Before the current recession, some economists speculated that Asia’s economies had become so vibrant, and trade among them so important, that the region could shake off its traditional dependence on the U.S.
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‘Synthetic tree’ claims to catch carbon in the air
Scientists in the United States are developing a "synthetic tree" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.
Quiet Please: Tennis Pros May Have to Give Up the Grunt
Moan-ica Seles. Maria Shriek-apova.
Is it OK to steal hotel amenities?
I stole a laundry bag from the Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires. It was made of thick ivory linen, embroidered with the words "dry cleaning" in cerulean blue, and looked like something that I could have found at an antique textiles show. But that wasn’t the case
Why Some People Are Gay: Notes (and Clues) from the Animal Kingdom
We have known for at least a decade that hundreds of animal species — including birds, reptiles, mollusks and, of course, humans — engage in same-gender sexual acts.
Cries in the dark: ‘God is great’
Even sequestered by government order in our hotel, we could still hear the sounds of protests in the night. TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — Even sequestered by government order in our hotel, we could still hear the sounds of protests in the night. Voices shouted “God is great!” from rooftops, from faces hidden in the dark
Financial drama hits Bollywood as accountants go on set
Bollywood’s recent financial growth has been as dizzying as the swirling dancers, colorful costumes and pulsating music that typify the industry’s films. Foreign money has poured into Mumbai’s flamboyant Hindi-language film industry, which churns out more than 1,000 films each year.
Iran’s Protests: Why Twitter is the Medium of the Movement
The U.S. State Department doesn’t usually take an interest in the maintenance schedules of dot-com startups. But over the weekend officials there reached out to Twitter and asked them to delay a network upgrade that was scheduled for Monday night
A Drag on the Economic Rebound: Consumer Spending
Don’t get too excited about signs of life in the economy. Some days it seems there’s good news everywhere: home sales ticking up, slower job losses, the Dow turning positive for the year. But all that misses a looming reality
Slave soldiers honored, called ‘national treasures’
Hobbled with age, weathered with time, the World War II veterans stood at attention. One by one, a two-star general delivered flags flown over the Pentagon in their honor