China: The largest tobacco consumer and producer

Published By StarCityNews On Tuesday, February 22nd 2011. Under Health Tags: central government, China, economic growth, healthcare, Smoking

Research which has been published online in Tobacco Control, reveals that China’s economy may be flourishing, but so too is the toll taken by smoking, along with the costs of which has raised by more than 300% in less than a decade. The authors determined compared with 2000, the direct costs ... Read More

Bahrain: Protesters Call for Ouster of Royal Family

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 22nd 2011. Under Politics Tags: Bahrain, Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Formula One, Protests

Protests continue in Bahrain as the demonstrators demand the ouster of the Royal family.In a central square of Bahrain’s capital, a group of young protesters camped out, calling of the ouster of the entire ruling monarchy as part of sweeping demands to call off a week long uprising in the ... Read More

Australia Defeated Zimbabwe in their First Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 22nd 2011. Under Sports Tags: Australia, Brett Lee, Chris Mpofu, Graeme Cremer, ICC Cricket World Cup, Jason Krejza, Man of the Match, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson, Prosper Utseya, Raymond Price, Shane Watson, Shaun Tahttp://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433561.htmlit, zimbabwe

The defending Champions of the World Cup Cricket, Australia, defeated the Minnows, Zimbabwe, in their first match of the tournament.Australia won the toss and decided to go to bat first, with a view to bat the minnows out of the game but the Zimbabweans put up a fight during the ... Read More

Mathew Fox Trashes 3D Hollywood Movies

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 22nd 2011. Under Entertainment Tags: ABC drama series, British entertainment magazine, Dr Jack Shephard, Hollywood, LIVE, LOST, M Night Shyamalan, Matt Damon, Matthew Fox, Resident Evil: After Life, The Last Airbender, The Sixth Sense

American actor and former model, Matthew Fox, who enjoyed fame through his performance as Dr. Jack Shephard on the ABC drama series, Lost, blasted the 3D revolution and called it a setback in the growth of Hollywood cinema.In an interview with the British entertainment magazine, Live, he said that the ... Read More

Gulf spill’s long term effects

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, February 22nd 2011. Under Science Tags: Alvin submersible, benthos, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, effects, Gulf, life., seafloor

A marine scientist said that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill demolished life on and near the seafloor.Samantha Joye of the University of Georgia described the studies using a submersible when she found a layer, as much as 10cm thick in places, of dead animals and oil. Knocking these animals out ... Read More