National Post – What would ancient Ontario have smelled like? A lot like rotten eggs, apparently. That’s what new research published in this week’s Proceedings...
Archive for April, 2013
Scientists in Australia, Norway, U.K. Join Forces, Discover Ancient Ontario Smelled Like Eggs
By World On The Run
Jawbone Buys Sensor Start-Up For $110 Million
By World On The Run
The New York Times – On Tuesday, Jawbone, which makes wireless headsets and music accessories, announced that it acquired BodyMedia, a company that sells wearable...
Michelle Obama To Businesses: Hire More Veterans
By World On The Run
USA Today – First lady Michelle Obama is praising businesses for hiring more military veterans — and also asking them to do more. “Today, we...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian In Gaza
By World On The Run
Voice of America – JERUSALEM — An Israeli air strike has killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip, the first deadly air strike in the...
US Urges North Korea To Release Detained American
By World on The Run
Fox News – The U.S. is calling on North Korea to immediately release on humanitarian grounds an American citizen facing charges that carry the death...
Climbers Abandon Mount Everest Expedition After Brawling With Sherpas
By World on The Run
ABC – Three climbers involved in a high-altitude brawl on Mount Everest have abandoned their expedition after fending off a group of angry Sherpa guides....
Willem-Alexander Becomes Dutch King After Beatrix Abdicates
By World on The Run
CBC – King Willem-Alexander today became the first Dutch male monarch in more than a century after his mother, Beatrix, abdicated to end a 33-year...
Loblaw to Compensate Victims of Bangladesh Collapse
By World On The Run
CBC News – Loblaw has said that it will provide compensation for the families of victims who worked at the Bangladeshi garment factory that collapsed...
Alibaba Takes Take in ‘China’s Twitter’
By World On The Run
CNN – In a wedding of China’s leading Internet darlings, online retailer Alibaba has taken a $586 million stake in the country’s most popular micro-blogging…...
Southern Europe’s Brain Drain Over The Alps To Germany
By World On The Run
The Telegraph – In Greece, the unemployment rate is now 26.4 per cent, the highest in the euro zone, with youth unemployment at a staggering 58...
Scrapped Oakville, Ont., Power Plant To Cost $310M
By World On The Run
CBC News – Ontario’s Liberal government is taking heat over the soaring costs associated with the cancellation of a gas plant west of Toronto, which...
Indian Girl, 5, Dies After Being Raped: Official
By World On The Run
CTV News – NEW DELHI — A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said...
Italy’s New Premier To Push Growth Agenda In Europe After Winning Vote
By World on The Run
Reuters – New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a final confidence vote in his broad coalition government on Tuesday before setting off on a...
Bangladesh Court Orders Collapsed Building Owner’s Property Seized, Assets Frozen
By World on The Run
CTV – A top court in Bangladesh asked the government Tuesday to “immediately” confiscate the property of the owner of a building that collapsed last...
Syrian Bombing In Damascus Kills 13 People
By World on The Run
AP – A powerful bomb rocked central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people according to Syrian TV, and sowing fear and chaos in a busy...
Billionaires Suffer as Tax Shelters Go Away
By World On The Run
Bloomberg Businessweek – It’s hard out there for a tax-sheltering billionaire. Bloomberg News reports today that some of the wealthiest people in the world are...
Scientists in Australia, Norway, U.K. Join Forces, Discover Ancient Ontario Smelled Like Eggs
By World On The Run
Jawbone Buys Sensor Start-Up For $110 Million
By World On The Run
The New York Times – On Tuesday, Jawbone, which makes wireless headsets and music accessories, announced that it acquired BodyMedia, a company that sells wearable...
Michelle Obama To Businesses: Hire More Veterans
By World On The Run
USA Today – First lady Michelle Obama is praising businesses for hiring more military veterans — and also asking them to do more. “Today, we...
Israeli Airstrike Kills Palestinian In Gaza
By World On The Run
Voice of America – JERUSALEM — An Israeli air strike has killed a Palestinian man in the Gaza Strip, the first deadly air strike in the...
US Urges North Korea To Release Detained American
By World on The Run
Fox News – The U.S. is calling on North Korea to immediately release on humanitarian grounds an American citizen facing charges that carry the death...
Climbers Abandon Mount Everest Expedition After Brawling With Sherpas
By World on The Run
ABC – Three climbers involved in a high-altitude brawl on Mount Everest have abandoned their expedition after fending off a group of angry Sherpa guides....
Willem-Alexander Becomes Dutch King After Beatrix Abdicates
By World on The Run
CBC – King Willem-Alexander today became the first Dutch male monarch in more than a century after his mother, Beatrix, abdicated to end a 33-year...
Loblaw to Compensate Victims of Bangladesh Collapse
By World On The Run
CBC News – Loblaw has said that it will provide compensation for the families of victims who worked at the Bangladeshi garment factory that collapsed...
Alibaba Takes Take in ‘China’s Twitter’
By World On The Run
CNN – In a wedding of China’s leading Internet darlings, online retailer Alibaba has taken a $586 million stake in the country’s most popular micro-blogging…...
Southern Europe’s Brain Drain Over The Alps To Germany
By World On The Run
The Telegraph – In Greece, the unemployment rate is now 26.4 per cent, the highest in the euro zone, with youth unemployment at a staggering 58...
Scrapped Oakville, Ont., Power Plant To Cost $310M
By World On The Run
CBC News – Ontario’s Liberal government is taking heat over the soaring costs associated with the cancellation of a gas plant west of Toronto, which...
Indian Girl, 5, Dies After Being Raped: Official
By World On The Run
CTV News – NEW DELHI — A 5-year-old girl has died after being raped in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, an official said...
Italy’s New Premier To Push Growth Agenda In Europe After Winning Vote
By World on The Run
Reuters – New Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a final confidence vote in his broad coalition government on Tuesday before setting off on a...
Bangladesh Court Orders Collapsed Building Owner’s Property Seized, Assets Frozen
By World on The Run
CTV – A top court in Bangladesh asked the government Tuesday to “immediately” confiscate the property of the owner of a building that collapsed last...
Syrian Bombing In Damascus Kills 13 People
By World on The Run
AP – A powerful bomb rocked central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people according to Syrian TV, and sowing fear and chaos in a busy...
Billionaires Suffer as Tax Shelters Go Away
By World On The Run
Bloomberg Businessweek – It’s hard out there for a tax-sheltering billionaire. Bloomberg News reports today that some of the wealthiest people in the world are...