India's First Lunar Mission Launched
India's first unmanned lunar mission was launched off of the shore of Andhra Pradesh this morning. India now joins the United States, Russia, Japan, China and the European Space Agency as being the only nations to launch satellites to the moon. The Chandrayaan-1 satellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan space centre at ...
Canadian Farmer Vows to Continue Providing Customers with Raw Milk Despite Order
A Canadian farmer has announced that he will continue to provide his customers with raw milk despite the fact that courts have ordered his to stop providing his customers with the product. "Yes, we will continue with what we're doing," he said, after being ordered by the courts to stop selling the product. He made these...
China's Premier Recognises Government Responsibility in Milk Incident
In a rare one-on-one interview with the editor in chief of the journal Science Magazine published online on Friday, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the People's Republic of China, acknowledged that although companies were to blame, the government was also partially responsible in the recent melamine contamination of milk and infant ...
'Mobile Phone Dermatitis' Linked to Nickel Deposits
The British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) has released a report saying that an illness they named 'mobile phone dermatitis', in which individuals owning a cell phone have developed a rash on the side of their face, is likely linked to nickel deposits in the metal of some cellular phones. Nickel has been known to cause...
Second Pipeline Blast Hits Dawson Creek
Today in Dawson Creek, at 9:15 a.m. local time, police reported that two gas pipeline bombs have now hit the area. As a result of these incidents, local residents are now concerned for their safety. The two explosions were targeting gas pipelines operated by EnCana near the British Columbia –Alberta border. The most recent ...
Secret Memos Reveal Bush Administration Endorsed Torture
Classified memos have revealed that the Bush administration knowingly endorsed waterboarding and other torture methods for use against terrorist suspects. The memos were issued to the CIA in 2003 and 2004 as classified documents in response to the department's former director George Tenet's request for White House approval....
Markets Down Across the World; Dow Jones Falls Below 9,000
Stock markets across the world have fallen dramatically once more as worries that recent government moves might not prevent a global recession. The largest drop was with the the Dow Jones(DJIA), which fell 678 points, or more then 7.3%, to below 9,000 to close at 8,579.19. The index has fallen over 2,000 points in the past ...
Central Banks Worldwide Cut Interest Rates
In an effort to reduce the effect of the ongoing financial crisis, six central banks worldwide have reduced their interest rates by 0.5% in an unexpected move which took place today. The banks involved in the deal are the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank,...
Icelandic Internet bank suspends UK accounts
The Icelandic internet bank, Icesave, has suspended all 300,000 of its UK customer accounts, leaving account holders in the United Kingdom unable to withdraw or deposit any funds. A message on its website posted this morning states: "We are not currently processing any deposits or any withdrawal requests through our Icesave...
UK Government to Spy on Phone, Email, Browsing, of Entire Population
The government of the United Kingdom leaked its plans yesterday to launch a program which will monitor every British citizen's emails, internet browsing records, and telephone conversations. While a specific plan has not been reached, UK ministers agreed on spending up to £12 billion (USD$21.2 billion) on the new spying system....
