The world’s most murderous places, and other lessons from a killer map
By Ciara Byrne From Fast Company Some cities in Colombia and Brazil are deadlier than war-torn countries, according to a new interactive map of the world’s murders. First, some numbers: In 2012, 437,000 people were killed worldwide, yielding a global…
NASA probe snaps first color image of Pluto while promising more to come
By Nola Taylor Redd for Space.com NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto has returned its first color image of the dwarf planet and its largest moon, Charon. The new photo, taken on April 9 from a distance of about 71…
Unsung heroes of the Caribbean who fought for Britain against Hitler
By Roy Greenslade From The Guardian UK BBC documentary rescues history by telling of volunteers who risked their lives Here’s a TV programme that deserves a big audience this week as we continue to mark the 70th anniversary of VE…
FCC fines AT&T $25M: Agency’s largest cyber enforcement
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel Besides paying a record $25 million penalty, AT&T Services Inc. must hire a senior compliance officer, conduct a privacy risk assessment and undertake several other reforms after it settled a cyberbreach case involving personal…
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Obama, Biden, Kerry: Energy security is needed in the Caribbean
From Energy Trends Insider For two decades, the United States has virtually ignored the geopolitics of the islands of the Caribbean: since the end of the Cold War, the region had changed from a playground of superpowers in America’s backyard…
Challenging the power of the one percent
By Lydia Alpízar Durán From Caribbean Life SAO PAULO (IPS) – When you are faced with the task of moving an object but find it is too heavy to lift, what is your immediate and most natural response? You ask…
Phones could soon be charged in less than a MINUTE
By Victoria Woollaston For Mailonline Experts build superfast and flexible power pack out of aluminium The flexible aluminium battery was created at Stanford University It consists of a negatively charged aluminium anode and a positively charged graphite cathode along with…
Religious nonprofits win relief from Alito over contraception mandate
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal In late-night order, justice temporarily stays Third Circuit ruling. A group of Pennsylvania religious nonprofits, challenging contraceptive insurance under the federal health care law, won temporary relief from an appellate court ruling…
Bermuda: ‘Sensible immigration policy vital for growth’
By Rebecca Zuill From The Royal Gazette The resolution of Bermuda’s immigration policy is “crucial” for the economy, Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt said yesterday. “This is not an immigration issue, this is an economic issue,” he said. “Getting…
Nepal earthquake: Dozens die in new tremor near Everest
From BBC A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 people died in a devastating quake. At least 37 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. At least…
