ALKHOBAR, 27 May 2008 — Music is such a magnificent form of communication that some claim it is an international language. In the 21st century there are many means to spread music’s message — CD, data streaming, radio, live performance — to mention just a few. But in past millennia, it wasn’t so easy. Music [...]
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Democratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor released by the campaign. Obama, 46, last saw Dr. David Scheiner in January 2007, shortly before he declared he was running for president.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Using only its brainpower, a monkey can direct a robotic arm to pluck a marshmallow from a skewer and stuff it into its mouth, researchers said on Wednesday. “They are using a motorized prosthetic arm to reach out, grab and bring the food back to their face,” said Andrew Schwartz of the [...]
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) – Fresh images sent back by NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander during its first full day operating in the Martian northern polar region showed most of its science instruments in good health, mission scientists said.
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is about to try to kick a 3 billion-a-day plastic bag habit. But breaking the addiction, in a bid to save energy and protect the environment, will be easier said than done. The world’s most populous nation on Sunday will join a growing list of countries, from Ireland to Bangladesh, that [...]
Ex-US President Jimmy Carter has said Israel has at least 150 atomic weapons in its arsenal. The Israelis have never confirmed they have nuclear weapons, but this has been widely assumed since a scientist leaked details in the 1980s.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Jane Coloccia set out to find her soul mate online she had no idea that eight years and 200 dates later she would end up an expert on the topic, writing a book and setting up a course to teach the pitfalls of Web love.
New York, 23 May 2008 – UNICEF says that too many children still need life-saving assistance in Myanmar three weeks after powerful cyclone Nargis hit the country. The UN children’s agency welcomes the government’s promise to ease delivery of aid as some estimates put the number of affected as high as 2.5 million.
A Nasa spacecraft has sent back the first historic pictures of an unexplored region of Mars. The Mars Phoenix lander touched down in the far north of the Red Planet, after a 680 million-km (423 million-mile) journey from Earth. The probe is equipped with a robotic arm to dig for water-ice thought to be buried [...]
The French film “The Class,” a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Laurent Cantet, “The Class” (“Entre les Murs”) was the first French film to win the main prize, the Palme d’Or, at Cannes since [...]