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Sharon’s brain scans show leaps in science of comas

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

(Reuters) – The state-of-the-art brain scans that allowed doctors to look inside the head of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon show how advances in

Bukom: Why an Accra suburb produces champion boxers

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

Bukom, a small neighbourhood in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, is busy, noisy and somehow special. For some reason these few blocks have produced some of

Wales and England divide on exams

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

The UK’s exam system faces greater fragmentation – with the Welsh government rejecting changes planned for GCSEs in England. Jeff Cuthbert, deputy minister for skills,

Dreamliner: Japan’s airlines say they changed batteries

YoopyaJan 30, 2013June 15, 20230

Japan’s two top airlines said they had replaced a number of batteries in the 787 Dreamliners over the past months. All Nippon Airways said it

Heather Watson and Laura Robson rise in world rankings

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

British pair Heather Watson and Laura Robson have been rewarded for reaching the third round of the Australian Open with new career-high rankings. The duo both

Blackberry 10: Expert views on RIM’s new smartphone system

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

In future years the launch of Blackberry 10 may be seen as the start of parent company Research In Motion (RIM)’s turnaround – or the

President Obama makes immigration reform push

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a sweeping overhaul of the US immigration system. He made his case at a high

Mursi due in Germany on visit shortened by Egypt crisis

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

(Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi is to leave Egypt’s political crisis behind on Wednesday with a short trip to Germany to seek urgently needed foreign investment and

Primary pupils ‘should learn computing’, says Microsoft

YoopyaJan 30, 2013March 15, 20240

All children should learn computer science at primary school, a major software corporation has urged. A lack of computing in schools put the UK’s position

Brazil fire caused by cheap fireworks, say police

YoopyaJan 30, 20130

The chief investigator in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fire.