Spanair collapses

Published By StarCityNews On Monday, January 30th 2012. Under General Tags: financing, madrid barajas airport, qatar airways, spanair, Talks, the spanish government

Spain's fourth-largest airline Spanair has collapsed, causing more than 20,000 passengers to be stranded across Europe and Africa. The Barcelona-based firm stopped operations on Friday with over 200 flights abruptly cancelled. The Spanish government is taking legal action and said Spanair may be fined 9m euros (£7.6m; $11.9m) over the collapse. Spanair reported ... Read More

Economical Android by LG Hits the Stores

Published By Lynn On Friday, January 27th 2012. Under Technology Tags: Android, LG, microSD, Optimus Spirit, Smartphone

The latest report by Asymco, a market analysis firm has said that by next year smartphones will outnumber PC sales. This trend is going to be attributed mainly to the sale of smartphones worth amount of sub$100, which is going to make a mark in established and developing markets equally. The ... Read More

New Study Shows Oral HPV More Common In Men Than Women

Published By Lynn On Friday, January 27th 2012. Under Health Tags: HPV, HPV vaccine, human papillomavirus, JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lifestyle, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

On Thursday, a US research study said that oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection which is more common among men than women leads to an increased risk for men with head and neck cancers.Researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that around 5,500 American aged 14 to ... Read More

London 2012: Isles of Wonder theme for Olympic ceremony

Published By StarCityNews On Friday, January 27th 2012. Under General Tags: isles of wonder, London, olympic ceremony, Theme

Inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils, Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony. The 'Isles of Wonder' ceremony was inspired by The Tempest, according to the show's artistic director, Danny Boyle. Six months before the performance takes off London 2012, the Oscar ... Read More

Sex Attack Claim Axed Rhodes Bid by Yale Star

Published By Terry On Friday, January 27th 2012. Under Sports Tags: accused of sex assault, Delta Kappa Epsilon, discrimination and sex harassment complaints, Harvard, Patrick Witt, prestigious award, resigned last month, Rhodes Scholarship, Rhodes Trust, senior thesis, star quarterback, Tom Williams, US Department of Education, Yale, Yale's Committee on Sexual Misconduct

div style="text-align: justify;"> Yale's star quarterback, it turns out didn't have to make a wrenching decision after all when he turned down a potential Rhodes Scholarship. Late last year, Patrick J. Witt 22, announced that after much thinking and agony he opted to skip his final interview for the prestigious award ... Read More