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Cyclone Yasi headed towards Australia, damage & destruction expected

Cyclone Yasi is headed towards Queensland, Australia and authorities have already issue warnings for this tropical storm.

UK manufacturing PMI hits record high in January

An welder works on a section of a Pelamis wave energy converter at their factory in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Manufacturing activity grew in January at its fastest pace since records began in 1992, and factory costs also surged, in a further sign that price pressures are building in the economy, a survey showed.

Huge asteroid strike on Jupiter stokes fears of 'complex and violent’ solar system

Particle debris in Jupiter's atmosphere is seen after an object hurtled into the atmosphere on July 19, 2009, in these infrared images obtained from NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and released by NASA January 26, 2011.

A huge asteroid the size of the Titanic has struck Jupiter, leaving a hole as large as the Pacific Ocean and causing temperatures to rise up to 4 Kelvin, scientists have confirmed. The July 2009 crash, which released the equivalent of five gigatons of TNT, had perplexed astronomers. But with the new findings, published in the journal Icarus, the mystery behind the huge scar on Jupiter is resolved.

Lupe Fiasco’s new single “Words I Never Said’ is released

Lupe’s single from the third album drives his fan base crazy

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End of cheap food era as grain prices stay high: Reuters poll

U.S. grain prices should stay unrelentingly high this year, according to a Reuters poll, the latest sign that the era of cheap food has come to an end.

New College graduates in USA see steady salaries in 2010

Average annual base pay for the Class of 2010 in the US fell by just 0.7% from 2009, compared to a 3.6% fall in Canada and a 5.2% rise in Australia.

UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks

British police arrested five young men on Thursday as they and U.S. authorities conducted searches as part of a probe into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website.

Buzzdeck could tell if you're gonna be a rock star

For a virtually unknown 16-year-old British ukulele player and singer, Misty Miller already boasts an impressive international following.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard waves to supporters at the Labor Party election headquarters in Melbourne

Australian PM Gillard proposes new “flood tax”

In response to the reconstruction costs associated with the floods that have devastated Queensland and Victoria provinces, the prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, has unveiled a new “flood tax” to help pay for the rebuilding.

Queensland flood subsides, cruise ships to return to Brisbane

As the Brisbane flood waters that created much travel havoc in recent weeks, begin to recede, cruise ships are set to return to Queensland ports.

Jimmy Buffett hospitalized after fall during concert

American singer Jimmy Buffett has been hospitalized in Sydney, Australia after he tumbled off the front of the stage during a concert on Tuesday.

Henin retires from tennis for second time over latest elbow injury

Former world number one Justine Henin has quit tennis, for a second time, after doctors advised her to end her career due to an injured elbow.

U.S. students lag in science, tests say

In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama devoted several lines to the slumping stature of U.S. education, by our own standards and globally.

Algeria steps up grain imports, eyes Tunisia virus

Algeria confirmed it bought almost a million tonnes of wheat on Wednesday and ordered an urgent speeding up of grain imports, a move seen heading off unrest over food prices as protests swept north Africa.

Half of bankers in UK, U.S. see bonuses rise: survey

Half of bankers in Britain and the United States have received a higher bonus for 2010 than the year before, despite sluggish investment banking performances, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

Norway is world’s most prosperous (happiest) country; Zimbabwe is the poorest (unhappiest)

The ten most “prosperous” nations on earth, according to Legatum’s system, are dominated by Europe. The top ten in order are Norway, Denmark, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden. Canada, Switzerland, Netherlands and the United States.

Will Notion Ink Adam tablet see formidable competitor in Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with 'immense' specifications?

Notion Ink Adam doesn’t seem to stop just yet even though the tablet was introduced in CES 2010. As the Mobile World Congress event is nearing, a teaser video of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 has been released and with not-so-true to believable specifications, the device specs throng the Web.

Consumers downbeat on job, inflation worries: Nielsen

Consumers in most countries globally look set to keep a tight grip on spending in coming months as they worry about job security and rising inflation, a survey by the Nielsen Company showed on Sunday.

Top 10 most popular U.S. destinations for 2011

Do check these out before heading for your next holiday this year.

'The King’s Speech' lends support to communication advocacy

Tom Hooper's film on George VI is expected to create greater awareness of the impacts of communication disorders and encourage people to seek help.

Is China’s stealth fighter jet replica of American technology?

In 1999, a US high-tech stealth fighter jet was drowned by a vintage SA-3 missile shot by a Siberian air-force commander named Col. Zoltan Dani.

Flood waters rush towards Australia's Murray River, more evacuated

More people were evacuated in Australia’s Victoria state on Monday as deadly flood waters continued to swamp huge swathes of land in the country’s southeast, and the State Emergency Service said as many as 76 towns in the state have been affected by the flooding.