Thursday, March 17, 2005 Roll up displays for use in hand-held gadgets will be available for mass production by March 2007 according to co-developer Philips. Working with US based paper pioneer E-ink, Philips have developed a 13cm wide screen which is just 0.1 millimetres thick and can be rolled up so that it is only […]
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 “18 hours of mass hysteria” (according to the Sunday Times of India) broke out last Friday in Mumbai as hundreds of residents flocked to Mahim Creek, one of the most polluted creeks in India that receives thousands of tonnes of raw sewage and industrial waste every day after reports that the
Disease outbreak feared after mass hysteria over “sweet” water in Mumbai
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Thursday, June 28, 2012 In a decision today, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the controversial healthcare law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010. The Supreme Court also upheld the individual mandate provision of the law, which would require most U.S. citizens to obtain health insurance by 2014, or pay a
U.S. Supreme Court upholds health care mandate
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Buffalo, New York — A woman in Buffalo, New York in the United States is in critical condition tonight at Sisters Of Charity Hospital after she accidentally set herself on fire. The unnamed elderly woman was receiving oxygen for medical problems in her home and lit a cigarette, and the oxygen
Woman in Buffalo, New York accidentally sets herself on fire
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 University of Alabama running back Mark Ingram has won the 2009 Heisman Trophy, it was announced Saturday night. I’m just so excited to bring Alabama their first Heisman winner Ingram, the third consecutive sophomore to win the award for the top American Football player in NCAA Division I, was visibly emotional
Mark Ingram wins 2009 Heisman Trophy
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Sunday, January 13, 2013 1 2 3 4 Despite earlier cooler weather, heatwave conditions are expected to resume in New South Wales, Australia. Local weather service forecasts expect temperatures to rise above 40°C (104°F), as-experienced earlier in the week. The percentage of uncontained fires jumped as high as 20%. On Friday, local fire authorities have
Fires burn across eastern Australia amid summer heatwave
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Thursday, October 20, 2005 Wednesday night, the Houston Astros, a professional baseball team in North America, won the 2005 National League Pennant by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 5 – 1 to achieve their 4th win in the National League Championship Series. In this series, the Astros won 4 games and
Houston Astros win 2005 National League baseball pennant
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Friday, July 10, 2009 The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) countries are meeting in L’Aquila, Italy, from July 8 to July 11. On Wednesday, the group announced that it had agreed to a cut in carbon emissions. The G8 agreed to a target to cut emissions by 80% by 2050, though interim targets
G8 leaders set new emissions target
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Sunday, December 2, 2007 American heavy metal performer Ozzy Osbourne, who became famous as the lead vocalist for Black Sabbath and later as a solo act, has raised more than US$800,000 for The Sharon Osbourne Colon Cancer Program, founded by his spouse Sharon Osbourne at the Cedars Sinai Hospital, by auctioning off personal items. A
Ozzy Osbourne’s personal possessions fetch $800,000 for charity
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