‘World’ Archives
UK planning reforms will cut house prices and help »
The 'priced out' generation will be the main benefit of planning reforms planned to come into effect in the UK. The law will be making it easier for developers to construct new homes which would increase supply and potentially drive down historically high prices. The main group of people who are against this, driven on by a 'vested interest' [...]
More singles finding love through Internet dating »
One in three of us in Western Europe and the USA have now visited internet dating websites such as match.com a new international survey has found. This compares to a mere six percent of us back in 1997 when internet dating was young. The Oxford University online study involved a questionnaire with 12,000 couples from 18 countries.. They were [...]
40 a day 2 year old quits smoking »
A 2-year-old Indonesian boy who attracted international attention for smoking 40 cigarettes a day has quit the habit after a month of therapy, a child-protection agency said Thursday. Ardi Rizal started consuming cigarettes when he was 18 months old, and images of him smoking have been shown on international television. "He has stopped [...]
Eating chocolate can make you look younger »
Believe it or not eating chocolate could be good for your skin and even make you look younger. The world's largest chocolate maker says it may have come up with a chocolate bar that could fight wrinkles and slow the aging process, making it the latest food group to tap the appetite for healthier living. Eating 20 g (0.755 oz) of specially [...]
Half way there – clearing the World of landmines »
It has been reported that significant progress has been made in removing land mines around the world, but the hidden devices killed more than 1,260 people last year, the International Campaign to Ban Land mines said Thursday. Land mines have been cleared from 3,200 square kilometers (1,236 square miles) in 90 countries — an area twice the [...]
Fair Play to Cadbury as More Countries Go Fairtrade »
Cadbury has announced that its Dairy Milk chocolate brand will be sold under the Fairtrade logo in New Zealand and Australia by next Easter. The move follows British Cadbury's ensuring that all Dairy Milk in Britain and Ireland is sold under the Fairtrade logo by the end of the 2009 summer, which is now in process. The move to Fairtrade produce [...]
More Accurate Weather Reports Forecast »
A research breakthrough by engineers at Queen's University Belfast's Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT) may lead to more accurate global weather forecasts and a better understanding of climate change. The engineers have developed a high performance electronic device, a dual polarized Frequency Selective [...]
‘Dead’ Baby Comes Back To Life »
A baby born won 16 weeks premature was declared dead by doctors at a state-run hospital in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay, only to wake up hours later. Dr. Ernesto Weber, head of pediatric care, has said that the baby weighed just 500 grams at birth, had practically no respiratory reflexes and staff could not detect a heartbeat, causing them [...]
Costa Rica the ‘happiest’ country in the »
Costa Rica has topped the 2009 Happy Planet Index to earn the title of the 'happiest' nation. Unlike traditional development indices, such as Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the Happy Planet Index takes sustainability into account - looking at life expectancy along with a country's ecological footprint. Evaluating human well-being along with [...]
US and Russia agree nuclear arms cuts in Moscow »
US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have come to an initial agreement on nuclear power - an issue which has divided the nations since the Cold War. The agreement sees a reduction in the number of nuclear warheads in Russian and US strategic arsenals to between 1,500 and 1,675 in a period of seven years and the number [...]
