$200M in food aid to be given by U.S.
WASHINGTON — U.S. President George W. Bush has ordered the release of $200 million in emergency aid to help countries where the soaring cost of basic food has spurred riots and instability. The money, to be drawn down from a food reserve, will address food needs in Africa and elsewhere, the White House said. The announcement follows an appeal to the international community by World Bank President...
Trouble-free Torch Relay in Buenos Aires Provides Relief to Olympic Organizers
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentines offered Olympic organizers a respite on Friday as the Olympic torch passed through their capital amid festive spirits and in an orderly manner. Runners surrounded by rows of security carried the Olympic flame past thousands of jubilant Argentines on Friday in the most trouble-free torch relay in nearly a week. Protests were minimal and nonviolent, making the South...
Two face Indian baby is being worshiped
A baby girl named “Lali” is born in suburbs of Delhi, the Indian capital. The newborn is unlike any other child people have seen before. she is born with two faces. Now she is being worshipped as a reincarnated goddess. Locals have been singing, dancing and even offering gifts and money for her blessings. She may seem like an oddity to some, her proud parents think she is simply a God...
Honeywell bags $23 billion jet engine contract for Embraer planes
April 9 - Honeywell International Inc. won its biggest business jet engine order, beating two rivals for a $23 billion contract from Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica SA. Honeywell will build engines for two new Embraer planes over the next decade, the companies said after the close of U.S. stock markets yesterday. The contract is the Brazilian company’s first engine order with Morris Township,...
Yahoo broadens Flickr by adding videos
In a bid to broaden Flickr if not actually crush YouTube, Yahoo is adding videos to what has just been a photo-sharing site. The change, which the company plans to launch publicly later Tuesday, is a modest but significant extension of Flickr’s features. The videos, limited to 90 seconds and 150MB, will be shown as thumbnails alongside users’ photos, and will inherit all the features of...
Sharapova, Davenport wins their first match at Bausch and Lomb Championship
AMELIA ISLAND, Florida - Top seed Maria Sharapova, returning from a two-week fatigue break, beat Czech qualifier Barbora Zahlavova Strycova here Tuesday at the 600,000-dollar WTA Bausch and Lomb Championship. Australian Open champion Sharapova defeated Strycova 6-1, 6-3 in her first match at the clay court venue after having sat out the Miami event for the past two weeks. The 20-year-old Russian beauty...
Walt Disney previews 10 animated movies to be released in next four years
NEW YORK - The Walt Disney Studios previewed 10 animated movies on Monday that it will release during the next four years, including further installments in the “Toy Story” and “Cars” series and two new fairy tales. With the exception of “Wall.E,” a robot love story opening on June 28, and “The Princess and the Frog,” a hand-drawn animated fairy tale...
Early depresssion can lead to Alzheimer’s disease later in life
The April 8 issue of Neurology carries the results of a study conducted on 486 people ranging in age from 60 to 90 with no symptoms of dementia. These same people were monitored for about six years each to see if anyone developed Alzheimer’s disease. Earlier bouts of depression were logged, too, with 134 study participants reporting at least one depressive episode that required medical intervention....
Less sleep can cause babies to be overweight - Study
.Infants and toddlers who slept fewer than 12 hours in a 24-hour period were twice as likely to be overweight than longer sleepers by the time they’re 3 years old, a study showed Monday. The children most likely to be overweight were those who slept less than 12 hours and watched at least two hours of television a day, says the study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Although...
Kansas Jayhawks wins NCAA finals for first time
SAN ANTONIO - Memphis kept missing. Mario Chalmers wasn’t about to. Chalmers’ 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation put the game in overtime, and Kansas pulled away to a 75-68 victory on Monday night for its first national championship since Danny and the Miracles 20 years ago. Mario and the Miracles? That has a good ring to it, too. Chalmers’ game-saving 3 came after Memphis...
