Daily Archives: Oct 7, 2013
Blue Jasmine withdrawn from Indian cinemas
Director Woody Allen has decided to stop his latest film Blue Jasmine from being screened in India after learning mandatory anti-tobacco adverts would be...
Atlas and WildCat: Boston Dynamics displays new generation of robots
Boston Dynamics, a US robotics company part-funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has presented its latest creations: Atlas and WildCat. Atlas is...
In-Home Automation Systems: 5 Reasons Energy Efficiency is Leading the Way
In-home automation is an industry that has enormous room for growth. During 2012 alone, according to ABI Research, more than one and a half million...
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to undergo surgery
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will undergo surgery on Tuesday to treat bleeding on her brain, doctors have said. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, 60,...
Cressida Bonas should get her own Wikipedia entry
Looking for a Wikipedia entry of Cressida Bonas? Cressida is an alum of Leeds University and the Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. She is...
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef dies aged 93
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the former leader of the Sephardic Jewish community, died earlier on Monday at the age of 93. Orthodox Jews wearing black clothing...
Fred Couples biography
Fred Couples is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $105 million. Born Frederick Steven Couples on October 3, 1959, in Seattle,...
US shutdown: China warns US to agree debt deal
Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao has warned that the "clock is ticking" to avoid a US default that could hurt China's interests and...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 awarded to James Rothman, Randy Schekman and Thomas Südhof
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 was awarded jointly to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof "for their...
Nicolas Sarkozy’s Bettencourt affair charges dropped
The criminal investigation into Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly soliciting secret campaign financing from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt has been dropped, French media say. France’s former...
Monica Lewinsky and 1995 government shutdown
During 1995 government shutdown, Monica Lewinsky was allowed to spend some quality time with President Bill Clinton as the non-essential White House staff were...
Dario Franchitti and 13 fans injured in IndyCar crash
IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti fractured two vertebrae, broke his right ankle and sustained a concussion when his car went airborne into a catch fence during...
Cressida Bonas: Who is Prince Harry’s girlfriend?
Model and socialite Cressida Bonas, known as Cressy to her friends, is dating Prince Harry since 2012. Things went through a rough patch when the...
Gravity tops US box office on its opening weekend
George Clooney and Sandra Bullock’s new movie Gravity has shot straight to the top of the US box office in its opening weekend. According to...
John Kerry: Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with chemical weapons deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with a chemical weapons deal. John Kerry was speaking...
UEFA rejects claims of revamping European Championship to rival World Cup
UEFA has rejected The Independent on Sunday claim that it wants to revamp the European Championship to rival the World Cup. The newspaper said the...
Airbus announces its first deal with Japan Airlines
Airbus has announced its first deal with Japanese carrier Japan Airlines (JAL). The aircraft manufacturing giant has won an order from JAL for 31 of...