MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russia's space agency said Tuesday that a Proton-M rocket launch failed earlier this month because of a malfunction in the upper stage. The conclusion was reached by an independent investigation commission following a seri...
Experts Cite Underlying Causes for UK Riots London was largely calm Wednesday, but the rioting that engulfed the British capital for the past four nights has spread to other cities, including Manchester and Birmingham. British Prime Minister David Ca...
BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The initial autopsy of deceased British singer Amy Winehouse found no conclusive cause of death, police announced Monday. The additional toxicology tests will be conducted, and that could take two to four weeks to comp...
OK, now I am feeling really out of it since I am not at a store early in the morning, Jacky do you traditionally hit the stores Black Friday? Not traditionally, but I have in the past. Ok, Are you feeling like youre compelled to do that today? Pardon...
A new public-opinion survey by a Kenyan anti-corruption organization warnrd the country could face another round of violence at its next elections, if the government does not increase its efforts to fight graft. According to the survey by the Kenyan...
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The latest developments in research into the most common form of dementia. Transcript of radio broadcast: 09 June 2008 VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And Im Bob Doughty. Today we tell abou...
By Tendai Maphosa London 18 April 2008 Zimbabwe's economy is a shambles. Not long ago, Zimbabweans learned that their country's inflation rate, already the highest in the world, hit a new high of 165,000 percent. A Zimbabwean woman who gave her name...
By Carol Pearson Washington 25 September 2007 A lot of people wonder about the impact cell phones might have on their health. And now a new study shows that heavy mobile, or cell, phone use may result in hearing loss. VOA's Carol Pearson reports. As...
Benjamin Frankin wondered about(at) lightning. He combined his curiosity with imagination and carried out his well-known experiment to show that lightning and an electric spark are the same thing. Cur...
