28.6.08

Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning

Mercedes prepare for the future | The Sun |HomePage|Motors|Phil Lanning: "MERCEDES are aiming to end the need for filling your fuel tank with petrol or diesel within just SEVEN YEARS."

Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots

Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots: "The scientists said periods of inactivity are normal for the sun, but this period has gone on longer than usual."

Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph

Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn' - Telegraph: "A design flaw in Britain's nuclear arsenal means that warheads could set off a chain reaction 'like popcorn' if they were accidentally dropped, according to Ministry of Defence documents."

26.6.08

Cannabinoids for Cancer Treatment: Progress and Promise -- Sarfaraz et al. 68 (2): 339 -- Cancer Research

Cannabinoids for Cancer Treatment: Progress and Promise -- Sarfaraz et al. 68 (2): 339 -- Cancer Research

New Allegations Revive an Italian Mystery of the 1980s - NYTimes.com

New Allegations Revive an Italian Mystery of the 1980s - NYTimes.com: "the news media here reported a witness claiming, among other things, that Emanuela had been kidnapped on the orders of an American archbishop, Paul Marcinkus, a former president of the Vatican bank. Linked to a major Italian banking scandal in the 1980s, Archbishop Marcinkus died in 2006."

25.6.08

Mandatory body-fluid samples loom for drivers suspected of being high

Mandatory body-fluid samples loom for drivers suspected of being high: "OTTAWA -- Drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs will face roadside testing and they could be ordered to surrender urine, blood or saliva samples at the police station under a controversial new law that takes effect July 2nd."

THE MIDDLE EAST - washingtonpost.com

THE MIDDLE EAST - washingtonpost.com: "French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the Israeli parliament Monday that there could be no Middle East peace unless Israel drops its refusal to cede sovereignty over parts of Jerusalem claimed by the Palestinians, challenging one of Israel's most emotionally held positions."

23.6.08

Floods wipe out US crops - Americas, World - The Independent

Floods wipe out US crops - Americas, World - The Independent: "Up to five million acres of newly planted crops have been lost at the heart of the world's top grain and food exporter. Prices for corn, cattle and pigs all set records this week owing to the floods, as a world economy already hit by inflation from rising energy prices absorbed the blow."