Scientists create human stem cells through cloning May 16th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - After more than 15 years of failures by scientists around the world and one outright fraud, biologists have finally created human stem cells by the same technique that produced Dolly the cloned sheep in 1996: The... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : scientists, create, human, stem, cells, through, cloning, Top Keywords

Hundreds of bicyclists pour through Dutch museum May 13th, 2013 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (AP) - Hundreds of bicycles are pedaling triumphantly through the Netherlands' national museum in Amsterdam, signaling the end of more than a decade of efforts by cyclists to ensure a passageway that runs under and through the Rijksmus... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hundreds, bicyclists, pour, through, dutch, museum, cloning, Top Keywords

Bomb tears through Damascus, killing 14 people Apr 30th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A powerful bomb ripped through a bustling commercial district of Damascus on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, shattering store fronts and bringing Syria's civil war to the heart of the capital for the second consecutiv... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomb, tears, through, damascus, killing, people, cloning, Top Keywords

Bomb tears through Damascus, killing 13 people Apr 30th, 2013 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A powerful bomb rocked central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people according to Syrian TV, and sowing fear and chaos in a busy commercial district of the capital for the second consecutive day. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomb, tears, through, damascus, killing, people, cloning, Top Keywords

Pirate Party has electoral breakthrough in Iceland Apr 30th, 2013 - 15:50h (CET +01.00) REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pirate, party, electoral, breakthrough, iceland, people, cloning, Top Keywords

Twitter sharpens ad targeting by sifting through tweets Apr 17th, 2013 - 20:10h (CET +01.00) By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Wednesday unveiled a new tool that allows marketers to disseminate targeted messages based on the content of users' tweets, a technology that could help elevate Twitter's effectiveness ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter, sharpens, targeting, sifting, through, tweets, cloning, Top Keywords

Ahead of the curve: but bendable screens still seek breakthrough Apr 14th, 2013 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) By Jeremy Wagstaff and Sinead Carew SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The touted arrival this year of wearable gadgets such as computer displays strapped to wrists and in wrap-around glasses is just a step towards a bigger revolution in screens - those ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ahead, curve, bendable, screens, still, seek, breakthrough, Top Keywords

Financial workers sail through "fit and proper" tests Apr 12th, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) By Laura Noonan and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator has blocked just 30 out of a possible 227,000 applications to the sector's most risk-sensitive jobs in the six years since the banking crisis erupted. New fi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : financial, workers, sail, through, "fit, proper", tests, Top Keywords

S&P 500 index breaks through 2007 record high Apr 10th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - The Standard & Poor's 500 index is pushing through its previous all-time high set in October 2007 as stocks climb in midday trading on Wall Street. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : s&p, index, breaks, through, 2007, record, high, Top Keywords

Slow changes: A stroll through 4 papacies Mar 16th, 2013 - 13:20h (CET +01.00) VATICAN CITY (AP) - In one of his last major public appearances before his death, Pope Paul VI sat on a throne atop a platform carried on the shoulders of 12 men as he was brought into the funeral of assassinated Italian politician Aldo Moro at St. J... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : slow, changes, stroll, through, papacies, record, high, Top Keywords