PLACIDO DOMINGO NAMED LATIN RECORDING STAR OF 2010
Spanish opera star Placido Domingo will be honored as the Latin Recording Academy’s person of the year in November, during a fundraiser on the eve of the Latin Grammy awards […]
Monthly Archives: September 2010
VATICAN LIBRARY REOPENS AFTER 3-YEAR RESTORATION
The Vatican’s Apostolic Library is reopening to scholars following a three-year, euro9-million ($11.5- million) renovation to install climate-controlled rooms for its precious manuscripts and state-of-the-art security measures to prevent theft […]
ASPIRIN CUTS BOWEL CANCER RISK
Researchers investigated just under 2,800 people with bowel cancer and just under 3,000 healthy people, matched for age, sex, and residential locality. All participants completed food frequency and lifestyle questionnaires […]
3 ULTRA-EFFICIENT CARS WIN $10M INNOVATION AWARD
An ultralight, gas-powered car that can get 102 miles per gallon is among the winners of the $10 million Automotive X Prize, a contest to develop highly efficient, production-ready vehicles.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PARTY AS MEXICO TURNS 200
Mexico looked beyond its drug war to throw a 200th birthday bash celebrating a proud history, whimsical culture and resilience embodied in the traditional independence cry: “Viva Mexico!”
BUILDING FEATURING PORTRAIT OF INDIGENOUS LEADER TO BECOME MELBOURNE’S NEWEST LANDMARK
A HIGH-rise apartment building bearing the image of an indigenous leader is set to become one of Melbourne’s most dramatic landmarks. The proposed Portrait building, earmarked for the old Carlton […]
UK SCIENTISTS DEVISE ‘ONE-HOUR TEST’ FOR TB
Scientists in the UK say they have devised a new ultra-sensitive test which can diagnose the presence of the tuberculosis bacterium in one hour. The test has been developed by […]
RWANDA: ACHIEVEMENTS ON FOOD SECURITY IS WAY TO GO
Rwanda should be proud to have a leader that is steering an audit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The audit will be discussed at the United Nations (UN) headquarters this […]
DEL. STUDENT SETS RECORD FOR ‘JEOPARDY!’ WINNINGS
A University of Delaware graduate student who made a bold bet has become the biggest one-day winner in the history of the game show “Jeopardy!”
KITENGELA GLASS PRODUCES ART OUTSIDE NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK
A magical fairyland, where houses are dragons, mosaic pathways lead to mysterious nooks and crannies, and all manner of creatures are fast friends. Welcome to Kitengela Glass. Here, 75 artisans […]
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