Mutant mosquitoes may fight tropical disease
Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They’ve rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don’t spread the dengue virus. More than 50 million people a year get…
Apple says Steve Jobs resigning as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Jobs, the mind behind the iPhone, iPad and other devices that turned Apple Inc. into one of the world’s most powerful companies, resigned as the company’s CEO Wednesday, saying he can no longer handle the…
Wild world: Millions of unseen species fill Earth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Our world is a much wilder place than it looks. A new study estimates that Earth has almost 8.8 million species, but we’ve only discovered about a quarter of them. And some of the yet-to-be-seen ones could…
Brainy Sarah swots up on Cayman
It’s the most daunting chair in Britain: Mastermind, a TV game show where Britain’s brainiest are grilled with excruciatingly difficult questions. “I’ve started so I’ll finish,” – one of the show’s catch phrases – was recently heard by 28-year old…
ATO seeks tax, penalties from Myer float
The Australian Tax Office wants private equity entities based in Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands to stump up $738 million for tax, penalties and interest after they reaped $1.5 billion from the 2009 float of the Myer retail chain. While…
Libyan conflict causes oil price hike
PARIS (AP) — Confusion over the extent of the rebels’ hold on the Libyan capital and a rally in stock markets drove oil prices higher Tuesday, a day after they fell in anticipation of the end of strongman Moammar Gadhafi’s…
Japan likely to replace unpopular PM Kan next week
TOKYO (AP) — A former foreign minister announced his candidacy to lead Japan yesterday just hours after unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan said he would be out of the picture by early next week. Kan has been criticized for lacking…
Record companies plan music downloading appeal
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Recording industry attorneys are appealing a recent ruling that reduced the amount of money a Minnesota woman must pay for willfully violating the copyrights of 24 songs. U.S. District Judge Michael Davis ruled last month that the…
Tests show no illegal drugs in Winehouse body
LONDON (AP) — Amy Winehouse had no illegal drugs in her system when she died, and it is still unclear what killed the singer, her family said yesterday. The family said in a statement that toxicology tests showed “alcohol was…
Kate saves Branson’s mother from Carib fire
LONDON (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet helped rescue Richard Branson’s elderly mother from a fire that destroyed his Caribbean home. The Virgin Group boss said in his blog that he wanted to offer “many thanks to Kate Winslet…
