Setting the mobile juggernaut in motion The Hindu | Deepa Kurup | The first mobile phone call in India was made 15 years ago on this day | As on June 30, almost 635.51 million people in India use mobile phones: TRAI | Number of cell phone users, SIM card owners, increasing by 10 million each month | BANGALORE: Fifteen years ago on this day, two vet...
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy The Guardian | For Tim Gautreaux, a Louisiana local whose family is immersed in the oil industry, the BP leak means the death of his whole community. And things can only get worse… 'The spill is slathering four states now. It could be blown over to Texas. It could show up in the marinas of Key West... Lawsui...
Massachusetts: Lawmakers Hope to Expand Gambling The New York Times | State lawmakers proposed Friday to allow casino gambling in Massachusetts with a plan to allow three resort casinos and to let the state’s racetracks compete for two slot-parlor licenses. But Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat, said he would supp...
When a Mets Error Opens the Door, the Diamondbacks Kick It Down The New York Times | In baseball, sometimes small mistakes can balloon, as a crack in a wall leads to a flood. Related | More Time on Mound Instills More Trust (July 30, 2010) | Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog. Go to the Bats Blog Major League...
A Sin and a Shame The New York Times | The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse — far more treacherous — than most of the population realizes. There was no need for so many men and women to be forced out of their jobs in the downturn known as the grea...
FPI Overnight Brief Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:50 pm | Press Release: Foreign Policy Initiative | FPI Overnight Brief | July 30, 2010 | ________________________________________ | Special Announcements | FPI seeks college juniors or seniors, graduate students, or recent g...
China's Global Competitive Advantage Scoop Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:44 pm | Opinion: Bill Fisher | China’s Global Competitive Advantage | The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning? | By Bill Fischer - July 2010 | For three decades, China has grown into a world economic pre...
Ambrose: Internet's performing social surgery Knox News | Two million hits. That's what a Russian cop's YouTube video got. The topic was widespread police corruption, and if Vladimir Putin is still looking the other way and the Federal Assembly is cracking down on such uppity, discomfiting speech, there's...
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Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking The New York Times | Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was th...
Gaming gamble for Google Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitche...
Iran Aims for Space, U.S. Aims for War WorldNews.com Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran plans to send a man into space by 2019, it evoked the bold i...
Japan to test out new rescue robot China Daily | TOKYO - Japanese emergency services are to trial a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or cell phones in disaster zones. | The fire department of Chiba City, east of Tokyo, will test the QUINCE ...
R.I. teens get a chance this summer to explore high-tech trades The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - Douglas Nelson, a mechanic with tinted safety glasses and an easy way with teenagers, points to a vintage cherry red Saab mounted on a lift. | He tells a young man to push a start button on an automated lift machine. | "You're going to...
Salman Butt's admission shows referral process still doesn't appeal to all London Evening Standard Salman Butt had a look of surprise in his eyes. Less than 24 hours before the start of today's first npower Test against England, the Pakistan captain had just been informed that the controversial Umpire Decision Review System would be in the four-match series. | It seems extraordinary that an international skipper would be unaware of such a signif...
Greece and the Power of Negative Thinking The New York Times | Once the cradle of European civilization, Greece is now at the epicenter of Europe’s economic crisis. The now-fading consensus in the market and among opinion-makers was that Greece is likely to fail, taking the euro zone with it. The country’s sovereign debt, which a few months ago was priced only a few basis points above Germany&rsq...
