Reuters – Stocks surged on Friday to close out a sour quarter on a high note as investors cheered an agreement by European leaders to...
Archive for June, 2012
Will We Ever… Create Intelligent Robots?
By World On The Run
BBC News – In Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s film about a space expedition searching for the origins of human life, the elegant, Lawrence-of-Arabia loving android David...
China Blocks Access to Bloomberg and Businessweek Sites
By World On The Run
BBC News – Web users in mainland China are unable to access Bloomberg’s websites, after they were blocked by local authorities. The news agency thinks...
Obama Tours Site of Deadly Fire in Colorado
By World On The Run
CNN – Speaking in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after touring areas ravaged by fires Friday, President Barack Obama said that he saw “enormous devastation” in some...
John Roberts: With ‘ObamaCare,’ the Supreme Court’s New Swing Vote?
By World On The Run
ABC News – When Glenn Beck starts telling T-shirts calling you a coward, you’re no longer the hero of the right sitting on the highest bench...
Britain’s Banks Caught In A Storm Of Scandal
By World on the Run
AFP – Britain’s major banks, including HSBC and Barclays, were ordered on Friday to pay up for misleading businesses over interest rate insurance, in a...
Chinese Passengers, Crew Thwart Attempted Plane Hijacking
By World on the Run
ABC News – An attempted hijacking of a Chinese passenger plane was thwarted today by crew members and passengers in the skies above the restive...
New US Offshore Drilling Plan Focuses on Already-Explored Gulf Waters
By World on the Run
Jakarta Globe – The Obama administration on Thursday finalized a five-year plan for offshore drilling that focuses on allowing development in already-explored areas of the...
The Week In Tech: 5 Must-Know Things
By World On The Run
USA Today – Google is betting big on tablets and sci-fi Google Glasses to win the future from rival tech companies. Will anyone else buy...
New Chief Scientist To Bring Forthright Approach
By World On The Run
BBC News – Prof Sir Mark Walport has been appointed to be the UK government’s chief scientific advisor. He is seen as a “big-hitter” who...
Apple Judge May Rule on Samsung Tab Ban Delay by July 1
By World On The Run
Bloomberg – Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) may get a ruling by July 1 on its request to delay a ban on U.S. sales of its...
Lance Armstrong Charged by US Anti-Doping Agency
By World On The Run
BBC News – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been formally charged with using performance-enhancing drugs by the US Anti-Doping Agency. The case...
Risky Ways to Save Big Money on Flights
By World On The Run
ABC News – Are you a daredevil? Ever bet against the odds? Then maybe this roulette-like savings strategy is for you. I call it five...
Prince Charles’s Public Funding Increases By 11.8%
By World on the Run
Updated News – Public funding for Prince Charles increased by 11.8% during 2011/2012, accounts for Clarence House show. The accounts showed the Prince of Wales’s...
Young Children, Entire Families Among Almost 200 ‘Massacred’ In Besieged Syrian City Of Douma
By World on the Run
National Post – Syrians in the besieged city of Douma wrapped mangled and bloodied corpses in white burial shrouds early on Friday, according to video...
Egypt’s Mursi Takes Symbolic Oath To People
By World on the Run
The Chicago Tribune – Egypt’s Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi took an informal oath of office on Friday before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo’s...
Will We Ever… Create Intelligent Robots?
By World On The Run
BBC News – In Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s film about a space expedition searching for the origins of human life, the elegant, Lawrence-of-Arabia loving android David...
China Blocks Access to Bloomberg and Businessweek Sites
By World On The Run
BBC News – Web users in mainland China are unable to access Bloomberg’s websites, after they were blocked by local authorities. The news agency thinks...
Obama Tours Site of Deadly Fire in Colorado
By World On The Run
CNN – Speaking in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after touring areas ravaged by fires Friday, President Barack Obama said that he saw “enormous devastation” in some...
John Roberts: With ‘ObamaCare,’ the Supreme Court’s New Swing Vote?
By World On The Run
ABC News – When Glenn Beck starts telling T-shirts calling you a coward, you’re no longer the hero of the right sitting on the highest bench...
Britain’s Banks Caught In A Storm Of Scandal
By World on the Run
AFP – Britain’s major banks, including HSBC and Barclays, were ordered on Friday to pay up for misleading businesses over interest rate insurance, in a...
Chinese Passengers, Crew Thwart Attempted Plane Hijacking
By World on the Run
ABC News – An attempted hijacking of a Chinese passenger plane was thwarted today by crew members and passengers in the skies above the restive...
New US Offshore Drilling Plan Focuses on Already-Explored Gulf Waters
By World on the Run
Jakarta Globe – The Obama administration on Thursday finalized a five-year plan for offshore drilling that focuses on allowing development in already-explored areas of the...
The Week In Tech: 5 Must-Know Things
By World On The Run
USA Today – Google is betting big on tablets and sci-fi Google Glasses to win the future from rival tech companies. Will anyone else buy...
New Chief Scientist To Bring Forthright Approach
By World On The Run
BBC News – Prof Sir Mark Walport has been appointed to be the UK government’s chief scientific advisor. He is seen as a “big-hitter” who...
Apple Judge May Rule on Samsung Tab Ban Delay by July 1
By World On The Run
Bloomberg – Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) may get a ruling by July 1 on its request to delay a ban on U.S. sales of its...
Lance Armstrong Charged by US Anti-Doping Agency
By World On The Run
BBC News – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has been formally charged with using performance-enhancing drugs by the US Anti-Doping Agency. The case...
Risky Ways to Save Big Money on Flights
By World On The Run
ABC News – Are you a daredevil? Ever bet against the odds? Then maybe this roulette-like savings strategy is for you. I call it five...
Prince Charles’s Public Funding Increases By 11.8%
By World on the Run
Updated News – Public funding for Prince Charles increased by 11.8% during 2011/2012, accounts for Clarence House show. The accounts showed the Prince of Wales’s...
Young Children, Entire Families Among Almost 200 ‘Massacred’ In Besieged Syrian City Of Douma
By World on the Run
National Post – Syrians in the besieged city of Douma wrapped mangled and bloodied corpses in white burial shrouds early on Friday, according to video...
Egypt’s Mursi Takes Symbolic Oath To People
By World on the Run
The Chicago Tribune – Egypt’s Islamist President-elect Mohamed Mursi took an informal oath of office on Friday before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo’s...