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Facebook could see a standoff over Scrabble
(AP) -- C-O-M-P-E-T-E. Developers of a highly popular but unauthorized version of Scrabble for the online hangout Facebook vowed Tuesday to do just that, now that a video game...
Pioneer Corp. to sell Blu-ray disc recorders
(AP) -- Pioneer Corp. will start selling Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan sometime before March 2009, the company said Tuesday, the latest in a string of Japanese electronics makers...
Feature: Green gold
Australian research is helping the gold mining industry in its search to replace cyanide with a safer alternative, reports Tony Malkovic.
Microsoft Backs Play To Dump Yahoo Board
Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to dump Yahoo Inc.'s board, saying that a successful shareholder rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its bid...
Mercosur presidents agree science plan for 2008-2012
The presidents of the Mercosur member countries have signed a five-year plan for science, technology and innovation, aiming to add value to regional production.
Good Golf Players See The Hole As Larger Than Poor Players
Golfers who play well are more likely to see the hole as larger than their poor-playing counterparts, according to new research. "Golfers have said that when they play well the...
Universal Power Adapter Offers Alternative to Wall Warts
When Doug Palmer realized he had forgotten his mobile phone adapter on a vacation in Mexico several years ago, the first thought that crossed his mind was, "There has to...
Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says
Google Inc. says Bell Canada Inc. is breaking Canadian telecommunications law by slowing certain internet traffic, and is urging the CRTC to take action against the company.
Free Speech Not So Free Online
Companies in charge of seemingly public spaces online wipe out content that's controversial but otherwise legal.
Britain to slow adoption of biofuels
The British government said Monday it would slow the expansion of biofuels following a report which found they could increase greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to food price rises.
US firms a role model for fair hiring standards, study says
U.S. companies are helping spread fair hiring practices across the world as they set up shop in developing nations, according to a new study of gender and age discrimination co-written...
Solutia Considers Splitting In Half
Number two nylon maker may sell its business to focus on specialties
Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble?
Since 2003, worldwide oil prices have quadrupled. According to a new study, the price of oil is rising at a faster-than-exponential rate, and cannot be sustained. In other words, we`re...
Special Horseshoes Measure Acceleration In Horses, Evaluate Methods of Rehabilitation
Scientists have carried out studies both into the advantages of different rider techniques in reducing injury risk to horses, and into the benefits of a method of equine rehabilitation. By...
Review Of Tools For Genomics Community Studying Rosaceae (Apple, Peach, Pear, Strawberry)
A comprehensive overview of the genomics tools and resources available for the rapidly growing Rosaceae scientific community has been published. Rosaceae is an economically important group of plants that comprises...
Health Canada going after flavoured cigars
Health Canada is looking at changing the regulations concerning the sale of flavoured cigars or cigarillos, in particular that they don't require a health warning.
Buy shellfish from reputable dealers: New Brunswick health officials
Public health officials in Saint John, N.B., are warning people to buy their shellfish only from reputable dealers after several people got shellfish poisoning.
NBC Universal to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5B
(AP) -- NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had...
How Captain Cook Changed the World
He was a latecomer to the Age of Exploration, but James Cook still managed to put his mark on world history.
New Car Navigation System Monitors Traffic To Avoid Traffic Jams
Researchers are developing a new in-car navigation system which informs motorists about traffic jams ahead and advises the driver of the best route for their journey before they reach the...
When Using Gestures, Rules Of Grammar Remain The Same
The mind apparently has a consistent way of ordering an event that defies the order in which subjects, verbs and objects typically appear in languages. Although speakers of different languages...
Swedish appeals court tries Ericsson officials for fraud: report
Five officials in Sweden from mobile phone operator Ericsson are suspected of defrauding several billion kronor (millions of euros), Swedish agency TT reported on Sunday.
Germany wants to build 30 windfarms
The German government wants to build up to 30 offshore windfarms in a bid to meet its renewable energy targets, Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said in an interview published Sunday.
Aiming to Sell the World on Fitness
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States.
Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die
A woman’s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront the thorny ethical issue and casts an assisted-suicide advocate as Germany’s Jack Kevorkian.
As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid
With fuel costs rising, agencies that provide meals or transportation for senior citizens are struggling.
Feature: Scientists in a bid to help cure affluenza
Many Australians are spending beyond their means and burning up tonnes of fossil fuels just to impress people they don't like - and it could be a symptom of a...
Bangladesh university offers counselling for 'betrayed' lovers
Bangladesh's biggest university will appoint psychiatrists for students to counter a growing number of suicides by "betrayed" lovers, its acting chief said Monday.