Lisa Grossman, physical sciences reporter(Image: UN Photo/Paulo Filgueiras)If CERN observes the proceedings of the United Nations, will it change the outcome?The international particle physics laboratory, based near Geneva, Switzerland, has been granted observer status in the General Assembly of the United Nations, CERN officials announced today. The lab joins environmental groups and public...
NEA's new partnership to enhance S'pore's radiological operational readiness
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on collaboration in nuclear and radiation safety, emergency preparedness and response.NEA's partnership with DEMA is meant to enhance Singapore's capabilities in radiological operational readiness and incident response. The partnership will provide a platform...
Hundreds pack Conn. church for vigil after rampage
Labels: Health Updated 11:39 PM ET NEWTOWN, Conn. Twenty-six candles — one for each of the victims — flickered on the altar Friday as hundreds of grief-stricken residents gathered for a vigil in memory of the children and staff killed in a shooting rampage at a school in this Connecticut town. With the church filled to capacity, hundreds spilled outside, holding hands in circles in the cold night air and saying...
Conn. Shooter Adam Lanza: 'Obviously Not Well'
Labels: Business Adam Lanza of Newtown, Connecticut was a child of the suburbs and a child of divorce who at age 20 still lived with his mother.This morning he appears to have started his day by shooting his mother Nancy in the face, and then drove her car to nearby Sandy Hook Elementary School, armed with two handguns and a semi-automatic rifle.There, before turning his gun on himself, he shot...
Dec
14
Permian mass extinction triggered by humble microbe
Labels: World AROUND 251 million years ago, over 90 per cent of the species on Earth suddenly went extinct. Their killer may not have been a devastating meteorite or a catastrophic volcanic eruption, but a humble microbe. The prevailing theory is that the mass extinction...
Enough blood for injured Navy serviceman & others in need
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Singapore Red Cross and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said injured Navy serviceman Jason Chee is well supported by the National Blood Programme.In a joint statement, they assured well wishers that there is sufficient blood for his surgeries.The statement revealed that the Singapore Red Cross has already been recalling donors who are due for donation and blood donors of...
22 school kids wounded in knife attack
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 1:14 AM EST, Fri December 14, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe attack takes place at a primary school in Henan province, state media reportPolice say they have detained a 36-year-old local residentChina was hit by a spate of knife and cleaver attacks on school children in 2010(CNN) -- Twenty-two primary school children have been wounded in a knife attack in central China, the state-run...
Rice withdraws from secretary of state consideration
Labels: Health Updated: 8:45 p.m. ET U.N. ambassador Susan Rice on Thursday officially withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, citing in a letter to President Obama the "lengthy, disruptive and costly" nominating process she was sure to face if tapped for the job -- a disruption she argued the nation "cannot afford." Play VideoAnalysis: Why did Rice withdraw?Rice,...
What Is a Right-to-Work Law?
Labels: Business This week Michigan became the 24th state in the country to adopt a right-to-work law. The passage of the bill by the state legislature, and eventual signing by Rick Snyder, the state's Republican governor, brought a huge wave of protests in a state with deep union roots.Right-to-work laws have garnered a lot of national attention in recent years as more states have implemented...
Dec
13
Robot apps get a cash boost
Labels: World APPS aren't just for your smartphone. The one-year-old Robot-App Store got a cash boost this week in the form of $250,000 from the first company dedicated to investing in consumer robotics. Dmitry Grishin, founder of Grishin Robotics,...
Fare increases needed to improve service to commuters, says Lui Tuck Yew
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has said fare increases are needed to improve service to commuters while keeping public transport operations commercially viable.In a Facebook post, Mr Lui said fare increases are not to boost the short-term profits of Public Transport Operators (PTOs) or improve the salaries of bus drivers.He said that's why the government must work with the...
Japan scrambles fighter jets over disputed islands
Labels: LifestyleBy Yoko Wakatsuki and Alex Zolbert, CNNupdated 3:28 AM EST, Thu December 13, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSA Japanese Coast Guard vessel spots the Chinese plane near the islandsJapan says it sent four F-15 jets and another aircraft to the areaThis is the first time the island dispute has involved aircraftTokyo (CNN) -- Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane was seen Thursday near small islands in...
L.A. campus lockdown ends, suspect still at large
Labels: Health LOS ANGELES Students at Cal State Fullerton who barricaded themselves inside classrooms and dorm rooms Wednesday were given the all clear early Thursday by campus officials. They were told Wednesday afternoon to prepare to stay put into the night as police searched for one of two suspects who was still on the loose after a jewelry store-pawn shop robbery-shooting. The other suspect was believed...
N. Korean Missile Hits Target of Alarming the World
Labels: Business North Korea's successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile hit its target: it bolstered the standing of its young tyrant Kim Jong Un and raised the specter of being able to eventually strike the U.S. with a nuclear weapon.The pride in the success of the launch -- after several failures -- is a huge boost for Kim Jong Un, 29, who took power one year ago. He has...
Dec
12
Workers' Party ready to offer voters a choice again
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party (WP), which contested the 2011 general election in the Punggol East Single Member Constituency (SMC), said it is ready to offer voters a choice again in a by-election.In a statement released on Wednesday, the WP said it has noted the announcement that the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Michael Palmer, has resigned from the People's Action Party and, by virtue of...
Sudan: Israeli 'spy vulture' nabbed
Labels: LifestyleBy Nick Thompson and Nima Elbagir, CNNupdated 2:13 PM EST, Tue December 11, 2012Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'STORY HIGHLIGHTSSudan: Israeli vulture with GPS-equipped camera caught by officials in western SudanIsraeli scientists say a number of vultures tagged with GPS to study migration routesExpert:...
Motive unclear in Oregon mall shooting that left three dead
Labels: Health PORTLAND, Ore. A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire Tuesday in a busy Portland mall, leaving the gunman and two others dead and one person injured, and forcing the mall's Santa Claus and hundreds of Christmas shoppers and employees to flee or hide among store displays. Austin Patty, 20, who works at Macy's, said he saw a man in a white mask carrying a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest....
Gunman 'Tentatively' Identified in Oregon Shooting
Labels: Business A masked gunman who opened fire in the crowded Clackamas Town Center mall in suburban Portland, Ore., killing two individuals before killing himself, has been "tentatively" identified by police, though they have not yet released his name.The shooter, wearing a white hockey mask, black clothing, and a bullet proof vest, tore through the mall around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, entering...
Dec
11
Japan researchers invent solar-cell fabric
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Clothes that could literally light up your life were unveiled Tuesday by Japanese researchers who said their solar-cell fabric would eventually let wearers harvest energy on the go.The new fabric is made of wafer-thin solar cells woven together that could see people powering up their mobile phones and other electronics with their sweater or trousers.But its creators conceded there...
Mouned, but inspiring
Labels: LifestyleSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni Rivera<<<123456789101112>>>STORY HIGHLIGHTSSen. Marco Rubio calls Rivera "a real American success story"Not only for her music but for her strong, resilient attitude...
HSBC settles U.S. money laundering case for $1.9B
Labels: Health WASHINGTON HSBC, the British banking giant, said Tuesday it will pay $1.9 billion to settle a money-laundering probe by federal and state authorities in the United States. The probe of the bank, Europe's largest by market value, has focused on the transfer of billions of dollars on behalf of nations like Iran, which are under international sanctions, and the transfer of money through the U.S. financial...
SEAL Killed in Rescue Mission Identified
Labels: Business The Pentagon has identified Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Checque as the Navy SEAL who died of injuries sustained in the successful rescue of an American doctor from the Taliban over the weekend.Checque, who hailed from Monroeville, Pa., died of "combat related injuries," according to a Pentagon release. Though the release only said Checque was assigned to "an East Coast-based...
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