Trans-Canada said it had received the final permit it needed to start work on a $2.3 billion leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. The permit allows for the most southern portion of the pipeline to get underway, said Trans-Canada Chief Executive Officer Russ Girling in a conference call. The...
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posted by adminStandard and Poor's said it was maintaining Great Britain's AAA credit rating in anticipation of an economic upswing. The ratings agency said that while the British economy had dipped into a recession earlier this year, the second half was looking better due to progress in...
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posted by adminThree French telecommunications firms have won a pre-Olympic event, signing contracts with Eurotunnel that company officials say put Britain in second place. British companies are still negotiating with Eurotunnel for rights to use the 32-mile tunnel's new infrastructure for mobile phone...
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posted by adminU.S. technology firms Apple and Twitter are both keeping close-mouthed about the chance of a strategic investment by Apple into the popular social Web site. While both companies said they would not comment on rumors, people close to the companies said there has been talk between the two...
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posted by adminA computer market analyst said U.S. technology firm Apple's newly released operating system might quickly surpass its predecessor in popularity. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday 45.5 percent of Mac owners are still clinging to the 2009 operating system Snow Leopard, while only 35...
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posted by adminAmerican Airlines said some long-haul domestic flights would be run with planes with so-called lie-flat seats in the business and first class sections. The airline did not say when planes with lie-flat seats would be put to use for transcontinental flights, the Los Angeles Times reported...
Read More »Pipeline grid to bypass Hormuz...
posted by adminThe United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have developed a pipeline network across the Arabian Peninsula to bypass the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key oil artery that Iran threatens to close. But this could still be vulnerable to sabotage. Gulf specialist Simon Henderson of the Washington...
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posted by adminThe United States' first commercial tidal energy project is expected to deliver electricity in September to consumers in Maine. Portland, Maine, company Ocean Renewable Power Co. unveiled the first dam-less tidal generator this week for its Cobscook Bay project, off the coast of...
Read More »EU moves to prop up carbon all...
posted by adminThe European Commission moved this week to prop up the ailing price of carbon emissions allowances by cutting the amount of allowances due to be auctioned. EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said in a statement that the commission had decided to postpone, or...
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posted by adminParaguay's suspension from Mercosur has angered farmer groups who want an amicable diplomatic resolution of the standoff between the new government in Asuncion and regional powers withholding its recognition. The Mercosur Federation of Rural Associations, known as Farm, warned the...
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posted by adminSaudi Arabia is pressing ahead with its ambitious plans to develop nuclear power to meet rising electricity demand and save oil for export. But the outlook for other Arab states is less promising because of political turmoil and a lack of financial resources. The Saudis have built a foreign...
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posted by adminThe island country of Tonga in the South Pacific has commissioned its first solar farm. The $7.9 million project, funded by the New Zealand government, will meet up to 5 percent of the main island of Tongatapu's electricity needs. Tonga, with a population just more than 104,500, has long...
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posted by adminNBC says its coverage of the Opening ceremony of the London Olympics Friday was seen by 40.7 million viewers. The U.S. television network said it is the most-watched edition of the Summer Games opening ceremony on record, topping the 1996 Atlanta Games, which was seen by 39.8 million, the...
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posted by adminNews Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said via Twitter the Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London was “a little too politically correct.” Friday night”s event was helmed by “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle and featured a performance by music icon Paul...
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posted by adminComedian Dane Cook admits he used “bad judgment” when he joked during a standup show in Los Angeles about the movie theater massacre in Colorado. A 24-year-old man is to be charged Monday with killing 12 people and wounding dozens of others when he opened fire in an Aurora...
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posted by adminActress Lupe Ontiveros, a founding board member of the Latino Theater Company in Los Angeles, has died of liver cancer, her agent said. She was 69. Michael Greenwald told the Los Angeles Times the “Selena” co-star and “Desperate Housewives” cast member died Thursday...
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posted by adminLaurence Fishburne is to play FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit leader Jack Crawford in the new U.S. drama series “Hannibal,” said writer-producer Bryan Fuller. Based on Thomas Harris” books, the new NBC show will focus on FBI agent Will Graham”s interaction with...
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posted by adminThe doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson”s death says he is willing to answer any questions the U.S. pop icon”s mother might have. Cardiologist Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the singer”s 2009 death and sentenced to...
Read More »Summer slump saps U.S. blood s...
posted by adminThe American Red Cross said the U.S. blood supply has dipped to its lowest level in 15 years heading into to what is typically the slowest month for donations. The usual summer doldrums as well as a run of bad weather and the July 4 holiday combined to cancel blood drives and keep individual...
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posted by adminYoung people who watch more sexual content in movies tend to engage more than others in sexual behavior, U.S. researchers found. Ross O'Hara, currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Missouri and psychological scientists at Dartmouth College, found teens who watched more...
Read More »Drowning toll in U.S.: 2 child...
posted by adminSun and swimming make summer fun, but they are also the cause of countless childhood emergency room visits, a Pennsylvania physician says. Dr. Frank Maffei — medical director of the pediatric intensive care unit at Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville, Pa....
Read More »Blood vessels from liposuction...
posted by adminAdult stem cells extracted during liposuction can be used to grow new, small-diameter blood vessels for use in heart bypass surgery, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Matthias Nollert — an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical, Biological and Materials...
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posted by adminThe surface of the eye and the cornea are particularly vulnerable to the sun's rays and that's why a U.S. eye expert recommends everyone use sunglasses. Dr. V. Vinod Mootha, a specialist in cornea, external disease, refractive and cataract surgery, said sunglasses should be used by...
Read More »After bone marrow transplant, ...
posted by adminTwo men with HIV who were treated with bone marrow transplants to treat lymphoma are now free of the virus, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Timothy Henrich and colleagues at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found the two HIV patients with lymphoma who had received a bone marrow stem...
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posted by adminScientists with environmental group Greenpeace said they found deep-sea coral at a planned oil-drilling site off Alaska. Greenpeace said their exploration of the lease site in the Chukchi Sea this summer turned up large concentrations of a coral known as sea raspberry, which the Washington...
Read More »China's president meets ...
posted by adminChinese President Hu Jintao met Friday with astronauts, scientists and engineers involved in the country's manned space docking mission, officials said. Hu met the three astronauts from the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft who returned from a 13-day mission June 29 after manually docking the...
Read More »Japanese cargo craft docks wit...
posted by adminA robotic Japanese spaceship safely docked with the International Space Station carrying food, equipment and experiments, controllers said. The unmanned H-2 Transfer Vehicle-3 , also called Kounotori 3 (Japanese for “White Stork”), was secured at 8:23 a.m. ET Friday by the space...
Read More »Congo fighting threatens mount...
posted by adminA rebel group and government forces battling in the Democratic Republic of Congo say a search for critically endangered mountain gorillas can go ahead. Wildlife rangers wanting to conduct a survey in the Virunga National Park left the area in May because of unrest that began in April with an...
Read More »Many biodiversity reserves sai...
posted by adminTropical biodiversity “arks” meant to conserve species are vulnerable to encroachment and many are experiencing biodiversity loss, U.S. researchers say. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers report the protected forest areas aren't serving as the “arks” that...
Read More »Study: Texting worsens grammar...
posted by adminText messaging gives young people a quick way to send notes to friends and family but could lead to declining language and grammar skills, U.S. researchers say. Researchers said they found children aged 8-12 who frequently use language adaptations, or techspeak, when they text performed poorly...
Read More »Italians sweep Olympic fencing...
posted by adminElisa Di Francisca led an Italian sweep in the Olympic women”s individual foil Saturday that ended the domination of countrywoman Valentina Vezzali. Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo and Vezzali won the gold, silver and bronze, producing the first medal sweep of the London...
Read More »Olympic Medal: W Swim 400IM
posted by adminYe Shiwen turned in a world record performance Saturday in winning the Olympic gold medal in the women's 400-meter individual medley. Ye, 16, covered the distance in 4:28.43 to win the race by almost 3 seconds. Elizabeth Beisel of the United States took the silver. The bronze went to Li...
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posted by adminElisa Di Francisca led an Italian sweep of the medals Saturday in the women's individual foil. The silver went to Arianna Errigo and the bronze to three-time defending champion Valentina Vezzali, who had been trying to become the first woman in Olympic history to win the same event four...
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posted by adminSun Yang of China won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the men's 400-meter freestyle. The silver was won by defending champion Taehwan Park of South Korea, who had originally been disqualified after the preliminary heats Saturday and was then reinstated for the final. Peter Vanderkaay...
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posted by adminRyan Lochte of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday, the first swimming final at the London Games. Thiago Pereira of Brazil took the silver and Kosuke Hagino of Japan won the bronze. American Michael Phelps finished fourth, ending his...
Read More »U.S. women clinch soccer quart...
posted by adminMegan Rapinoe scored in the first half Saturday and the United States broke it open late to down Colombia 3-0 and earn an Olympic soccer quarterfinal berth. The two-time defending champion Americans fell behind in their opening game against France before rallying for a 4-2 victory, but they...
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