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Abortion limit could be cut if Tories win next election, expert claims
The abortion time limit could be cut if the Conservatives win the next general election, according to an analysis of yesterday's votes
MPs vote for hybrid embryos after Brown makes plea to permit 'moral endeavour'
MPs back some of the most controversial elements of the government's human fertilisation and embryology bill
ESA seeks people who want to be astronauts
PARIS, May 19 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency began accepting applications Monday in its first search since 1992 for potential astronauts.
AI in Second Life
Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a robot-like avatar in the virtual world Second Life that isn't controlled by a person at a keyboard, but an artificial intelligence program....
How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox?
Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others -- or terrible misfortune if it...
'Ordinary' Arabs to retake Internet: Wikipedia founder
An explosion in Internet usage in the Middle East by "ordinary" people will show the world that the region is just like anywhere else, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said on...
China allows bloggers, others to spread quake news
(AP) -- Almost nonstop, the uncensored opinions of Chinese citizens are popping up online, sent by text and instant message across a country shaken by its worst earthquake in...
Mary Warnock: Women, not the unborn, deserve our protection
Mary Warnock: It's a great pity that we see attempts to restrict abortion in the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
Spain arrests 5 suspected of hacking US sites
(AP) -- Spanish police have arrested five people suspected of hacking into or outright disabling thousands of Internet pages, some of them run by government agencies in the U.S.,...
Craigslist answers eBay allegations in court
(AP) -- Classified ad Web site Craigslist is denying online auctioneer eBay's allegation that it unfairly diluted eBay's stake in it and says its board was acting to protect...
Lawmakers concerned over Charter's Web tracking
(AP) -- Cable TV, phone and Internet service provider Charter Communications drew concern Friday from two congressmen and a privacy advocate over its plan to experiment with tracking its...
Deadline passes in EA bid to buy Take-Two Interactive shares
A deadline for Take-Two Interactive Software shareholders to agree to a buyout by video game giant Electronic Arts has passed with neither firm commenting on the takeover bid's fate.
Biodiversity loss costs six percent of world income: report
The destruction of flora and fauna is costing the world two trillion euros (3.1 trillion dollars) a year, or six percent of its overall gross national product, according to a...
Cable companies to ramp up Web, HD, mobile service
(AP) -- Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. After a dismal 2007 in which their shares took a...
Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company's board improperly thwarted Micrsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover offer, raising shareholder...
AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches
(AP) -- A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web...
VIDEO: Puerto Rico Horses Put Down
More than 400 racehorses—many of them in perfect health—are "destroyed" each year in the U.S. territory, where keeping injured or retired horses can be costly. Warning: graphic imagery.
Emergency contraceptive to stay behind counter in Quebec
Canadian women might soon be able to buy the emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B straight off the drugstore shelf rather than having to ask for it at the...
Entrepreneurs value 'ideas' over weatlh, study finds
A study at the University of Liverpool has revealed that entrepreneurs are driven to start companies by their passion for ideas rather than the pursuit of wealth.
1,200 people to have canceled healthcare coverage restored
The action comes after Kaiser Permanente and Health Net reach an agreement with a state agency. ...
Study revives Olympic prospects for amputee sprinter
A world-renowned team of experts in biomechanics and physiology from six universities, led by Professor Hugh Herr of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology`s Media Lab, refute scientific claims that the...
NY Times, USA Today multiple online EPpy winners
(AP) -- The New York Times won three accolades for its Web sites and USA Today won two as the "EPpy Awards" were announced Thursday.
Gemstar-TV Guide ex-CEO now wanted for obstruction
(AP) -- Federal authorities said Thursday that former Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. chairman Henry Yuen is a fugitive after he was indicted on a felony obstruction charge that carries...
'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft
(AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems...
Video game, accessory sales jump 47 pct in April
(AP) -- Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items...
WA has best offshore wind site
Western Australia has Australia's best offshore windfarm site, according to research, though while Australia has spare land offshore wind probably won't be used.
Chile: Biofuels 'not to blame' for more expensive food
According to a Chilean survey, biofuels are not to blame for the increase in food prices.
RIM to launch touch-screen BlackBerry: report
Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. is planning to launch a touch-screen version of its popular wireless device in the third quarter of this year, the Wall Street Journal reported...