When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, US researchers say.
Google faces Texas AG inquiry
Google Inc is the target of an investigation by the Texas Attorney General’s office into the fairness of its search engine rankings.
Plague prof sets off airport shutdown
The suspicions airport security officials had when they saw the metal canister grew when they learned about the man who brought it in from the Middle East: a scientist who sparked a bioterrorism scare after he reported missing vials of plague samples seven years ago.
Fresh probe urged on hacked phones
Former British ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid’s ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.
Protest marches across South Africa as strikes itensify
A strike in the motor industry looks to continue into next week, after negotiations between motor employers and the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) failed to agree last night.
Thaksin invests in Miranda Minerals
JSE-listed Miranda Minerals has secured an investment of R98.2 million from a Dubai investment firm chaired by Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister of Thailand.
Pensioner's killers sentenced to life
The three men who "nonchalantly and callously" murdered an elderly Dutch engineer in front of his wife four years ago were given life sentences.
Numsa: Motor industry strike continues
A strike by motor industry workers will continue until employers come up with a better offer, National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) president Cedric Gina says.
US unemployment jumps 9.6%
US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said Friday, showing the recovering economy is still struggling to create jobs.
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