Tornado strikes city located about 40 miles (60km) from Tokyo kills 1, injures dozens By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO — A tornado tore through a city northeast of Japan’s capital on Sunday, killing one person, injuring dozens of others and destroying scores of houses. Firefighters and medical teams rushed to the area after the tornado struck Tsukuba […]
May 6, 2012
Usain Bolt speeds to year’s fastest 100 meters- 9.82 seconds
Usain Bolt speeds to year’s fastest 100 meters Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica sprints to win the men’s 100 metres event at the Jamaica International Invitational track and field meet in Kingston, May 5, 2012. Olympic champion Bolt held his nerve after two false starts by competitors and powered to the year’s fastest 100 […]
May 5, 2012
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal received his Doctoral Degree with a GPA of 3.813
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal received his Doctoral Degree WPLG 10 ABC Miami-Ft. Lauderdale MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – Barry University will be graduating a big new alumnus at their commencement ceremony Saturday. Shaquille O’Neal graduates from Barry University with a doctoral degree in education. To be precise, it’s a degree […]
May 5, 2012
Affirmative action backed in largely black Brazil
Affirmative action backed in largely black Brazil By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press SAO PAULO — Brazil’s top court has backed sweeping affirmative action programs used in more than 1,000 universities across this nation, which has more blacks than any country outside Africa yet where a severe gap in education equality between races persists. The Supreme […]
May 4, 2012
U.S. unemployment falls to 8.1% in April 2012 as white unemployment increased and black unemployment decreased
U.S. unemployment falls to 8.1% in April 2012 as white unemployment increased and black unemployment decreased By Dilemma X Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April 2012, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1% from 8.2% in March 2012. In the previous month nonfarm payroll […]
May 1, 2012
‘Supermoon’ Alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 occurs this week
‘Supermoon’ Alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 occurs this week Photo of the supermoon in 2011 By SPACE.com Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend. The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month’s full moon coincides […]
April 30, 2012
Gaddafi-era Libyan oil chief drowned: Vienna police
Gaddafi-era Libyan oil chief drowned: Vienna police By Michael Shields | Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) – Libya’s former prime minister and oil minister Shokri Ghanem, a prominent defector from Muammar Gaddafi’s government, drowned in the River Danube, Vienna police said on Monday and a Libyan security source suggested he could have been murdered. […]
April 30, 2012
South Africa releasing over 14,000 prisoners to mark Mandela election victory
South Africa releasing over 14,000 prisoners to mark Mandela election victory RTE News The South African government is releasing more than 14,000 prisoners to mark the anniversary of Nelson Mandela winning the country’s first democratic elections in 1994. It represents about 9% of the country’s prison population. Another 20,000 offenders, on probation or parole, will […]
April 29, 2012
China offers South Sudan $8 billion in development funds
China offers South Sudan $8 billion in development funds Reuters JUBA – China has offered South Sudan $8 billion in development funds for road, hydropower, infrastructure and agriculture projects, South Sudan’s information minister told Reuters on Saturday. The loan came after South Sudan President Salva Kiir visited Beijing to secure support from China, which has […]
April 28, 2012
The Beijing Auto Show 2012 -Photos
The Beijing Auto Show 2012 Jack Perkowski, Contributor Forbes First quarter passenger car sales in China may have been flat, but that does not seem to have dampened the enthusiasm for the Beijing Auto Show, which opened earlier this week. Every year, China’s major auto show alternates between Beijing and Shanghai, and […]
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