US to probe wind tower disputes
2012-01-20 10:38:59
The US Commerce Department announced on Thursday that it was launching anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on utility scale wind towers from China and Vietnam.
Clinton offers best wishes for Lunar New Year
2012-01-20 10:25:36
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday offered her best wishes to those celebrating the Lunar New Year, saying she and President Barack Obama are committed to 21st century partnership with the people of the Asia-Pacific region.
US mayors to push for gay marriage
2012-01-20 10:24:52
A group of US mayors is set to announce on Friday a largely symbolic push to legalize same sex marriage in states across the country.
High risk oesophageal cancer gene discovered
2012-01-20 10:18:32
British researchers have uncovered a gene which plays a key role in the development of oesophageal cancer (cancer of the gullet), according to a study published online Thursday in American Journal of Human Genetics.
US mayors to push for gay marriage
2012-01-20 10:17:59
A group of US mayors is set to announce on Friday a largely symbolic push to legalize same sex marriage in states across the country.
Scientists convert seaweed to renewable fuels
2012-01-20 10:11:05
A team of scientists from California-based Bio Architecture Lab (BAL) has developed breakthrough technology that expands the feedstocks for advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals production to include seaweed ( macroalgae).
Intel posts record annual results
2012-01-20 09:56:33
Computer chipmaker Intel on Thursday announced that its annual revenue and earnings hit new record in 2011.
Rocket with military satellite launches from Florida
2012-01-20 09:46:57
An unmanned heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday to put a high-speed broadband communications satellite into orbit for the US military.
Google named best place to work in US
2012-01-20 09:17:26
Google on Thursday was named by Fortune magazine as the best place to work in the United States.
US journalists recall landmark trip
2012-01-20 08:18:11
The US broadcast networks televised live the images of Nixon shaking hands with Premier Zhou Enlai, and Nixon going to the Great Hall of the People and attending a banquet with senior Chinese officials.
A Kodak moment to remember
2012-01-20 07:37:23
Eastman Kodak, the company that invented the hand-held camera, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
Perry to quit US presidential race - CNN
2012-01-19 22:41:11
Rick Perry was poised to drop his run for the Republican US presidential nomination.