In their roughest test yet of this young NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers measured themselves against the Miami Heat and liked how they heaped up. On Wednesday night, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul had double-doubles, with Paul doing a third-quarter burst that helped bring the Clippers to a 107-100 victory. They have wins over Memphis, the Lakers, […]
Nokia’s new Lumia smartphones are oozing into the market and early signs suggest they may sell well enough to give the handset maker more time in its fight against industry leaders Samsung and Apple. However investors shouldn’t expect a quick turn for the struggling Finnish cellphone maker, with rival gadgets like mini tablet computers competing […]
A widely used, safe and cheap medication, Ivermectin, that is best known to Americans as a remedy for heartworm in dogs appears to thwart bedbug outbreaks. Bedbugs are common in the tropics and were rare in North America until a few years ago. There aren’t a lot of good surveys to show just how bad the problem is, but […]
Just meters from the Turkish border, a Syrian warplane bombed the town of Ras al-Ain for a second day on Tuesday, sending up thick clouds of smoke and causing residents on the Turkish side to rush for cover. On Thursday, forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad are trying to regain control of Ras al-Ain, which fell to rebels. The offensive has caused […]
Just two weeks after launching the flagship Windows 8, the executive most widely speculated to be the next chief executive of Microsoft Corp has left the world’s largest software maker as CEO Steve Ballmer moved to tighten his grip on the company. The exit of 23-year veteran Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft’s Windows unit, is […]
Central Myanmar is now facing a very big problem after an earthquake killed at least 11 people. That number will still likely to rise on Monday as several workers were missing after a half-built bridge collapsed on the Irrawaddy River. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake early on Sunday struck about 60 km northwest of Mandalay, Myanmar’s […]
Finance ministers across the globe are set to meet in Tokyo to discuss on economic matters with a global perspective. These lawmakers are expected to have a heated debate on the issues that is pulling down the 3 major economies of the world, namely — US, China and Europe. There is a premonition that troubled […]
The Los Angeles Lakers are actually seeking to make their fans’ fondest wishes come true and talking to Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson about their vacant coaching job. The Lakers confirmed on their website that Jackson discussed the job with owner Jim Buss and general manager Mitch Kupchak. They’ll meet again early next week. […]
On Sunday, China’s top official in charge of fighting copyright piracy condemned what he said was purposeful misrepresentation of the problem by the Western media which caused the country’s poor global image. China said that important facts had been ignored. Foreign governments, including the United States, have for years urged China to take a stronger […]
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