A hundred years after its sinking, Titanic rests on a muddy plain, torn apart, scattered, slowly eroding into the eternal darkness of the sea. It is a ghost town, its well-preserved decks and artifacts a powerful reminder of the ship as it was, the people who lived and worked on it, and its loss. Today, [...]
As the 2012 Summer Games in London approach, the fight against doping continues. Despite notable progress in testing and enforcement, we’re still a great distance from the eradication of steroid use in sports. In order to close the gap between the testers and the dopers, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) needs the help of both [...]
NEW DELHI: Latin American nation Costa Rica today sought Indian investments and cooperation in the field of automobiles, biotechnology and agri food products. The two countries are negotiating an agreement to promote investment and bilateral business relations. In 2010-11, the two-way trade was USD 156 million. “We believe there is a great potential for bilateral [...]
The latest craze to hit the social networking scene is a craze with a cause. ‘Kony 2012’ is the global movement to get Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony noticed by the whole world. In this modern world, being ‘famous’ means being acknowledged. Why is it important that this man is known? Well, exposing his name (and [...]
China Executive Aviation provides greater flows of tourists between the Giant Asia and the Caribbean Direct service to the Bahamas is not an option today, but the flag carrier of China plans more flights to hubs in North America and in parallel initiating partnerships with local companies to channel more connections from there to the [...]
ONE OF the convenient fictions we live by holds that there are exactly 365 days in a year. In point of fact, the earth turns roughly 365 and a quarter times on its axis by the time it has completed a full year’s orbit around the sun, which means that periodically the calendar has to catch up, [...]
TOKYO, Feb 14, 2012 (AFP) – A powerful earthquake rocked eastern Japan Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and no damage was reported at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. The US Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake, with an epicentre 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, was centred 166 kilometres east-northeast of Tokyo, where [...]
(CNN) – Venezuelan voters hoping for an end to Hugo Chavez’s presidency head to the polls Sunday to pick a candidate to compete against him. The five opposition candidates vying for a spot on the ballot have agreed on one thing: supporting whoever wins the primary. The unified front could be a key weapon in the [...]
Costa Rica abolished its military in 1948 after a rugged civil war. It is difficult to even begin to describe how such a change affects a country, but seeing the country today offers a glimpse at how society could operate on a large scale without a military presence. I studied abroad on a short-term program [...]
A spacewalker who tied the record for the most space missions, the military’s highest-ranking astronaut, and a former chief of the NASA astronaut corps will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame this May. Retired astronauts Franklin Chang-Diaz, Kevin Chilton and Charles Precourt were confirmed as the 2012 honorees by the Astronaut Scholarship [...]
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