Take that, suckers: science gets one up on mosquitoes
New Zealand Herald: Scientists in Italy say they have identified a potential weapon against malaria that lives inside the mosquitoes that spread it – their […]
Italy consolidates its No. 1 status in world soccer rankings
USA Today: Italy consolidated its place as the world’s top-ranked soccer team and Brazil moved up to second in the FIFA rankings Wednesday. … … […]
Italy unit weighs on DSG
Financial Times: DSG International will take a 180m-200m charge reflecting problems in Italy an France. It expects to deliver group profit in line with expectations. […]
IBM union calls work stoppage to protest U.S. layoffs
InfoWorld: – An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company. The stoppage is scheduled for […]
Sailing: Grael’s tactical gamble pays off for Luna Rossa
The Independent: Playing hunches can be a nerve-racking affair but no one takes to the high wire with more relish than the Brazilian Torben Grael. […]
LIVERMORE / Tough bacteria may hold promise in making biofuel
SFGate: Bacteria that thrive in the weirdest places on Earth hold new promise for fueling the world’s cars and factories, and scientists in the Bay […]
Mosquito bacteria identified in malaria battle
Reuters: ROME – Scientists in Italy say they have identified a potential weapon against malaria living inside the blood-sucking mosquitoes that spread the disease — […]
Yachting: Team NZ and Luna Rossa take different paths to victory
New Zealand Herald: Team New Zealand and Italy’s Luna Rossa took different tacks today as they made winning starts to the America’s Cup challengers yachting […]
Luna Rossa draw first blood
Telegraph: The Valencian wind played to the strengths of Torben Grael as he conjured victory for Italy’s Luna Rossa over BMW Oracle Racing in the […]
Tunisian coastguard rescues 35 Africans heading for Italy
Yahoo News: AFP – Tunisian coastguard have rescued 35 African would-be immigrants who were trying to sail to Italy from the Libyan coast, port officials […]