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Mexican craft beer booming while big chains go corporate
Mexico is teaming with new craft beer companies, catering to adventurous but traditional palates, while the brewing industry’s big brands like Corona are bought out by foreign enterprises. “We are seeing the tremendous growth of craft beer produced by small businesses, like Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale, very good, with a…
U.S. opposes treaty that would give UN Internet control
The United States will oppose a bid to revise a global treaty to bring the Internet under UN control or to impose new taxes on Web traffic, the head of a US delegation said Wednesday. The US will submit its formal proposal Friday for the December conference held by the…
Study: Child abuse causes depression and substance abuse
Children who suffer or witness physical abuse undergo changes to their brain structure that may predispose them to depression and substance abuse later in life, a study said Wednesday. The finding holds promise for early detection and pre-emptive counselling already in adolescence — a crucial phase of physical and emotional…
Researchers find cancer stem cells that cause tumor regrowth
Researchers presented evidence Wednesday for the existence of cancer stem cells, with three different studies seeking to end a decades-old scientific dispute about how tumours grow. The discovery should lead to new drugs targeting stem cells that cause tumours to reappear after cancer therapy, the teams argued in three scientific…
London mayor invites Murdoch to Olympic games
London Mayor Boris Johnson said Wednesday he had invited Rupert Murdoch to watch the Olympic Games, despite the controversy that the media baron faces over Britain’s phone-hacking scandal. News Corporation boss Murdoch, 81, has been at the centre of a political storm in Britain over the past year following the…
French Muslims and Jews outraged after pig heads dumped outside mosque
French Muslim and Jewish groups were united in outrage Wednesday after two pigs’ heads were dumped at a mosque in a town where an Islamist gunman killed two paratroopers in March. The French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) described the defilement of the mosque in the town of Montauban…
Experts: $1 trillion cybercrime cost estimate is probably bunk
By Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan ProPublica Gen. Keith Alexander is the director of the National Security Agency and oversees U.S. Cyber Command, which means he leads the government’s effort to protect America from cyberattacks. Due to the secretive nature of his job, he maintains a relatively low profile, so…
Somali comedian who mocked Islamists shot dead
One of Somalia’s most popular comedians, known for his parodies of Islamist militants, has been shot dead in the capital, Mogadishu. Abdi Jeylani Marshale was reportedly killed shortly after leaving a local radio station where he worked as a drama producer and performer. It is not known who carried out…
Syrian fighting reaches Damascus’ Christian enclaves
Clashes erupted near two Christian areas of the Syrian capital Wednesday for the first time in the nearly 17-month uprising, as the battle for Aleppo entered its fifth day and President Bashar al-Assad hailed the “heroic” army. In a speech published by official news agency SANA to mark the military’s…
India restores power after huge blackouts
India restored its power supplies on Wednesday after two days of massive outages that blacked out half the country, but fears remained that the grid could again collapse under the strain of over-demand. India’s electricity network was back at full capacity after three regional grids failed on Tuesday in the…
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