News tagged with london
A News Corp. without newspapers?
Rupert Murdoch built his vast fortune selling newspapers, expanding a single daily in his native Australia into a media and entertainment empire that spans the globe.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Britain unveils desalination plant for London reservoirs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Britain has brought online a new desalination plant near London capable of providing the city with 150 million gallons (568 million litres) of water per day, should the need arise. At a cost ...
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Olympics: 2012 technology put to the test
Testing got underway Wednesday for London 2012 information technology in a bid to iron out any flaws before the Games begin.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Julian Assange back in court to fight for bail
(AP) -- A judge is set to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be freed or remain in prison, as authorities appeal a court's decision to grant him bail.
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Google joins British drive to boost technology sector
Google said Thursday it was setting up a new centre for development and training in London, the first of its kind in Europe, as part of government efforts to boost the British tech industry.
Nov 04, 2010 |
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London gears up for two-wheeled revolution
The sprawling, congested city of London speeds towards a greener, nimbler future Friday with the launch of a new bike hire scheme aimed at kick-starting a cycling revolution ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Jul 29, 2010 |
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The Times of London to charge for website
The Times of London and its sister paper The Sunday Times will charge readers to access the titles online from June, Rupert Murdoch's News International announced on Friday.
Mar 26, 2010 |
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Researchers move closer to understanding chaotic motion of a solid body in a fluid
In a paper appearing in the Feb. 24 issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A, Virginia Tech Engineering Science and Mechanics Professor Hassan Aref, and his colleague Johan Roenby at the Te ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief.
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape beneath Oxford
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists excavating the former Radcliffe Infirmary site in Oxford have uncovered evidence of a prehistoric monumental landscape stretching across the gravel terrace between the Thames ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 04, 2009 |
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UK's Royal Opera House to perform 'Twitter' opera
(AP) -- It probably won't be "Madame Butterfly," but it should be fun.
Aug 11, 2009 |
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The art of faking it: gallery puts forgeries on show
The National Gallery in London will exhibit a collection of fake and wrongly-attributed paintings next year, in a show exploring how modern science has lifted the lid on centuries of forgery.
Jul 22, 2009 |
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London bids to be world's greenest by 2012: mayor
Mayor Boris Johnson outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest city on earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities at a climate change conference.
May 18, 2009 |
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Snow slackers can be found around the world
The streets were strangely quiet as I walked my daughter to school Tuesday morning. Baby stroller traffic jams are the norm in our south London neighborhood, nicknamed the "Nappy Valley" for its prodigious birthrate. But ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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