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Arts & Entertainment

July 25, 2008

China Jails Online Dissident Before Probation: Rights Group

BEIJING ~ A prominent Chinese online dissident has been jailed shortly before the end of a four-year probation period, two – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Australia Unveils Online Code of Conduct

SYDNEY ~ Australia has unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Briton Puts Divorce Pact Online to Silence Critics

LONDON ~ A British millionaire businessman has put the details of his divorce agreement online to silence critics who have – Read More...
July 25, 2008

E-commerce in China Soars: Study

SHANGHAI ~ Commerce on the Internet in China is expanding rapidly, with spending rising 60 percent in the first half – Read More...
July 25, 2008

NetNews

Yahoo Profit Slips Struggling internet pioneer Yahoo reported on Tuesday that its second-quarter profit slipped to US$131 million and called – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Amazon Powers Atlantic Ocean’s Carbon Sink: Study

Nutrients carried by the Amazon River help create a carbon sink deep in the Atlantic Ocean, a study released this – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Scientists to Explore Russia’s Lake Baikal

MOSCOW ~ Russian scientists have outlined plans for a submarine expedition this month that will for the first time probe – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Scientists to Explore Russia’s Lake Baikal

MOSCOW ~ Russian scientists have outlined plans for a submarine expedition this month that will for the first time probe – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Computer-Watching Monkeys in Attention-Grabbing Test

Tiny changes in a messenger chemical in the brain acetylcholine can greatly affect powers of attention, according to a paper – Read More...
July 25, 2008

Volcanoes Blamed for Mass Extinction

Ninety-three million years ago, Earth was a reshuffled jigsaw of continents, a hothouse where the average temperature was nearly twice – Read More...