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Apple expected to reveal new iPad
Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitchman Steve Jobs. In typical Apple style, the California-based company has offered the scantest of hints as to what it will unveil…
Zoo tries to drum up alligators’ interest in sex
A Japanese zoo has turned to rhythmical banging on traditional drums in a bid to encourage some enthusiasm for sex among lust-lacking alligators. Zookeepers said Wednesday they hoped the low booming sound produced by large Japanese “taiko” drums would spur lethargic Chinese alligators to begin mating because of its similarity to the animals’…
Olympus Corp ex-officials charged in scandal
Prosecutors said Wednesday they had charged scandal-hit Olympusand three former senior executives over a huge loss cover-up at the company that rocked confidence in corporate Japan. It came as the 20-day detention period of former presidentTsuyoshi Kikukawa, named as a key player in a scheme to shift $1.7 billion of losses…
Gingrich looks south to revive White House bid
Newt Gingrich hopes his runaway win in home state Georgia onSuper Tuesday can serve as a launchpad for a southern sweep that can get him right back into the Republican presidential race. “Thank you Georgia! It is gratifying to win my home state so decisively to launch our March Momentum,” the former…
Israel troops carry out Gaza incursion
Israeli troops entered northern Gaza on Wednesday, briefly sealing the Erez border crossing between the Palestinian territory andIsrael, Hamas officials said. “Occupation forces moved into the northern Gaza Strip and began bulldozing work and closed the Erez crossing to travellers,” the interior ministry of the Islamist movement Hamas which rules Gazasaid in a statement. Witnesses told AFP that two Israeli…
UN sends aid chief to Syria
UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos headed for Syria on Wednesday to urge the regime to allow aid into battered protest cities, as US President Barack Obama insisted military intervention would be a “mistake”. A Chinese envoy sent to discuss ways to end the bloodshed in Syria, meanwhile, was to discuss a six-point peace plan with Foreign Minister…
U.S. physicists close to historic particle finding
US-based physicists said Wednesday that their experiments confirm those from a major European atom-smasher’s that have narrowed the range where the elusive Higgs boson particle could be hiding. The results come from the now-defunct Tevatron collider, which closed down in September after nearly a quarter century, though physicists continue to analyze its data in the…
AmEx teams up with Twitter to offer shop discounts
American Express has teamed up with Twitter to allow users to synchronize their credit cards with the micro-blogging site and take advantage of store discounts with a simple tweet. AmEx said Tuesday that clients would be able to get exclusive discounts loaded onto their cards by mentioning offers by #hashtag on the popular micro-blogging site. When…
Olympics doping lab to hold tests for eight years
The gold medal may be safely packed away in their luggage, and the drug tests may have come back clean. But any cheat clever enough to outwit the unprecedented anti-doping regime put in place for the 2012 London Olympics will be spooked by the knowledge that for the next eight years they…
Stolen wages offer to Aborigines ‘heartless’
A rich Australian state’s plan to pay up to Aus$2,000 (US$2,106) to Aboriginal people whose wages were kept from them for decades has been criticised as a “cruel and heartless offer”. Western Australia, a vast and resource-rich state riding a lucrative mining boom, has announced the payments for the “stolen…
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