Putin Calls And Russia’s Richest Man Responds – Russia’s richest man Alisher Usmanov has transferred his holdings in mobile operator Megafon and iron ore producer Metalloinvest to Russian entities after President Vladimir Putin urged businessmen to bring their assets home. …
Is This The Greatest Invention Since The Telephone? – A world where there are no more language barriers might not be too far away – online, at least. This comany has now released the beta version of its live translation tool, allowing people to speak to others in another language – even if they don’t know what they’re saying. The tool translates speech instantly, providing both text and spoken translations…
Every year in December, Lyon puts on the incredible Fête des Lumières (Festival of Lights), during which more than 70 light installations transform the city’s streetscapes into thrilling works of art. Though the festival’s origins go back more than 150 years and are religious in nature, these days the annual event is a secular spectacle that draws an international audience of almost three million visitors over a four-day period (December
China’s Latest $2 Billion IPO Is A Little Disturbing – Nirvana Asia is the latest company to go public on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, in a public offering this week that raised an estimated HK$1.9 billion. It follows in the footsteps of Fu Shou Yuan, a luxury Chinese…
This Vitamin May Prevent Hearing Damage & Diseases Of Aging – A chemical precursor to this vitamin may help prevent the hearing loss caused by exposure to loud noises by increasing the activity of a protein that not only protects against hearing loss but may also help prevent a wide variety of age-related disorders. …
On April 2, 2013, in an article entitled Economics 101: Production, coercion and theft, I wrote about the coming looting of pension plans, stating: When societies approach collapse, coercion shifts to outright theft: Stealing money right out of your bank account, for example, like we recently witnessed in…
Could you BREATHE away those excess pounds? – it will be a huge sigh of relief for anyone who gorges on one too many mince pies this Christmas – scientists have discovered you can shed pounds simply by breathing. More than 80 per cent of body fat leaves the body through exhaling, making the lungs the primary organ through which we lose weight. …
Stocks With Cuban Connections Went LOCO In Markets Today! – The prospect of a Cuba Libre had investors pouring into stocks with strong Caribbean connections Wednesday and, in one notable case, a connection that went no further than its name alone was enough to propel the stock 79 percent higher…
This Flaw Could Let Anyone Listen To Your Cell Calls & Intercept Text Messages – German researchers have discovered security flaws that could let hackers, spies and criminals listen to private phone calls and intercept text messages on a potentially massive scale – even when cellular networks are using the most advanced encryption now available. …
The Dollar Is Headed For Collapse – Nearly 600 Other Failed Paper Currencies – For centuries, the British Pound was the world’s reserve currency, because it was consider to be the strongest of all currencies. That is no longer the case; shortly after World War II economically devastated the British Empire, the pound retreated as the world’s reserve currency and the U.S. dollar took its place.