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7.2 magnitude quake hits Mexico

Raluca Dina — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:17:01 +0000

At least one person killed following 7.2 magnitude earthquake near Mexico-California border

CES: Lenovo laptop splits in two

Raluca Dina — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:59:54 +0000

The Ideapad U1 looks like a conventional Windows laptop but detach the screen and it becomes a tablet PC. The display portion of the computer includes a second processor, battery and Linux operating system to power multimedia applications.

Societe Generale head is saved

Raluca Dina — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:29:07 +0000

The French government has vowed to defend the crisis-hit bank, Societe Generale, from any hostile takeover. But analysts warn the state has limited power to protect the troubled giant from market predators after a loss of 4.82 billion euros in a trading scandal. Bank chief Daniel Bouton has shaken off rumours of his ouster; the bank’s board of directors “unanimously reaffirmed its confidence” in him during a crisis meeting on Wednesday.

Local Researchers Address Cloned Embryos

Raluca Dina — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:41:29 +0000

Cloned Embryos: A big medical breakthrough relating to stem cell research in which scientists used skin cells to produce embryos were clones of two men was a hot topic that local people, including researchers discussed.

US releases new naval video

Raluca Dina — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:17:07 +0000

The US has released new footage of the naval stand-off between Iranian patrol boats and US warships.

Naked girls protest

Raluca Dina — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:49:21 +0000

Animal rights protestors pretend to be grocery store meat products to promote a vegetarian holiday season

Indians bid for Ford luxury brands

Raluca Dina — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:12:19 +0000

Ford’s UK unions have voted to support Tata’s bid but investors have cooled over fears that the acquisition is too complex given their other ambitious expansion plans.

Emirates Places $8.4bn Order for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB

Raluca Dina — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:54:07 +0000

Rolls-Royce announced at the Dubai Airshow that Emirates Airline has ordered Trent XWB engines to power up to 120 Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. The business is potentially worth up to $8.4 billion at list prices, if all options are exercised, including a long-term TotalCare® services agreement. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is currently the only engine available on the A350 XWB family. Emirates has ordered 50 firm A350-900 and 20 A350-1000 aircraft, with 50 option rights, due for delivery from 2014. The Trent XWB is the fourth version of the Trent family ordered by Emirates and will bring its Trent-powered fleet to potentially 175 aircraft. Emirates operates 29 Airbus A330s powered by the Trent 700, 21 Trent 800-powered Boeing 777s and 10 A340-500s, for which the Trent 500 is the sole engine.