added 2007 Fri Jun 8 11:35:51 by STONERS
Germany's development minister said Friday the Group of Eight member states had agreed on a program worth more than $60 billion to combat the spread of HIV/AIDs in Africa.
Germany's development minister said Friday the Group of Eight member states had agreed on a program worth more than $60 billion to combat the spread of HIV/AIDs in Africa.
added 2007 Wed Jun 6 13:19:56 by pagey
An experiment carried out today with tens of thousands of human lab rats who attended the German music festival Rock at the Ring. The idea of enlisting rock-crazed youths to advance geological science got started when the creators of a science program on German television asked themselves what would happen if the entire Chinese population eng
An experiment carried out today with tens of thousands of human lab rats who attended the German music festival Rock at the Ring. The idea of enlisting rock-crazed youths to advance geological science got started when the creators of a science program on German television asked themselves what would happen if the entire Chinese population eng
added 2007 Thu Mar 29 7:32:34 by gatitabonitasen
BEIJING - For 15 years, China's oil companies have scoured its territory for new oil sources, drilling in Central Asian deserts and the floor of the Pacific, hoping to reduce rising dependence on imports. After years of disappointment, one company reportedly has made a major discovery. PetroChina Ltd. has found an offshore field that could be
BEIJING - For 15 years, China's oil companies have scoured its territory for new oil sources, drilling in Central Asian deserts and the floor of the Pacific, hoping to reduce rising dependence on imports. After years of disappointment, one company reportedly has made a major discovery. PetroChina Ltd. has found an offshore field that could be
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 16:44:38 by pagey
Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc. and a private equity partner have made a bid to buy the Chrysler Group for about $4.7 billion, according to an analyst report sent early this morning by KeyBanc Capital Markets.
Canadian auto supplier Magna International Inc. and a private equity partner have made a bid to buy the Chrysler Group for about $4.7 billion, according to an analyst report sent early this morning by KeyBanc Capital Markets.
added 2007 Thu Mar 22 20:21:21 by capn_caveman
The oldest known chunk of Earth's crust has been found in Greenland, and dates back at least 3.8 billion years. The substantial rock is an important find, because it is a type known as ophiolite and provides the best evidence yet that continental drift had been going on for at least a billion years longer than thought.
The oldest known chunk of Earth's crust has been found in Greenland, and dates back at least 3.8 billion years. The substantial rock is an important find, because it is a type known as ophiolite and provides the best evidence yet that continental drift had been going on for at least a billion years longer than thought.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 7:41:33 by trojanhorse
A U.S. federal jury found that Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages, the No. 1 software maker said Thursday.
A U.S. federal jury found that Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages, the No. 1 software maker said Thursday.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 23:30:21 by capn_caveman
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Paris-based telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, and a federal district court jury set damages at $1.5 billion.
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday lost the first of six patent lawsuits brought by Paris-based telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent, and a federal district court jury set damages at $1.5 billion.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 21:29:17 by STONERS
The Bush administration's plan to permanently increase the size of the U.S. Army, strained by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , will cost $70 billion over five years, a U.S. Army general said on Tuesday.
The Bush administration's plan to permanently increase the size of the U.S. Army, strained by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , will cost $70 billion over five years, a U.S. Army general said on Tuesday.
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 18:24:43 by Aidenag
The steadily rising cost of the Iraq war will reach about $8.4 billion a month this year, Pentagon spokesmen said Thursday, as the price of replacing lost, destroyed and aging equipment mounts.
The steadily rising cost of the Iraq war will reach about $8.4 billion a month this year, Pentagon spokesmen said Thursday, as the price of replacing lost, destroyed and aging equipment mounts.
added 2007 Tue Jan 9 19:47:08 by moemebe
Chris Egan was rummaging through his closet this holiday season when something fell out from between the pages of a book -- a 10-year-old gift card from his sister to an Atlanta mall. With no immediate plans to head to the Galleria, Egan had slipped the card in a place he thought he'd remember, but still ended up forgetting.
Chris Egan was rummaging through his closet this holiday season when something fell out from between the pages of a book -- a 10-year-old gift card from his sister to an Atlanta mall. With no immediate plans to head to the Galleria, Egan had slipped the card in a place he thought he'd remember, but still ended up forgetting.
