Search Results

Results 1 - 10

Second big snowstorm hits US East Coast

World
2010-2-10

THE second major snowstorm in less than a week hit the US East Coast yesterday, with predictions of 12 inches (30.5 cm) or more stretching from Washington, D.C., to New York City, forcing schools to close and the US...

Google Gmail tweak challenges Facebook, Twitter

Business | Information industry
2010-2-10

GOOGLE Inc is tapping its huge network of Gmail users and Web surfers to create a Buzz that it hopes will help it catch up with online social networking leaders Facebook and Twitter. The world's No. 1 search...

Obama, Republicans find common ground on jobs

World
2010-2-10

US President Barack Obama found common ground with Republicans yesterday over his top priorities of job creation and deficit reduction but drew a rebuke on healthcare reform. A Democrat, Obama has been promoting...

Man City close on top four with 2-0 Bolton win

Sports | Soccer
2010-2-10

MANCHESTER City made ground in the battle for fourth place in the Premier League yesterday but looked a long way from Champions League material as they struggled to an forgettable 2-0 home win over Bolton Wanderers....

Stocks jump on hopes for Greece debt assistance

Business | Securities
2010-2-10

THE Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. The Dow rose 150 points yesterday, a day after closing below 10,000 for...

Another winter blast helps boost energy prices

Business | Energy
2010-2-10

OIL and heating oil prices got a boost yesterday as the second powerful storm in four days threatened to dump more than a foot (0.3 meters) of snow on the East Coast. A weakening dollar was also a factor. Crude...

Absent Polanski a boost for Berlin

World
2010-2-10

ROMAN Polanski may be under house arrest in a Swiss chalet, but the Polish-French director is set to dominate this year's Berlin film festival where his latest movie "The Ghost Writer" will be unveiled. Interest...

Why some people love to bet

World
2010-2-10

PEOPLE are afraid to lose money and the latest research explains why some are afraid to gamble - the brain's fear center controls the response to a bet. The study of two women with brain lesions that made them...

Drink beer to maintain strength of your bones

World
2010-2-10

BEER drinkers now have a good excuse to order another round ? the brew may help keep bones strong, a study has found. Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California...

Nigerian parliament names Jonathan to act as president

World
2010-2-10

THE Nigerian parliament yesterday empowered Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take over for the ill president, whose absence has stoked unrest in Africa's most populous country. Both the House of Representatives...