Wednesday, October 11, 2006 The skeletal remains of a giant camel were discovered in a Syrian desert. The fossils are estimated to have come from a camel that died about 100,000 years ago. The bones were unearthed at al-Hemel, Syria, about 155 miles northeast of Damascus, by an archaeological team made up of both Swiss and Syrian people. Apparently the […]
‘Net Neutrality Amendment’ fails in U.S. House
Saturday, June 10, 2006 On Thursday, Congress turned down the “Net Neutrality Amendment” to the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act (COPE Act) 269-152. The COPE Act is designed to make it easier for telecommunications companies to offer cable TV service and strengthen competition. Proponents hope it would lower the price of high-speed Internet for consumer by enabling Internet service […]
Mifegest Found One Of The Best Non Surgical Ways To End Up The Pregnancy}
Submitted by: Anna Austen MIFEGEST KIT TO LAPSE PREGNANCY Mifegest kit holds a pill to end up the unwanted pregnancy. It is a solid form of oral tablets, which aids cease the growing egg of the pregnancy. Mifegest pill hold mifepristone and misoprostol of 200(mgs) and (200mcg). One must take this pill prior of 9 weeks to terminate the pregnancy. […]
European Commission to investigate anti-competitive allegations against Google
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 The European Union’s executive body, the European Commission, has started investigating web search giant Google over anti-trust allegations by price comparison service Foundem and French legal services website ejustice.fr. At stake are allegations that Google’s AdWords results are manipulated to prioritise certain advertisers. The complainants allege price comparison sites receive a lower ‘quality score’, thus being […]
Rebel leader, 56 inmates escape from East Timorese jail
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 East Timorese rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and other 56 inmates escaped last night from Dili‘s mail jail. Australian and Portuguese forces initiated a massive manhunt for the escapees, which with their escape, created a new crisis for international security forces in East Timor. Australian SAS troopers using Black Hawk helicopters and night-vision goggles were involved in […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn refused bail after appearance in New York court
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has been refused bail after appearing in court in New York charged with sexually assaulting a chambermaid at a hotel in Manhattan. The decision by the judge to remand him in custody yesterday will likely disrupt emergency talks over the European debt crisis, demolish hopes that he […]
Channel Tunnel between France and Britain resumes limited service after major fire
Saturday, September 13, 2008 The Channel Tunnel, which runs between France and Britain, has resumed limited services after an earlier fire. Of the two tunnels, only the South tunnel has been reopened to the trains that run the route, the blaze having seriously damaged the North tunnel. The fire started on a freight train loaded with lorries. It burned for […]
Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu
Friday, September 8, 2006 From September 3 to 8, experts gathered at the 10th International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, Australia, to discuss what they call the worldwide “obesity epidemic”. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 billion people in the world today are overweight, and 300 million of those are obese. “Obesity and overweight pose a major risk […]