Apple issued $6.5 billion in bonds
Apple Inc issued $6.5 billion in bonds on Monday. The company can use the bond offering to raise funds, instead of spending cash on...
Much of marine life threatened with extinction, warn scientists
Up to one quarter of all well-known marine species are today threatened with extinction, scientists at the University of Sheffield in England have warned....
Marine Conservation Zones public consultation launched by UK government
A public consultation has been launched by the Government for the next tranche of areas to become Marine Conservation Zones along the English coast. The...
Inmarsat’s second Global Xpress satellite successfully launched
British satellite telecommunications company Inmarsat plc announced the successful launch of Inmarsat-5 F2, its second Global Xpress satellite on board a Russian ILS (International...
UK January manufacturing boosted by modest export recovery
A slight recovery in export orders helped boost the UK’s manufacturing sector in January, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which...
Miliband’s fees policy would damage education, the economy and access, says Universities UK
Ed Miliband says he would like to reduce the cap on university tuition fees to £6,000 from £9,000 if Labour wins May’s general election....
As Iceland’s glaciers melt its land has started to rise
As Iceland’s glaciers melt because of global warming, there is less weight pushing down on the land, which has started to rise, by as...
Altria Group Inc posts 2014 revenue of $17.9 billion
Altria Group Inc., the maker of major cigarette brands such as Marlboro, Benson & Hedges, and Virginia Slims, posted impressive fourth quarter results....
The Pirate Bay is back online one month after police raided its data hub
The Swedish-based torrent site “The Pirate Bay” is back online after its servers were raided several weeks ago.
In early December The Pirate Bay, which...
Horse-like UFO seen hovering next to erupting Mexican volcano
A horse-like UFO has been spotted on video near the Colima volcano in Mexico that has erupted several times over the past few weeks....