Jan 1 (Infostrada Sports) – Results from the Auckland Classic Women’s Singles Round 1 matches on Tuesday2-Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) 6-3 6-4Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Stephanie Dubois (Canada) 6-2 6-11-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Greta Arn (Hungary) 6-2 6-28-Mona Barthel (Germany) beat Grace Min (U.S.) 6-1 6-36-Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat Lara...
Relive the Paralympics’ Most Inspiring Moment of the Year
Label: TechnologyBack in July, we covered how social media would be critical to the success of the 2012 Paralympic Games. The Paralympics ended in September, but the International Paralympic Committee is still using the web to shine a light on unheralded athletes and tell stories of remarkable inspiration.[More from Mashable: Watch the Scariest Skiing Lesson of All Time]The committee revealed its top moment of 2012...
ESPN’s Hannah Storm returns 3 weeks after accident
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returns to the air New Year’s Day, exactly three weeks after she was seriously burned in a propane gas grill accident at her home.Storm suffered second-degree burns on her chest and hands, and first-degree burns to her face and neck. She lost her eyebrows and eyelashes, and roughly half her hair.Storm will host ABC’s telecast of the 2013 Rose Parade on Tuesday....
Could Trip to Mars Cause Alzheimer’s?
Label: HealthSpace travel has always been portrayed as risky — no air or water, extreme temperatures — a place where even a small miscalculation can be fatal. It can also be hazardous to your brain health, particularly on a three-year-long mission to Mars, according to a study published this week in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.The eight-year long study, conducted at the NASA Space Radiation Laboratory at Brookhaven...
UK assumes presidency of G8 group
Label: Business31 December 2012 Last updated at 22:18 ETThe UK is assuming its year-long presidency of the G8 group of nations.The presidency – which rotates through the G8 members – means it will host the annual leaders’ summit and choose the global priorities that are discussed.June’s summit is to be held at Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, while topics discussed will include tax havens.The G8 is made up countries...
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Canadian job creation seen sharply lower in December
Label: WorldOTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada‘s job market is expected to slow markedly in December to reflect the sluggish economy and employers’ fears about the U.S. fiscal crisis following outsized gains of over 50,000 jobs in two of the previous three months.The median forecast in a Reuters poll is for the economy to add just 5,000 jobs in the month, with forecasts ranging from a loss of 20,000 positions to a gain...
List: No love for ‘fiscal cliff,’ ‘spoiler alert’
Label: LifestyleDETROIT (AP) — Spoiler alert: This story contains words and phrases that some people want to ban from the English language. “Spoiler alert” is among them. So are “kick the can down the road,” ”trending” and “bucket list.”A dirty dozen have landed on the 38th annual List of Words to be Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The nonbinding, tongue-in-cheek decree...
La terapia prostática con protones no provoca menos efectos adversos
Label: HealthNUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) – Un costoso tratamiento para elcáncer de próstata, conocido como terapia con haz de protones,provoca tantos efectos adversos como las radioterapias máscomunes y económicas.“En el largo plazo, realmente no existen diferencias entrelos resultados de la terapia con protones y la radioterapia deintensidad modulada (IMRT, por su sigla en inglés) en loshombres con cáncer prostático”,...
Commissions banned on new sales
Label: Business31 December 2012 Last updated at 07:37 ETFinancial advisers and sales staff can no longer be paid commissions by the firms whose policies they are selling.New rules, aimed at eradicating the long-standing practice, are being imposed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) from now.The aim is to stop policies – such as private pensions and investments – being mis-sold by sales staff, motivated by...
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Suspected US drone kills 3 al-Qaida men in Yemen
Label: WorldSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Three al-Qaida militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen, Yemeni security officials said, the fourth such attack this week and a sign attacks from unmanned aircraft are on the upswing in the country.The officials said the three men were hit as they were riding in a Land Cruiser in el-Manaseh village on the outskirts of Radda in Bayda province. Dozens...
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