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Voyager space probe reaches edge of solar system | Reuters
Voyager space probe reaches edge of solar system | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The Voyager 1 space probe has reached the edge of the solar system, extending its record for being the most distant man-made object in space."
Insight: Top heart doctors fret over new blood thinners | Reuters
Insight: Top heart doctors fret over new blood thinners | Reuters: (Reuters) - "For millions of heart patients, a pair of new blood thinners have been heralded as the first replacements in 60 years for warfarin, a pill whose hardships and risks have deterred many from using the stroke-prevention medicine."
"Both new drugs were designed to sidestep risks of warfarin, including brain hemorrhages and other dangerous bleeding, and become mainstays of a new therapeutic market worth at least $10 billion a year. Patients taking warfarin require close monitoring and regular blood tests as well as dietary and lifestyle changes."
"Both new drugs were designed to sidestep risks of warfarin, including brain hemorrhages and other dangerous bleeding, and become mainstays of a new therapeutic market worth at least $10 billion a year. Patients taking warfarin require close monitoring and regular blood tests as well as dietary and lifestyle changes."
Jobless claims up; cooler CPI gives Fed more room | Reuters
Jobless claims up; cooler CPI gives Fed more room | Reuters: (Reuters) - "New claims for state jobless benefits rose for the fifth time in six weeks and consumer prices fell in May, opening the door wider for the U.S. Federal Reserve to help an economy that shows signs of weakening."
This photo is a reuse and suggest that only black people are out of work. In fact here are the numbers: http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/demographics/ although blacks and hispanic combined represent 25% of unemployed.
This photo is a reuse and suggest that only black people are out of work. In fact here are the numbers: http://www.deptofnumbers.com/unemployment/demographics/ although blacks and hispanic combined represent 25% of unemployed.
Sellafield swallows contaminated by radioactivity | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Sellafield swallows contaminated by radioactivity | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Birds nesting by the nuclear power plant have traces of radioactivity in their droppings"
A Celtic message to Palestine - Features - Al Jazeera English
A Celtic message to Palestine - Features - Al Jazeera English: "Football fans known for identifying with left-wing Irish causes express solidarity with hunger strikers in Israeli jail."
How California's GM food referendum may change what America eats | Richard Schiffman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
How California's GM food referendum may change what America eats | Richard Schiffman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "The vast majority of Americans want genetically modified food labelled. If California passes November's ballot, they could get it"
This would be so fantastic.
This would be so fantastic.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns world risks triple crisis | Business | guardian.co.uk
IMF chief Christine Lagarde warns world risks triple crisis | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Lagarde says world risks falling incomes, environmental damage and social unrest without more sustainable approach to growth"
BBC News - Three-person IVF 'is ethical' to treat mitochondrial disease
BBC News - Three-person IVF 'is ethical' to treat mitochondrial disease: "A controversial fertility treatment which creates embryos from two women and one man to prevent life-threatening disorders is ethical, a report says."
Out of Israel, back to Africa | Reuters
Out of Israel, back to Africa | Reuters: (Reuters) - "African migrants chosen for deportation from Israel were nervously awaiting a knock on the door or a tap on the shoulder on Tuesday as immigration officials rounded up hundreds for departure flights due to begin at the weekend."
The influence of microwave radiation fr... [Electromagn Biol Med. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
The influence of microwave radiation fr... [Electromagn Biol Med. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI: "Through this study, we concluded that receiving a certain period of microwave radiation from cellular phones during pregnancy has certain harm on fetal rat brains."
Weak house prices drag U.S. family wealth : Fed | Reuters
Weak house prices drag U.S. family wealth : Fed | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Americans suffered a record decline in wealth between 2007 and 2010 as home values tumbled, according to a Federal Reserve report on Monday that underscored the severity of the recent recession."
It is not only house prices which made family poorer. Low interest rates had a major role in having families with some cash unable to place it in CDs for at a good rate.
It is not only house prices which made family poorer. Low interest rates had a major role in having families with some cash unable to place it in CDs for at a good rate.
Goldman nears hedge fund admin unit sale: source | Reuters
Goldman nears hedge fund admin unit sale: source | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Goldman Sachs (GS.N) is close to signing a deal to sell its hedge fund administration business to U.S. bank State Street Corp (STT.N), a source familiar with the situation said, the latest deal in a sector enjoying growing demand for its back-office services."
BBC News - Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold
BBC News - Trafficked: Sex slaves seduced and sold: "Every year thousands of women are forced into prostitution and traded from Mexico to the United States. The BBC investigates the sex trafficking business, which makes some men very wealthy at the expense of vulnerable young women."
Navy drone crashes in Maryland - CNN.com
Navy drone crashes in Maryland - CNN.com: "The vehicles cost $176 million apiece, the Government Accountability Office reported in 2010."
U.S. pulls negotiators from Pakistan, no supply deal | Reuters
U.S. pulls negotiators from Pakistan, no supply deal | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The United States is withdrawing its team of negotiators from Pakistan without securing a long-sought agreement to allow trucks to supply NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan again, the Pentagon said on Monday."
Russian police search Putin foes' homes before rally | Reuters
Russian police search Putin foes' homes before rally | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Russian police searched opposition leaders' homes on Monday in morning raids intended to disrupt plans for a protest rally against President Vladimir Putin's rule and show he has lost patience with demonstrations that are undermining his authority."
Components of Flame found in Stuxnet virus: expert | Reuters
Components of Flame found in Stuxnet virus: expert | Reuters: (Reuters) - "A leading computer security firm has linked some of the software code in the powerful Flame virus to the Stuxnet cyber weapon, which is believed to have been used by the United States and Israel to attack Iran's nuclear program."
Funny when it is China it is against the law but again the US and Israel are above it all.
Funny when it is China it is against the law but again the US and Israel are above it all.
Afghan president Karzai: US to cease air strikes on residential areas | World news | guardian.co.uk
Afghan president Karzai: US to cease air strikes on residential areas | World news | guardian.co.uk: "resident says Washington has given Afghanistan commitment after raid that killed 18 civilians in Lognar province last week"
After Gaddafi, Libya splits into disparate militia zones | World news | The Observer
After Gaddafi, Libya splits into disparate militia zones | World news | The Observer: "The rebel strongholds of Benghazi, Misrata and Zintan have become increasingly independent of Tripoli's new regime"
World Naked Bike Ride – in pictures | Life and style | guardian.co.uk
World Naked Bike Ride – in pictures | Life and style | guardian.co.uk: "Cyclists in cities around the world have taken part in the World Naked Bike Ride. Started in 2004, the clothing-optional protest aims to promote cycling as a greener mode of transportation, and encourage a body-positive culture. San Francisco, London, Madrid, Amsterdam and Guadalajara were among the cities that took part this year"
Did Republicans deliberately crash the US economy? | Michael Cohen | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
Did Republicans deliberately crash the US economy? | Michael Cohen | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: "Be it ideology or stratagem, the GOP has blocked pro-growth policy and backed job-killing austerity – all while blaming Obama"
Afghan government warns US over 'one-sided' airstrike that killed 18 | World news | guardian.co.uk
Afghan government warns US over 'one-sided' airstrike that killed 18 | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Raid that killed over a dozen civilians condemned as Afghanistan warns that future raids would be a breach of pact"
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