The traditional countdown to the London Olympics began with the lighting of the Games torch using the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, commencing a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron at the opening ceremony on July 27. On a sunny day at the site of the ancient […]
It turned out that men are out-shopping women online based on recent surveys. According to digital performance company iProspect, there are 19 million affluent men online, and the vast majority of them are shopping. Nearly half of these wealthy men spend more than $4,000 a year online. The leading growth trend reveals to be the […]
Major disruption is expected at UK airports as immigration workers will stage a one-day strike in a heated dispute over public sector pensions. The strike, which was set for 10 May, commenced last night, May 9, due to some shifts of plans by the group. Heathrow Airport has already been experiencing major delays at immigration […]
Plant conservation came under the spotlight during a preparatory meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently underway in Canada. In particular, discussions focused on developments with the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), whose over-arching aim is to halt the continuing loss of plant diversity. As the Strategy’s webpage notes: Without plants, there […]
President Barack Obama says he supports civil unions but not civil marriage for same-sex couples, although he has indicated that his views are “evolving.” Recall that when he was a state senator, he supported gay marriage. Some advocates told Yahoo News that Obama deputies endorsing gay marriage is one way to put him in the […]
In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere during the Mesozoic era that may have been the cause of global warming. Gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on […]
Howard Stern’s impending big TV return next week on “America’s Got Talent” raises ire on the Parents Television Council, which sent letters of protest to 91 companies that previously have bought ad time during “America’s Got Talent.” The letter urges advertisers to spend their money used in advertising elsewhere “unless and until [Stern’s] conduct consistently […]
More than 350 border police attended training sessions held last week in Guangxi Province, China, to increase their awareness about illegal wildlife trade and enhance their capacity to detect wildlife smuggling in the region. They included 200 police officers from 29 border checkpoints and police stations in Chongzuo who followed the proceedings through a live […]
Fighting only a few weeks before he serves his three-month sentence in a county jail for domestic abuse, Mayweather found himself in a difficult boxing match Saturday night. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bags the win with unanimous decision from judges over his opponent Miguel Cotto, who wouldn’t easily going to quit. Mayweather used his speed and […]
“The Avengers” has smashed the domestic revenue records with a $200.3 million debut.It’s by far the biggest opening ever, raging past the previous record of $169.2 million for the debut of last year’s “Harry Potter” finale. “The Avengers” added $151.5 million overseas over the weekend to bring its total to $441.5 million since it commenced […]
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