UKRAINE

2012 Olympics Medal Count Of Shame Has Britain Losing The Most Of Any Country

A London 2012 Olympic Games gold medal
The 2012 Olympics medal count of shame is a list curated by the Wall Street Journal during the London Games which shows that though Britain has done stunningly well when it comes to bringing home gold, silver and bronze medals, its athletes have also had by far the most last, second-to-last and third-to-last performances of any nation this year.
Wheat grains

Russia Won't Stop Feeding The World, For Now

Russia's food security commission on Wednesday ruled out imposing a ban on grain exports, saying -- for now -- concerns that a serious drought will not cause one of the world's largest wheat producers to deliver a worldwide blow to the price of bread.
More news
Wheat prices to double in 2012

US Weather Woes Crimp Wheat Supply In Europe: Analyst Insight

The wheat production downgrade, made after corn and soybean prices reached fresh, all-time highs, is a blow for global wheat suppliers, especially those in Canada and the Black Sea, which includes Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, Barclays PLC said on Monday.
Grum Spambot Shut Down: Massive Botnet Created 18 Percent Of World's Spam Email

Grum Spambot Shut Down: Massive Botnet Created 18 Percent Of World's Spam Email

The Grum botnet, which experts believe is responsible for about 18 percent of the world's spam email traffic, has been shut down, according to security company FireEye, based in Milpitas, Calif. According to M86Security, Grum was responsible for roughly 17.4 percent of the worldwide spam email traffic, which made it officially the third largest active botnet in the world, after Cutwail and Lethic, respectively. In January 2012, however, Grum became the No. 1 spam botnet in the world, accounti...
IBTimes Logo

The 10 Best Promos Out Of 2012's Cannes Lions

The 59th International Festival of Creativity, known as the Cannes Lions, wrapped up this past weekend. This year, top winners included a blank annual report and an invisible hydrogen powered Mercedes Benz.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.