Romania’s population decreases due to outbound migration Xinhua BUCHAREST– Romania’s population has shrunk by over 7.7 percent to some 20 million in ten years, according to the final results of a 2011 census published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). Statistics show that the number of the country’s stable population stood at […]
July 4, 2013
Extreme weather: Damaging hail storms hit southeastern New Mexico- covered the ground like snow
2 feet of hail blankets eastern New Mexico town Santa Rosa by Ricky Treon Amarillo Globe-News The eastern New Mexico town of Santa Rosa will begin the holiday weekend with a white Independence Day. According to this report from Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, New Mexico ABQjournal.com), nearly 2 feet of hail fell in the city about […]
July 3, 2013
Texas: Houston to build its first 50 floor skyscraper since 1987
Chevron puts downtown Houston building plans on hold Updadted December 19, 2013 ABC 13 KTRK Houston HOUSTON- California-based Chevron Corporation has put on hold its plans to build a new 50-story office tower in downtown Houston. The company announced its July that it would build the tower near two others it owns downtown. Chevron says […]
July 3, 2013
Bone marrow ‘frees men of HIV drugs’
Bone marrow ‘frees men of HIV drugs’ By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News Two patients have been taken off their HIV drugs after bone-marrow transplants seemed to clear the virus from their bodies, doctors report. One of the patients has spent nearly four months without taking medication with no sign of the […]
July 3, 2013
Russia’s ‘made-in-China’ Proton-M explodes during launch
Russia’s ‘made-in-China’ Proton-M explodes during launch An unmanned rocket carrying Russian satellites veered off course and crashed a few seconds after liftoff early Tuesday, sending a cloud of highly toxic orange fumes toward the Kazakh city of Baikonur only 50 miles away. Pravda The upper stage of DM-03 Proton-M, which was installed on the booster […]
July 2, 2013
Croatia is now part of the European Union
Croatia becomes newest European Union member BBC News Croatia has become the 28th member of the European Union, with crowds joining celebrations in the capital Zagreb. Fireworks lit the sky as membership became effective at midnight (22:00 GMT), with President Ivo Josipovic describing the event as historic. It comes almost two decades after Croatia’s brutal […]
July 1, 2013
NCAA conference realignments are now official July 1, 2013
NCAA conference realignments are now official July 1, 2013 It is now official, as of July 1, 2013, conference shifting from one conference to another is done. There are 48 university teams who have changed NCAA conferences in this offseason, In fact this is the most in a single offseason conference shit in NCAA history. […]
June 30, 2013
Africa a world focus: President Barack Obama’s Africa tour and the 2013 George W. Bush, Bill Clinton Africa visits
President Barack Obama announces new power initiative for Africa By Julie Pace Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing continent still rests in ailing South African leader Nelson Mandela’s vision for equality […]
June 29, 2013
Three habitable planets found orbiting nearby star Gliese 667C 22 light years away
Three habitable planets found orbiting nearby star Gliese 667C 22 light years away By Eric Brown International Business Times According to the European Southern Observatory’s announcement, the three planets exist inside Gliese 667C’s habitable zone, the region that is neither too hot nor too cold to sustain liquid water, meaning that the planets may be […]
June 28, 2013
European Union to open membership talks with Serbia
European Union to open membership talks with Serbia European leaders agree on opening accession talks with Serbia by January, as bloc continues to enlarge to the east. Al Jazeera European Union leaders have agreed to open EU membership talks with Serbia by January as the bloc continued to enlarge to the east. The EU president, […]


July 5, 2013
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