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Soon, cheap computers and 'throwaway' cell phones
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality. A proposal by University of Iowa researchers describes a way for overcoming a major obstacle to the development of such plastic…
IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News15 mins agoReplacement Asian Games hosts needed fast, not Singapore - Ng
By Patrick Johnston SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Olympic Council of Asia must move fast to find a replacement city to host the 2019 Asian Games, International Olympic Committee Vice President Ng Ser Miang told Reuters on Friday, but ruled out his suitable Singapore homeland as an option. Vietnam's…
Reuters27 mins agoGaga's un-retouched images cause uproar
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott are said to be upset that un-retouched images they took of Lady Gaga for her Versace campaign were leaked.
Cover MediaIndonesia’s armed forces chief says “no apology” for warship’s name
General Moeldoko, the head of Indonesia’s Armed Forces, has clarified that he had not apologised for the naming of a warship after two Indonesian marines who had been involved in the 1965 MacDonald House bombing in Singapore.
Yahoo NewsroomStudy: sleeping positions reflect quality of relationships
Whether a couple sleeps face to face or back to back, with or without physical contact, is a good indicator of relationship health, according to a study presented at the Edinburgh International Science Festival, which is taking place in the Scottish city through April 20. Couples who sleep closer…
AFP RelaxArsenal to make shock move for Manchester United defender Smalling
Arsene Wenger first attempted to buy the England international before he joined the Red Devils from Fulham and the Gunners are willing to pay up to £12 million this summer
GOAL.comCaptain not at helm of capsized S. Korean ferry
As the dive teams worked on accessing the ferry, two divers bored holes in the hull and began injecting oxygen into the ship. Three giant, floating cranes reached the disaster site, but regional coastguard commander Kim Soo-Hyun stressed they would not begin lifting the multi-deck ferry until they…
AFP News26 mins ago[Interview] Girls’ Generation Sunny, “We Were Selfish and Tried to Stand Out More Than Other Members”
About other eight members, Sunny said, “I think we are more than a family now. Sunny will be playing the mother parrot ‘Jewel’, which was played by Anne Hathaway in the American version.
bnt newsTold to ‘shut up’ on Twitter, Zul Noordin lashes back at Khairy
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — A feud is breaking out between former Perkasa vice president Datuk Zulkifli Noordin and Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin on Twitter. Told unequivocally by the minister...
The Malay Mail OnlineSingaporeans slam NEA's $120 licence requirement for tissue sellers
Singaporeans on social media reacted angrily to news that tissue sellers at hawker centres and street corners are being required to pay for an annual licence.
Yahoo NewsroomWorld to face acute food shortage by 2050: US expert
Washington, April 18 (IANS) In a shocking report, a top scientist from the US Agency for International Development has warned that the world is less than 40 years away from a food shortage that would have serious implications for people and governments. "For the first time in human history, food…
IANS India Private Limited/Yahoo India News21 mins agoMiley’s infection ‘gone horribly wrong’
Miley Cyrus could reportedly be in hospital for up to a month.
Cover MediaS.Korea investigates capsized ferry crew, stowage as rescue hampered
By Jungmin Jang and Ju-min Park MOKPO/JINDO South Korea (Reuters) - A junior officer was steering a South Korean ferry when it capsized two days ago, investigators said on Friday, as rescuers battled strong tides and murky waters to search for hundreds of missing, many of them school children,…
Reuters34 mins agoThis origami-like lightbulb may be the world’s most energy efficient
How many engineers does it take to change a light bulb? Three, it turns out.
Tech in AsiaAfter Sarawak ejection, PKR’s Tian Chua now booted from Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — PKR’s Chua Tian Chang was deported from the Kota Kinabalu airport in Sabah today, less than a month after the opposition lawmaker was denied entry into Sarawak. Chua,...
The Malay Mail Online24 mins agoHeartbreaking texts from students on sinking S. Korea ferry
Heart-wrenching messages of fear, love and despair, sent by high school students from a sinking South Korean ferry, added extra emotional weight Thursday to a tragedy that has stunned the nation. Nearly 300 people -- most of them students on a high school trip to a holiday island -- are still…
AFP NewsHow a mom stole a car in under 60 seconds
“I didn't steal your car but I think my mom may have. It's a long story. I'll explain, but your car is safe and sound," read the flier posted in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It’s a strange tale that began when Cheyrl Thorpe was asked by her daughter Nekisia Davis to dog sit her Pomeranian at her apartment,…
MotoramicReservoir to be flushed because of urinating teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mix of 38 million gallons of treated water and one teen's urine has proven unacceptable to Portland officials who plan to flush away the whole lot — the second time in less than three years the city has gone to such lengths to keep its water pure.
Associated PressFrom Air Itam, memories of ‘Karpal’s coffee shop’
GEORGE TOWN, April 18 — In the working-class neighbourhood of Air Itam in Penang’s Bukit Gelugor constituency, the Ju Huat Coffee Shop is just another local eatery in a city famous for its food....
The Malay Mail OnlineHomemaker joins Japan girl band AKB48
Japanese commercial music juggernaut AKB48 has added a 37-year-old mother of two to the wildly popular all-girl group as it looks to broaden the appeal of its teen-dominated line-up. Enter homemaker Mariko Tsukamoto, a mother of two, who was picked from a pool of over 5,000 applicants including an…
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