Backpacker turns Myanmar activist via FacebookBANGKOK (Reuters) - A chance encounter in a Myanmar coffee shop turned teenage backpacker Alex Bookbinder into a political activist at the forefront of an Internet campaign that has attracted tens of thousands of supporters
New Greek Forests Will Need 20 Years After Fires New forests in areas of Greece scorched by fires earlier this year will need at least two decades to grow back, environmental group WWF said on Thursday.
Japanese to Get a Few Seconds' Warnings of Quakes TOKYO - Earthquake-prone Japan will start issuing several seconds' warning of approaching big earthquakes from Monday in the hope of reducing casualties and damage, although some fear the new system will lead to panic.
Antarctica Home to Tiny Creatures Even in Ice AgesOSLO - Antarctica has been home to tiny creatures and plants for tens of millions of years, according to a study on Thursday that overturns theories that successive Ice Ages wiped life off the barren continent.
Britain to Start Phasing Out High Energy Lightbulbs LONDON - Britain will begin phasing out energy-guzzling incandescent lightbulbs early next year in favour of low energy varieties as part of its battle against climate change, the environment ministry said on Thursday.
Push-up bra ads banned as meeting nearsDays after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on television, China has
now stopped networks showing "saucy" adverts for push-up bras and
figure-hugging underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next
month. Other targets of the crackdown are "low-brow and base" commercials
for sex toys and those featuring famous people or experts attesting to the
efficacy of medicines, the State Administration of Radio, Film and
Television said on its Web site (www.sarft.gov.cn) Friday.
The colour of moneyTo stand out in the dense media jungle it is as important to be recognised
by a distinctive colour as much as by a memorable logo. Specialist
marketing writer Richard Gillis investigates the different pantones used to
promote brands
The right kettle for a Green TeaThis nifty electric tea kettle saves water and energy by boiling only as
much water as you really need for that cup of Earl Grey – no more, no less.
Just fill the dual-chamber kettle, and then choose to boil between 1 and 8
cups. Tea kettles may not seem like a top culprit when it comes to energy
waste, but the UK’s Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs
(DEFRA) says that if people would only stop boiling more water than they
need, the electricity saved could “run practically all the street lighting
in the U.K.”
Guinness -- weird, wonderful and wacky abound
Australian John Allwood smashed 40 watermelons with
his head in just one minute.
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Push-up bra ads banned as meeting nearsDays after banning "sexually provocative sounds" on
television, China has now stopped networks showing
"saucy" adverts for push-up bras and figure-hugging
underwear ahead of a major Communist Party meeting
next month.
Secrets of 1957 Sputnik launch revealedWhen Sputnik took off 50 years ago, the world gazed at
the heavens in awe and apprehension, watching what
seemed like the unveiling of a sustained Soviet effort
to conquer space and score a stunning Cold War
triumph.
Lover to die for kiss-and-kill pillA Chinese woman who killed her lover with a rat
poison-laced kiss when she suspected him of being
unfaithful has been sentenced to death, a newspaper
said Thursday.
