Judge Victor Danilkin on December 30 found former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev guilty of stealing and laundering billions of dollars of oil revenues. But there are debates both in Russia, and…
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Tap water from 31 of 35 U.S. cities tested contains hexavalent chromium (or chromium-6), the carcinogenic “Erin Brockovich chemical,” according to laboratory tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG). The highest levels were detected in…
Bamboo houses are the traditional housing of the Dai ethnic group in Xishuangbanna. This kind of building is primarily built of bamboo—the posts, girders, purlins, rafters, doors and walls are all made of bamboo. The…
David Beckham could star at the London 2012 Olympics by playing or coaching the Great Britain football team, according to organizing committee chairman Sebastian Coe. Although football is played as an Under-23 tournamenent at the…
There are many words we could use to describe the year 2010… some say it’s the year that recovery began after recession, others claim that it only looked like an improvement…but one thing we can…
China will likely see “strong” increases in salaries in the five years through 2015 as the nation’s supply of labor dwindles and consumers begin to spend more and save less, Credit Suisse Group AG said…
People standing across a great swathe of the Earth’s surface will see the Moon take a big bite out of the Sun. Tuesday will see the first partial solar eclipse of 2011. For north Africa…
If all goes as scheduled, the destiny of the largest country in Africa – Sudan, will be determined on January 9, 2011 when the people of Southern Sudan vote in a referendum to either split…
Major Japanese media outlets have named improving ties with China the top task for Japan’s cabinet in 2011 in their special new year coverage. The Kyodo News Agency said it is a diplomatic priority for…
Some 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean, creating a biological hazard that reverberates up the food chain, according to research supported by green campaigners. The estimate comes from French and…