Bill Gates pledges to reinvent condom
After championing affordable laptops for children in the developing world, more efficient toilet systems and fighting malaria with mosquito nets in Africa, Bill and Melinda Gates have set their sights…
Cyprus businesses feeling strain as Cyprus bank shutdown enters second week – Washington Post
CBC.ca Cyprus businesses feeling strain as Cyprus bank shutdown enters second weekWashington PostNICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot businesses were under increasing strain to keep running on Tuesday after financial authorities stretched…
California city of Stockton begins bankruptcy proceedings
Stockton, California will soon become the largest U.S. city to enter into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, a victim of its own pre-recession largesse. CBC | Business News…
Shares, euro steady after Cyprus bailout – Reuters
IBNLive Shares, euro steady after Cyprus bailoutReutersBy Marc Jones. LONDON | Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:48am EDT. LONDON (Reuters) – European shares and the euro were steady on Tuesday, supported…
He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He’ll Be 18. – New York Times
New York Times He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18.New York TimesOne of Yahoo's newest employees is a 17-year-old high school student in Britain.…
Boeing flies 787 Dreamliner test flight
A Boeing 787 took off from Seattle Monday on a test flight to see if a redesigned battery system works properly while the plane is in the air. CBC |…
Big Cyprus banks to stay shut after bailout – CNN
Telegraph.co.uk Big Cyprus banks to stay shut after bailoutCNNMost banks in Cyprus will open again Tuesday for the first time over a week. But the two biggest lenders at the…
Cyprus secures international bailout, avoids bankruptcy
Cyprus secured a €10 billion ($ 13 billion US) package of rescue loans in tense, last-ditch negotiations early today, saving the country from a banking system collapse and bankruptcy that…
Cyprus to Chop Banking System to Win Aid, Avoid Default – Bloomberg
Hindu Business Line Cyprus to Chop Banking System to Win Aid, Avoid DefaultBloombergCyprus dodged a disorderly default and unprecedented exit from the euro currency by bowing to demands to shrink…
EU Officials Agree to a Deal Rescuing Cyprus – New York Times
New York Times EU Officials Agree to a Deal Rescuing CyprusNew York TimesBRUSSELS — Struggling into the early-morning hours to avoid a collapse of Cyprus's banking system, European Union leaders…
