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Most times we can open jars of food with little to no problem, a bit of pressure is applied as we’re twisting and then “pop”, the seal is broken and the lid comes off with ease. Occasionally though it just won’t budge, even after bringing some serious muscle power to the job…so how does one [...]
Nowadays having a 3G connection on your mobile is the latest fad. Whether you use it or not is a different story altogether. 3G allows you fast speed internet access but there is a catch. The huge bills that are caused by expensive data plans and data consumption that can spiral out of control due [...]
Scientists believe they have found a way to beat sleeping sickness using a bacterium against the tsetse fly host that spreads the disease to humans. In the same way that we have friendly bacteria in our intestines, the tsetse fly harbours bacteria in its midgut, muscle and salivary glands. Experts in Belgium have genetically modified [...]
Gavin Hewitt: “EU officials are playing it tough… For the moment this second bailout is on hold” The head of the eurozone countries has downgraded a eurozone finance ministers meeting on Wednesday, saying Greece has not yet given the necessary assurances about its austerity plan. Ministers, who had demanded Greece find an extra 325m [...]
A US congressional panel is reported to have reached a tentative deal on extending a payroll tax cut, ending weeks of uncertainty. The deal would extend the tax cut until the end of 2012, adding $100bn (£65bn) to the US deficit. Agreement came after Republicans dropped calls for spending cuts to offset the expense, and [...]
Russia and China are defending their veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have endorsed an Arab League plan for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to a deputy to help end Syria’s months-long unrest. The Russian government said Sunday it vetoed the Western and Arab-backed resolution the previous day because [...]
China has “banned” all airlines in the country from joining the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) aimed at cutting carbon emissions. The authorities have also barred the airlines from increasing their fares or adding new charges for the scheme. The ban comes just weeks after the China Air Transport Association said its members did [...]
6 employees of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam (Agribank) in Hanoi are likely to face criminal charges for embezzling VND46 billion ($2.2 million) for gambling. The Hanoi police has concluded that this case of “property embezzlement, gambling, and irresponsibility causing serious consequences” caused a loss of VND46 billion to the bank. [...]
Domestic gold price has ended the first week of the Lunar New Year 2012 with a straight rally to VND46 million a tael, its 2-month high. Though many big local gold traders, including Saigon Jewelry Co (SJC), Phu Nhuan Jewelry Co (PNJ) and Sacombank Jewelry Co (SBJ), have yet resumed their operations due to the [...]
Maintaining the inside of dishwashers isn’t high on To-Do lists since they do a great job cleaning themselves while they wash dishes. Sometimes though there may be a few rust stains, detergent or mineral buildup or even an off-smell that you want to get rid of. Here are few quick & easy tips for freshening [...]