Brazilian President Lula met Chavez, military and economic cooperation

Thursday, February 17, 2005 CARACAS, Venezuela – The Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on February 14, 2005 in Caracas, Venezuela. Brazil and Venezuela signed agreements of cooperation on many areas. According to the Brazilian government this was a strategical encounteur. This meeting is the first of three […]

Category:Science and technology

This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 8 October 2017: Researchers find preserving spotted owl habitat may not require a tradeoff with wildfire risk after all 6 September 2017: Peggy Whitson, record-breaking ‘American space ninja’, returns to Earth 12 August 2017: Australia: Victorian government to trial […]

UK company “seriously considering” GPS tracking devices in school uniforms

Saturday, August 25, 2007 The leading supplier of school uniforms in the United Kingdom, Lancashire-based manufacturer Trutex, has announced it is “seriously considering” including GPS tracking devices in future ranges of its uniform products after conducting an online survey of both parents and children. “As a direct result of the survey, we are now seriously […]

Zimbabwe opposition calls for constitutional reform, may boycott elections

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 The opposition party of Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has announced that it wishes for constitutional reform to take place before the planned March election. The party has warned that they may boycott the planned elections, as well as saying in a press release that they believe the current […]

Spelbound declared winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010

Monday, June 7, 2010 An acrobatic group known by the name of Spelbound has been declared as the winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2010, a televised variety talent show competition broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom. As the winning act of the show, Spelbound have won £100,000 (US$144,580, €120,313, A$175,079) and a place at […]

Ideas For Your Baby S Birthday Party

Submitted by: Marry Kirsten Organizing a birthday party for your child can be the most fascinating task for you. Every parent wants to make the birthday party of their child special and touchy. A well-organized get-together must be the most pleasant surprise for your kid on its birthday. Preparing a perfect milieu for a birthday […]

Seven Reasons For Not Buying A Hybrid Car

Submitted by: Erik Leipoldt Looking to buy a hybrid car? Are you scouring the web for which are the best hybrid cars, what are the facts about hybrid cars, and perhaps even what are hybrid cars for sale on eBay? Just hold on a moment and slow down. Of course, a hybrid car is a […]

Toyota recalls up to 1.8 million automobiles

Saturday, January 30, 2010 The automobile manufacturer Toyota has said that it will recall up to 1.8 million cars across Europe, after a problem with the accelerator pedal was discovered. According to the firm, eight models were affected by the problem — AYGO, iQ, Yaris, Auris, Corolla, Verso, Avensis, and RAV4 — after it was […]

US researchers find a large asteroid held together by forces other than gravity

Saturday, August 16, 2014 A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has confirmed that near-Earth asteroid (29075) 1950 DA is primarily held together by van der Waals forces rather than gravity. They have shown that the rotation rate of the 1.1 km asteroid is higher than could be possible if only gravity […]

Volkswagen engulfed by diesel emissions scandal

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Chief Executive of Volkswagen Martin Winterkorn issued on Sunday a public apology and announced an outside inquiry would be carried out, after the company became engulfed in a scandal about diesel emissions tests. Over the weekend there were damaging revelations that the car manufacturer has been using illegal software to enable […]