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Swedish rally driver not fast enough for son's birth

PodcastNov 1, 2011

STOCKHOLM, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Swedish rally driver Per-Gunner Andersson is known for his speed behind the wheel but he wasn't fast enough this weekend when his wife had to give birth in their car on the way to hospital."It was a little strange," Andersson, 31, told the online edition of tabloid Ex
Professor gets 30 years in jail for killing estranged wife

Social affairsNov 1, 2011

BUSAN, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean professor was sentenced to 30 years behind bars on Tuesday for killing his estranged wife and abandoning the corpse in collusion with his secret lover, a regional court said. The Busan District Court delivered the jail term to the 53-year-old man surnamed Kan
Groups push J&J on baby shampoo chemicals

IndustryNov 1, 2011

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two chemicals considered harmful to babies remain in Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo sold in the U.S., even though the company already makes versions without them, according to a coalition of health and environmental groups.This file photo shows Johnson's "No More T
'Rejuvenated' stemcells coaxed from centenarian

ScienceNov 1, 2011

Scientists said Tuesday they had transformed age-worn cells in people over 90 -- including a centenarian -- into rejuvenated stemcells that were "indistinguishable" from those found in embryos.The technical feat, reported in the peer-reviewed journal Genes & Development, opens a new path toward rege
Scientists make human blood protein from rice

HealthNov 1, 2011

WASHINGTON, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Scientists at a Chinese university said Monday they can use rice to make albumin, a protein found in human blood that is often used for treating burns, traumatic shock and liver disease.When extracted from rice seeds, the protein is "physically and chemically equival
Spying on spies: Chapman shops, contacts 'handler'

PodcastNov 1, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Unaware the FBI has her under surveillance, Russian spy Anna Chapman buys leggings and tries on hats at a Macy's department store. A few months later, cameras watch her in a New York coffee shop where she meets with someone she thinks is her Russian handler. It is really an underc
Kim Kardashian files for divorce after 10 weeks

TelevisionNov 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Just 10 weeks after their lavish, made-for-TV wedding and less than a month after the wedding special aired, reality starlet Kim Kardashian is canceling her marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries.Kim Kardashian (AP)The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star filed for divorce Monday
U.S. army private gets 10-year jail term for raping S. Korean

Social affairsNov 1, 2011

A regional court sentenced a U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea to 10 years behind bars for raping a local teenage girl in what could be one of the nation's heaviest punishments for crimes committed by a U.S. soldier.(Yonhap News)The 21-year-old U.S. Army private of the 2nd Infantry Division stat
Conflicting flood info frustrates Thailand’s private sector

PodcastOct 31, 2011

The private sector of Thailand has complained that it is confused by inconsistent information from the central government and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, saying the political conflict between the two and poor management are making the flood problem worse.BMA officials led by Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Oct. 27 met with a number of business representatives as well as the Thai Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was meant to explain the BMA’s measures to drain flood waters
‘Angry Birds’ creator will open its first retail stores in China this year

IndustryOct 31, 2011

Rovio Entertainment Oy, the creator of the “Angry Birds” mobile-phone games, will open its first retail stores this year in China, its fastest-growing market. The company aims to hit $100 million in retail sales in China in the first year of store operations, Chief Marketing Officer Peter Vesterback
Cheers and fears as world population hits 7 billion

CultureOct 31, 2011

MANILA (AFP) - Asia welcomed the world's first symbolic "seven billionth" baby on Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet.The United Nations says that by its best estimates the seven billionth baby will be
Heavy drinking tied to higher stomach cancer risk

HealthOct 31, 2011
Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real

ScienceOct 31, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.The study of the world's surface temperatures by Richard Muller was
Bill Gates unfussed by Steve Jobs’ jab: report

PeopleOct 31, 2011

Microsoft founder Bill Gates coolly parried some harsh criticism from late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in an interview with ABC television Sunday, saying their professional rivalry was positive.Bill Gates (Bloomberg)Gates, who maintained a long rivalry with the Apple innovator, was asked about an a
Korea mulls hiking highway, train fares

Oct 30, 2011

South Korea will likely raise highway and train service fares by the end of this year following years of unchanged rates aimed at curbing inflation, a source said Friday.The finance ministry and the transportation ministry are currently in the last phase of talks to determine when and by how much th