Archive for December 2010
Google e-books to begin on December 6th
The launching of Google e-books, formerly known as Google Editions, will allow users to utilize a range of devices to download three million e-books including classic literature . . More people are reading digitally and Google expects the e-reading market to double in size in 2011 plus they plan to provide the European market with…
Read MoreRussian woman working for a British lawmaker suspicion of espionage
The Sunday Times reported Katia Zatuliveter,a young Russian woman working for a British lawmaker is facing deportation after she was detained her on suspicion of espionage.The paper reported that she worked for the Russian intelligence as a “sleeper” agent. The Russian embassy in London could not be reached for comment.she was arrested on Thursday morning…
Read MoreRussian Satellites crash into the Pacific
The waters near Hawaii is where the Russian aerospace experts suspect the satellites and the upper stage rocket carrying them crashed into the Pacific Ocean after the carrier rocket veered off course after the launch , the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports . The satellites were sent to complete Russia’s GLONASS navigation system .After…
Read MoreShark Attack in Egypt kills German Tourist
An elderly German tourist at a fashionable Red Sea resort in the Sinai Peninsula had her arm torn off by a shark and some reports saying both legs. She was snorkeling at the time of the attack that killed her almost immediately security and diving officials said. Hesham Gabar, the head of Egypt’s Chamber of…
Read MoreUS to help Mexican marines against drug Cartels
The Washington Post reported that the United States is supplying crucial training and intelligence to elite units of Mexican marines who are engaged in an operation against drug Cartels. The Cartels are targeting law enforcement officials and unnamed diplomats,the effort includes more training and information sharing previously used. Based in the US embassy in Mexico…
Read MoreEntrepreneur invented robotic pants to allow paralyzed patients to walk
Amit Goffer , a Israeli entrepreneur that was left a quadriplegic in a car crash in 1997, went on a mission to help other victims walk again.He started speculating why the wheelchair was the only way for the paralyzed to get around, short of being carried.So he invented robotic pants , The rewalk that use…
Read MoreDozens injured in Easter Island by police
Clashes between Chilean police and local people on Easter Island injure at least 25 people. While trying to evict several indigenous people from buildings they occupied, witnesses say the police fired pellets, when the group refused to leave . Several people were shot at close range with the rubber bullets used by the police. At…
Read MoreMoscow airliner crash kills two After making an emergency landing
After making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, the plane rolled off the runway and broke up killing two people and injuring 80 others. When the plane made the emergency landing at Domodedove airport all three of the planes engine’s had failed on the Russian built TU-154 plane that was carrying about 170 passengers.…
Read MoreLabor Department says unemployment numbers high in December
In November the US unemployment rate rose 9.8%, the highest rate since April, this is an increase from the 9.6% a rate recorded in the previous three months , raising fears about the strength of the economic recovery, the Labor Department said. Many discouraged workers gave up looking for new jobs altogether during the slump,…
Read MorePresident visited troops in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram air base near Kabul to praise and thank troops for their service during the holiday season. He told the troops they are making crucial progress against insurgents and today we can be proud that there are fewer areas under Taliban control. He also said there would…
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