employees, including employees, families and friends, witnessed the landing…
No single cause of autism, research review concludes
Many factors of a child's birth and the condition of the newborn are linked to the future development of autism, but no single factor has been identified as the cause, a meta-analysis of forty previously published…
Study shows long-term couples more satisfied with relationships and sex lives
A recently-published international study shows that in long-term couples, men are more satisfied with their relationships, and women are more satisfied with their sex
China's consumer prices rise to a three-year high in June as food prices soar 14.4 percent
China's National Bureau of Statistics released data Saturday showing that the consumer price index (CPI) for June climbed 6.4% from a year ago. That compares with a 5.5% rise in May, which was the largest since a 6.3%…
Hundreds of thousands of British public sector workers strike over planned pension changes
Hundreds of thousands of British public sector workers went on strike across the country yesterday to protest planned changes to pensions. As industrial action swept the country, half of all schools were hit when…
U.S. space agency NASA sues ex-astronaut
NASA, the space agency of the United States, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against former astronaut and sixth human to walk on the Moon Edgar Mitchell. NASA filed the lawsuit in a Miami federal court after learning of…
