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Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 23 (News Report) - Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources confirm to the BBC.

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Vertical 'Pinkhouses:' The Future Of Urban Farming?

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - May. 22 (News Report) - Architects have come up with spectacular concepts for vertical farms that would grow crops in city skyscrapers. But many horticulturists think the future of vertical farming isn't in skyscrapers, but rather in large, indoor warehouses lit up magenta by superefficient LEDs.

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SAP in autism recruitment drive

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 22 (News Report) - German software company SAP says it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism, saying they have a unique talent for information technology.

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Man Being Queried on Tsarnaev Ties Is Killed by Officer

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael S. Schmidt - May. 22 (News Report) - Officer Involved in Shooting of Man Linked to Tsarnaev

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Frog, toad and salamander populations plummeting, U.S. survey finds

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:46:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Darryl Fears - May. 22 (News Report) - Frogs, toads and salamanders continue to vanish from the American landscape at an alarming pace, with seven species — including Colorado’s boreal toad and Nevada’s yellow-legged frog — facing 50 percent drops in their numbers within seven years if the current rate of decline continues, according to new government research . ...

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Solar plane sets off again across US

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 22 (News Report) - The Solar Impulse plane, which holds records including the longest manned zero-fuel flight, sets of for the second leg of a bid to cross the US.

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North Korean Envoy Visits Beijing Amid Concerns About US-Chinese Relations

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Choe Sang Hun - May. 22 (News) - North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China

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Has anyone been ‘fired’ because of the Benghazi attacks?

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - May. 22 (Fact Check) - “Why does Benghazi go on? No one was ever fired? So, people made tragic errors. No one’s accepting responsibility and no one was fired.” — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), on CNN’s “State of the Union,” May 19, 2013 Read full article ...

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How far did PBS go to avoid offending a sponsor?

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New Yorker - By Jane Mayer - May. 20 (News Report) - When Koch joined the boards of WGBH and WNET, it seemed to mark an ideological inroad, enabling him to exert influence over a network with a prominent news operation. Meanwhile, the member stations, by having Koch as a trustee, were inoculating themselves against charges of liberal bias, and positioning themselves to receive substantial new donations.

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Apple CEO Cook to Propose Tax Reform for Offshore Cash

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Bloomberg - By Adam Satariano - May. 19 (News) - Apple is facing U.S. government scrutiny after Cook unveiled a plan last month to return $100 billion in cash to shareholders via dividends and buybacks through 2015. Rather than using cash overseas that will be taxed, Apple is borrowing money for the payout, saving as much as $9.2 billion in taxes,

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China Housing Bubble Cools, But Prices Still Higher

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Forbes - By Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor - May. 19 (News Analysis) - China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

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Crowd Led by Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Andrew Roth - May. 18 (News Report) - Gay Rights Rally Is Attacked in Georgia

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Pressure of War Is Causing Syria to Break Apart

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By BEN HUBBARD - May. 17 (News Report) - Syrians tried to remove concrete with the help of a tractor last month to free those trapped under the rubble after an airstrike by government forces in Aleppo.

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Population growth and climate change explained by Hans Rosling

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Claire Provost, Claudine Spera - May. 17 (News Report) - Han Rosling demonstrates the dynamics of population growth, child mortality and carbon dioxide emissionsClaire ProvostClaudine Spera

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World's tallest dam approved by Chinese environmental officials

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Jonathan Kaiman - May. 17 (News Report) - Authorities push forward plans for 314 metre-high dam on Dadu river which would affect rare plants and fish Chinese environmental authorities have approved construction plans for what could become the world's tallest dam, while acknowledging that the project would affect endangered plants and rare fish species. The 314 metre-high dam (1,030ft) will serve the Shuangjiangkou hydropower project along the Dadu river in south-western Sichuan province, according to China's state news agency, Xinhua. A subsidiary of Guodian Group, one of China's five major state-owned power companies, will complete the project over a decade at an estimated cost of £2.9bn. The dam will be far taller than the 185 metre-high Three Gorges dam along the Yangtze river – the world's most powerful hydroelectric project – and slightly edge out the current record holder, the 300 metre-high Nurek dam in Tajikistan . The world's second-tallest dam, the 292 metre-high Xiaowan dam on the Lancang (Mekong) river, is also ...

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Greek addicts turn to deadly sisha drug as economic crisis deepens

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Helena Smith - May. 17 (News Analysis) - Growing popularity of 'cocaine of the poor' in Athens has overwhelmed public health authorities already under strain Nobody knows which came first: the economic crisis tearing Greece apart or shisha, the drug now known as the "cocaine of the poor".

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UK's climate change adaptation team cut from 38 officials to just six

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Fiona Harvey - May. 17 (News Report) - Former senior official John Ashton attacks government for 'spooking potential investors' in energy infrastructure The number of people employed by the government to work on the UK's response to the effects of climate change has been cut from 38 officials to just six, triggering accusations that David Cameron's promise to be the greenest government has been abandoned. The UK is facing a multi-billion pound bill over the next few years for the costs of adapting to the effects of climate change – including flooding , much fiercer storms, droughts, heatwaves and more extreme weather. The government's advisers, the Committee on Climate Change, have warned that the measures needed to prepare the UK's infrastructure will include defences for power stations, transport and communication networks, changes to how buildings are constructed, and new ways of trying to prevent flooding, such as an upgrade to the Thames Barrier. But the number of officials charged with dealing with the issue within the ...

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Everything Is Rigged, Continued: EU Raids Oil Companies in Price-Fixing Probe

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Rolling Stone - By Matt Taibbi - May. 16 (News Report) - According to numerous reports, the European Commission regulators yesterday raided the offices of oil companies in London, the Netherlands and Norway as part of an investigation into possible price-rigging in the oil markets. The targeted companies include BP, Shell and the Norweigan company Statoil. The Guardian explains that officials believe that oil companies colluded to manipulate pricing data:

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Cisco Thrives On U.S. Strength And A Steadily Improving Global Economy

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Forbes - By Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes Staff - May. 16 (News Report) - Cisco posted third quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, beating estimates and delivering a ninth consecutive quarter of “record” revenues. Shares in the large networking and communications firm surged more than 5% in post-market trading.

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Horses as Farm Equipment

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By ANNE RAVER - May. 16 (Special Report) - Horses as Farm Equipment

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Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - May. 16 (Special Report) - Actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David Simon's Treme, is trying to combat New Orleans' food deserts by building convenience and grocery stores in the city's neediest areas. But a host of bureaucratic stumbling blocks still make it hard to get fresh, healthful foods to people living in these areas.

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Grisly Killings in Syrian Towns Dim Hopes for Peace Talks

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By ANNE BARNARD, HANIA MOURTADA - May. 15 (News Report) - BEIRUT, Lebanon — After dragging 46 bodies from the streets near his hometown on the Syrian coast, Omar lost count. For four days, he said, he could not eat, remembering the burned body of a baby just a few months old; a fetus ripped from a woman’s belly

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IT security in India under scrutiny after $45m cash machine heists

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - May. 15 (News Report) - Millions stolen after gang broke into two card-processing firms based in India and raised balances and withdrawal limits A breach of security at two payment card-processing companies in India that led to heists at cash machines around the world has reopened questions on the risks of outsourcing sensitive financial services to the country. Global banks that ship work to be processed in India, either in-house or to large IT services vendors, were already under pressure to step up oversight of back-office functions after a series of scandals last year. Last week, prosecutors in the United States said a global criminal gang stole $45m (£29.5m) from two Middle Eastern banks by breaking into the two card-processing companies based in India and raising balances and withdrawal limits. "India is exposed in two ways: the threat that the same theft could happen in India and the fact that the outsourcing industry will also get affected," said Arpinder Singh, partner and national director for fraud ...

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Oil firm raids raise fuel price fear

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 15 (News Report) - MPs and motoring groups call on UK regulators to investigate claims that oil giants may have been linked to price-fixing for more than a decade.

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Nigeria president declares emergency

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 15 (News Report) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in three north-eastern states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militants.

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