Monthly Archives: November 2009
UK starts study on boundaries of using human DNA in animals
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — British scientists Tuesday begin to study how human DNA could be used in animal experiments, and to define what the boundaries of such controversial science could be. Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain’s National … Continue reading
Vampires top People’s Choice Awards nominations
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — The nominee slate for the People’s Choice Awards was announced Tuesday, with vampire-themed TV serious and movies leading the nominations. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominations and are also going … Continue reading
Jackson’s funeral costs $1 mln, befitting a king
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — King of Pop Michael Jackson’s private family funeral cost roughly 1 million U.S. dollars, a funeral befitting a king indeed, media reports said Wednesday. Media found that the funeral bill alone from Forest Lawn Cemetery totaled … Continue reading
EC objects to Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — European Commission (EC) antitrust regulators have raised formal objections to Oracle Corp., the world’s biggest proprietary database company’s proposed 7.4 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. After it launched a formal antitrust probe of … Continue reading
Nokia to recall 14 mln chargers
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — Finnish mobile giant Nokia announced Monday that its 14 million mobile phone chargers could be potentially dangerous for users, and said it had started a program for consumers to replace them for free. The chargers to … Continue reading
Walt Disney film studio president resigns
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, stepped down after 29 years at the company, the studio announced on Monday. Zoradi’s resign follows the abrupt departure of Dick Cook in September as the … Continue reading