UK to shut down all coal-fired power plants by 2025
UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd will to announce later today that the country’s remaining coal-fired power plants will be shut down within a decade....
Wal-Mart reports 1.5% increase in US same-store sales
Wal-Mart Stores Inc posted better-than-expected third quarter results on Tuesday, with U.S. same-stores sales up 1.5% - the fifth consecutive quarterly increase.
The retailer reported...
American Airlines to reward fliers for dollars spent, not miles flown
American Airlines announced some major changes to its AAdvantage loyalty program.
Instead of rewarding its members based on miles traveled, the airline will...
Citrix spinning off its GoTo business as new publicly traded company
Multinational software company Citrix Systems announced that it will spin off its GoTo business as a new publicly traded company.
In the first three...
London City’s tallest skyscraper gets green light
The City of London’s tallest skyscraper is set to be developed on the site of the former Pinnacle development, which was granted planning permission...
British explorer Henry Worsley starts unassisted Antarctic solo crossing
UPDATE 25 Jan, 2016: Henry Worsley died of a serious infection (bacterial peritonitis) on day 71 of his trek. He had completed 913 miles.
British explorer Henry...
Bats land upside down thanks to their beefy wings
Bats land upside down thanks to their comparatively beefy wings, say scientists from the School of Engineering at Brown University, Rhode Island, USA. Bats...
Riemann Hypothesis maths puzzle solved, claims Nigerian professor
The Riemann Hypothesis, a maths conundrum that has mystified scholars for over 150 years, has been solved, claims Dr. Opeyemi Enoch, a professor at...
Earth’s hidden groundwater mapped for the first time
Earth’s hidden groundwater has been mapped for the first time by a team of hydrologists from Canada, the US and Germany. Their findings revealed...
easyJet reports 18% jump in annual profit on robust demand
UK-based airline easyJet reported robust *demand for European flights and announced that it was ordering 36 more planes as part of its expansion plan...