Hong Kong's leaders are coming under increasing pressure to combat the growing problem of air pollution, which environmentalists claim cost the city US$260 million in lost productivity last year and caused over a thousand deaths.

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The U.S. Government should stop putting forward politicians and economists
to explain the recession to Americans, and replace them with a team of mental
health professionals on a national scale. So says a leading New ...   more »

Andrew Orlowski slated Twestival and twitterers are not amused. Follow the put downs in realtime here.

"Orlowski, in the highly likely event that you haven't heard of him, is what I would call a ...   more »

Rescue services lift eighteen passengers and crew to safety after a
civilian helicopter ditches in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland.

OFF COAST OF ABERDEEN, AT SEA (FEBRUARY 18, 2009) MOD HANDOUT ...   more »

A court in India's eastern Patna, postpones the hearing in a case filed
against Oscar nominee film 'Slumdog Millionaire' in which the petitioner has
charged that the title is offensive and derogatory.

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Danny Boyle director of "Slumdog Millionaire" tells Japanese media he is flattered by the film's Oscar nominations.


TOKYO, JAPAN (FEBRUARY 18, 2009) REUTERS -
Danny Boyle, director of "Slumdog Millionaire" said on
Wednesday (February 18), ...   more »

After dressing celebrities for years Giorgio Armani can draw a crowd of
them like no other. He did just that at the opening of his new store in the
heart of New York City.

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No kissing allowed in drop-off area at Warrington station in Cheshire.


WARRINGTON, CHESHIRE (FEBRUARY 16, 2009) ITN -
To kiss or not to kiss - that is the question, at one of
Britain's railway stations. ...   more »

The makers of the popular iPhone may not have any direct involvement in the Mobile World Congress but Apple's influence on the sector is clear.

Two popular offerings at this year's wireless fair are touch ...   more »

New York couple struggles to renegotiate their loan payments just as the Obama Administration prepares to announce a mortgage rescue plan that
could help them.

But the Mickelsons haven't missed any loan payments, so they ...   more »

Rescuers in Siberia recover cars and bodies from under the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake.

BAIKAL LAKE, IRKUTSK REGION, RUSSIA REUTERS -
Rescuers in Siberia recover cars and bodies from under ...   more »

GM restructuring plan calls on Treasury for $30 billion in taxpayer funding. Automaker considering sale of SAAB, Hummer and Saturn.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES NBC -
The restructuring plan submitted by General Motors Corp. to ...   more »

Robert Mugabe, President of poverty-stricken Zimbabwe, has bought a 5 million U.S. Dollar home in Hong Kong, British paper Sunday Times reports.

HONG KONG, CHINA (FEBRUARY 18, 2009) REUTERS -
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has ...   more »

People detained after a fight erupted at a regional basketball tournament in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, USA (FEBRUARY 16, 2009) NBC-
An investigation has been launched after a mass brawl broke out
during a regional high ...   more »

The Security and Exchange Commission has charged investor Allen Stanford
and three of his companies with financial fraud, linking them to financier
Bernard Madoff. Madoff was charged in December with allegedly masterminding a
50 billion ...   more »

South Africa's luxury Blue Train, which dates back to the early 1900s, continues to exhude old-world charm alongside up to date technological
modifications which ensure a comfortable ride.


EN ROUTE FROM CAPE TOWN AND PRETORIA, ...   more »

Zambia's High Court will rule in March on a petition by the opposition Patriotic Front to recount the results of last year's presidential elections.
Defeated opposition leader Michael Sata says the win last November by ...   more »

Oscar voters had a deadline today. The members of the academy were required
to get their ballots to the official tabulators, PricewaterhouseCoopers, by 5
pm pacific time today. The ballot lists nominees in only 19 ...   more »

STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that a commonly available non-addictive drug can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from opioids with little likelihood of serious side effects. The drug, ondansetron, which ...   more »

Raising Awareness Of Fibromyalgia, A Misunderstood And Underdiagnosed Condition

CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Months of constant pain, restless sleep and being drained of energy will make anyone seek help. Yet after the doctor has prescribed three different ...   more »