Everything scientists now know about the cosmos, from the Big Bang to black holes, has come from measurements of light rays. But Mother Nature speaks in particles too, and until now their instruments have been largely deaf to her second tongue. A device due to launch aboard the space shuttle Endeavour from Florida on Friday
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– Princess Diana's memory to be kept alive at wedding The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad. Hundreds of thousands of people are
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Rival wine sellers targeting overworked mothers are fighting over use of the word "Mommy" on their wine labels, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court. In the suit, filed on Monday, California-based winery Clos Lachance Wines asked the court to declare that its "Mommyjuice" does not violate the trademark of "Mommy's Time
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faced rare dissent within his Baath Party and signs of discontent in the army over violent repression of protesters that a rights group said on Thursday had killed 500 people. Two hundred Baath members from southern Syria resigned on Wednesday after the government sent in tanks to crush resistance in the
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Sony Corp could face legal action across the globe after it delayed disclosing a security breach of its popular PlayStation Network, infuriating gamers and sending the firm's shares down nearly 5 percent in Tokyo Thursday. Sony shut down the network on April 19 after discovering the breach, one of the biggest online data infiltrations ever.
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Japanese consumer electronics giant Panasonic Corp will slash 40,000 jobs over the next two years in a bid to pare costs and keep up with ever-harsher competition from Asian rivals, a source said on Thursday. The company, which employs about 380,000 people, will incur more than 100 billion yen ($1.22 billion) in expenses this year
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Revenue from tourism reached 66.4 million EUR in March 2011 compared to 65.6 million EUR in the corresponding month of the previous year, recording an increase of 1.3%, according to the Statistical Service. On the basis of the results of a Passenger Survey, for the period January-March 2011, revenue from tourism is estimated at 133.1
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The dollar and U.S. stock futures extended losses while Treasuries climbed on Thursday after U.S. GDP growth came in at an annualised 1.8 percent in the first quarter, a little below forecasts. The euro rose above $1.4807 versus the dollar, up 0.2 percent after the data, from $1.4789 just before. S&P 500 futures fell 3.9
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For many young Beijing parents, debate about China's restrictive "one-child" policy is far less pressing than the task at hand — how to afford the cost of bringing up even one child. China's census released on Thursday should make for stark reading for policymakers, showing more old people and fewer young people to pay for
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A two-day international conference on ''Aviation Safety: Implementation, Regulation, Training'' opened in Nicosia on Wednesday, with the participation of the heads of EUROCONTROL, ECAC, Flight Safety Foundation, European Civil Aviation Conference and Federation of European Airlines. Over 150 delegates from 23 countries have said they would attend. Christos Petrou, Conference Coordinator and CEO of FSF/SE.Europe-M.East-Cyprus,
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