Island dispute: Chinese banks pull out of World Bank/IMF
The impact Japan’s territorial dispute with China has spread to the annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings scheduled for Tokyo next week as several big Chinese banks say they’ve cancelled participation in the meetings as well as in the constellation of events taking place alongside.
“Violence is not in the tradition of the Prophet”
Muslims pray each day: “O Lord! Keep us on the straight path”. It is a prayer to help us move away from the extremes and maintain balance in our lives.
Make, Create, Innovate: New tech inventions programme debuts on CNN
Ardent viewers of US Cable News Network, CNN international, would in a few weeks ahead, get to hear the real gist about the making of most technological inventions that make the headlines.
DCR-SX22 -Sony’s new SD handycam cuts the bug
For photographers struggling to maintain high quality video shooting with excellent zoom capability, there is now a way out as electronic device makers Sony has recently debuted with a new SD Handycam camcorder tagged the DCR-SX22.
Facebook hits 1billion users
Facebook said Thursday it now has more than a billion users, giving the world’s biggest social network a major milestone despite a disastrous stock market introduction.
France beat Flamingoes in Penalty Shoot Out
The first penalty shootout of Azerbaijann 2012 saw Marion Romanelli strike the winning spot-kick for France as they beat Nigeria to reach the semi-finals after a 0-0 draw as the African side fell at the quarter-final stage for the second tournament running.
