Cloning method may help make personal stem cells
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists used a cloning technique to create the type of customised stem cells that show promise for treating disease. But the first-of-its-kind result comes with a big hitch. The newly created stem cells have too much genetic…
India announces US$35 tablet computer
NEW DELHI (AP) — India introduced a cheap tablet computer Wednesday, saying it would deliver modern technology to the countryside to help lift villagers out of poverty. The computer, called Aakash, or “sky” in Hindi, is the latest in a…
George Clooney for President? No Chance.
NEW YORK (AP) — George Clooney may have an interest in politics, both on-screen and off, but public office is one role he’d never take on. “It would never be something I’m interested in. I’m not good at the kind…
NM fraternity finds severed goat head on porch
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — University of New Mexico police are trying to determine who left a severed goat head on the porch of a fraternity house. Members of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity found the head last week and reported…
Tropics forecast to hot up from this weekend until next weekend
After 12 days and 49 advisories, Philippe has finally intensified into hurricane, becoming the fifth hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. The fifth hurricane normally arrives on October 7, so this is a very average season for hurricanes, despite…
In high-tech tributes, Apple fans mourn Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs saw the future and led the world to it. He moved technology from garages to pockets took entertainment from discs to bytes and turned gadgets into extensions of the people who use them. Jobs, who founded and ran Apple,…
Lisa and choir hit the right notes
International soprano Lisa Carlisle was in good voice when she helped the choir from Grace Academy. The Welsh-born opera star gave some valuable tips to youngsters during a specialist workshop held at John Gray Memorial United Church. Ms Carlisle is…
Panetta: No clear plan on end to Libya mission
BRUSSELS (AP) — There is no clear set of conditions in Libya that will trigger an end to the combat mission, but the operation will not be over if serious fighting and threats to the population continue, Defense Secretary Leon…
Parents say thanks to teachers
Parents took over for a couple hours yesterday (5 October) at schools across the Cayman Islands, while their children’s teachers and support assistants were thanked and feted. As part of their World Teachers’ Day observation, parent teachers’ associations pulled out…
New JLP leader and PM one-step closer
Education Minister, Andrew Holness, is set to become Jamaica’s ninth Prime Minister after his parliamentary colleagues put aside their own ambitions to endorse his candidacy to become leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The powerful endorsements brought to 12…
