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U.S. Economic Confidence Remains Lower 15 Aug 2012 | 12:30 am
Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -27 for the week ending Aug. 12, similar to the -26 the week prior and little changed from the previous eight weeks.
U.S. Economic Confidence Remains Lower 15 Aug 2012 | 12:30 am
Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -27 for the week ending Aug. 12, similar to the -26 the week prior and little changed from the previous eight weeks.
?Eric the Eel? dreams of Olympic return 14 Aug 2012 | 12:23 pm
The English commentator veered from disbelief to anger and then, finally, to mirth. It was the opening heat of the men’s 100 meters freestyle swimming at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, but only one ma...
Android extends dominance in smartphones worldwide 14 Aug 2012 | 12:21 pm
Got an iPhone? You?re in the minority. There were four Android phones for every iPhone shipped in the second quarter, research firm IDC said Wednesday. That?s up from a ratio of 2.5 to 1 in the same p...
New compensation guidelines for Fukushima evacuees 14 Aug 2012 | 12:06 pm
The government on Friday set new compensation guidelines for tens of thousands forced to evacuate an area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last year, with some able to claim the full value ...
After Eric the Eel, meet Hamadou the Hippo 13 Aug 2012 | 12:17 pm
In scenes redolent of Eric “the Eel” Moussambani, the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea who achieved fame by his flailing doggy paddle at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Hamadou Djibo Issaka was greeted wit...
8 Indian spices that prevent cancer 13 Aug 2012 | 12:14 pm
Not every battle is struck by a wave of violence and not every fight culminates in bloodshed. When the opposition in question is an adamant disease like cancer, our armoury should be packed with a lif...
5 Steps to a flat tummy in 7 days 12 Aug 2012 | 12:11 pm
You’ve been missing your routine at the gym very often thanks to your busy schedule (or plain laziness) and suddenly you realize that in one week you have to attend a wedding. You want to wear your fa...
Kids get Italian vacation 12 Aug 2012 | 12:03 pm
Twelve children from Fukushima Prefecture have arrived in Cagliari, Italy, for a summer vacation at the invitation of a nonprofit group based in Milan. The children, six boys and six girls aged betwee...
