A glimpse of a mother’s face stimulate brain cells more than other people’s pictures, a study shows.
It is believed that the complexities of the bonding process that occurs during the first months and years of existence guarantees that a mother will always be attached on a child’s mind, even if years may have passed.
In one [...]
Edoardo Molinari, Padraig Harrington and Luke Donald have been picked by Captain Colin Montgomerie as wild cards to make his European Ryder Cup team complete.
Montgomerie’s selection canceled out chances for the English pair Paul Casey and Justin Rose, disregarding Rose’s 2 wins for this season’s PGA Tour and Casey’s ninth position in the world [...]
Asahi Breweries announced that it has signed a deal acquiring Australia’s third-biggest soft drink maker in terms of sales volume, P&N Beverages.
The agreement, worth around $321 million, was part of the company’s “major offensive” in the growing market.
The Japanese beer and soft drinks maker aims to integrate P&N Beverages and Schweppes, which Asahi bought for [...]
South Korean prime minister-to-be Kim Tae-ho and two other nominees resigned Sunday, after corruption allegations were brought up during confirmation hearings, Yonhap news agency reported.
The resignations are a major setback to President Lee Myung-bak’s efforts to re-organize the cabinet. The revamp on the cabinet was the president’s attempt to revise the government for the second [...]
Ford Motor Co. revealed its plan to launch eight new vehicles in India by 2015 to address the fast-expanding car market’s increasing demand.
The Detroit auto maker’s executives announced the company’s plan to introduce India’s Figo small car to 50 new markets, including Mexico, North Africa and the Middle East, come next year.
Ford’s reestablished thrust into [...]
Kenya’s president approved a new constitution into law that enforces a system of checks and balances like that of the United States.
The decision has been hailed as Kenya’s most significant political event since its dependence that happened almost a half century ago.
The celebration was attended by African leaders including Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir, who is [...]
UK economy for the second quarter grew more than the initial forecast, driven by boost in the construction industry.
The Office of National Statistics reported that the initial 1.1% estimate has been revised as the economy slightly improved by 1.2% in the quarter.
Though the rate is the fastest for quarterly expansion posted since the first three [...]
Intel Corp. warned investors on Friday that its third-quarter revenue will fail to meet forecasts due to decline on consumer’s demand.
The world’s largest chipmaker revealed that it is only expecting $10.8 billion to $11.2 billion worth of sales in the current quarter, shorter than the $11.2 to $12 billion the company previously set.
According to a [...]
A toilet that used to be John Lennon’s, member of the legendary band The Beatles, was sold $14,740 at an auction house in UK.
According to the sale organizers, the price was about 10 times than they have estimated.
Lennon replaced the porcelain lavatory from Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire, where he used to live between 1969 and [...]
Almost 300 Romanian nationals in France were sent back, aboard two chartered planes, to their country on Thursday.
The repatriation was part of the French government’s campaign to deport Romanians who do not have valid identity papers, explained French Ministry of Immigration.
The passengers, 113 Roma on one flight and 157 on the other, volunteered to be [...]
