International

Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:11 UTC
Foot ad Mouth disease alert extended to East Asia; Korea outbreak worst in half a century

FAO has called for veterinary and border control authorities in Asia to be on alert for animals showing signs of infection by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), following an unprecedented outbreak of the livestock-affecting sickness in South Korea.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 21:00 UTC
Future cars will not obey drivers with high blood alcohol level

Future technology may put the brakes on drunk drivers and save many lives as researchers in the United States are developing a system that will prevent a car from starting if the driver's blood alcohol level is higher than the legal limit.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 01:40 UTC
Tourists Leaving Egypt as Tourism Hit Hard

The United States and Turkey on Sunday offered to evacuate people wanting to leave Egypt where violent protests have taken place.
Monday, January 31st 2011 - 01:24 UTC
Ways Round Egyptian Internet Crackdown Found

“Internet not working, police cars burning,” sent out one Egyptian. “Today marks a great day for Egypt,” sent out another.
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 21:44 UTC
Bill Gates Donates U$120 Million To Fight Polio

Last year at the World Economic Forum, Bill and Melinda Gates called for the next ten years to be the decade of vaccines. This week as talks reconvene in Davos, Switzerland, Gates in partnership with the United Kingdom, has donated an additional $120 million dollars to fight polio in particular. This news comes in light of the Global Health Fund fraud accusations that Gates has $150 million invested in.
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 21:24 UTC
North Pole Waters Will Soon Be Ice Free New Report Says

The north Atlantic current flowing in to the Arctic Ocean is warmer that it has been for at least 2000 years and is a sign that global warming is likely to bring ice free seas around the North Pole in a few years time, a new study finds
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 21:02 UTC
Chinese Mega City For 42 Million People

Chinese city planners have announced a plan to merge cities surrounding the Pearl River Delta to create the world’s largest metropolis with 42 million people
Sunday, January 30th 2011 - 20:23 UTC
Volatility Oil Prices, Futures Rise Most Since 2009

Oil options volatility increased as the underlying futures surged the most since September 2009 as unrest in Egypt raised concern that protests would spread to major oil-producing parts of the Middle East.
Saturday, January 29th 2011 - 00:26 UTC
President Mubarak Devoted to protecting Egypt as Unrest Continues

Saying he remains devoted to protecting Egypt, a defiant President Hosani Mubarak vowed to change his Cabinet to help bring social, economic and political reforms to the country, but defended his security forces' crackdown on anti-government protesters.
Friday, January 28th 2011 - 21:25 UTC
“Trade is the Biggest Wealth Creator,” Says Prime Minister Cameron Welcoming Doha Report

British Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed a new report, which claims that for the Doha agreement to be successful, negotiations should be concluded in 2011.