Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
Gross Domestic Product Growth Slows In U.S. – The nation’s gross domestic product grew at an annualized rate of 2.4% in the second quarter, falling from an upwardly revised 3.7% expansion in the first three months of the year, the Commerce Department said Friday. While many economists had expected growth to moderate, the reported decline [...]
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Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
Hamas Leader Kill In Gaza Air Strike – A leading member of Hamas was killed and eight others injured in Israeli airstrikes on three targets in the Gaza Strip, Palesinian sources confirmed Saturday. The airstrikes took place late Friday. Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, announced that one of its leaders, Issa Abdul-Hadi Al-Batran, 40, died [...]
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Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
Gulf Oil Spill Probe Launched – U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, member of a House subcommittee that oversees the nation’s network of oil and gas pipelines, said the panel is launching an investigation to answer those questions. Schauer, a Battle Creek Democrat who lives 15 miles from the spill, continued his verbal assault on Enbridge on [...]
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Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
Amazon Selling Kindle 3 – Amazon finally announced the release date of Amazon Kindle 3. According to reports, the company will launch Kindle 3 on August 27. The Kindle 3, which has different color, comes with two versions. The versions of new Kindle are very similar to that of Apple iPad as Amazon launched Kindle [...]
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Published on July 31, 2010 by Technology Slice
World Population To Hit 7 Billion in 2011 – In a sobering assessment of those two trends, William Butz, president of the Population Reference Bureau, said that ”chronically low birth rates in developed countries are beginning to challenge the health and financial security of the elderly”. At the same time, ”developing countries are adding over [...]
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