More than 5,000 flee erupting Indonesian volcano

More than 5,000 people have fled their homes in western Indonesia in recent dayIndonesia Volcano_Kand (1).content_images following a series of violent volcanic eruptions, an official said on Tuesday. Mount Sinabung on the north of Sumatra island has been hurling out red-hot ash, rocks and torrents of glowing lava up to seven kilometres (four miles) into the air since the start of the month. Villagers from nearby Karo district are being evacuated as the volcano, which erupted in Septembe...

Apple and Samsung back in court over patent damages

Apple and Samsung are returning to court in one of the most high-profile patent battles of recent times.

In August 2012, a jury foudownload (1)nd Samsung guilty of infringing six Apple patents and awarded one of the largest payouts of its kind on record. The verdict and $1bn (£626m) awarded in damages were seen as a massive victory for Apple. This is just one of many patent cases the two companies are fighting in courtrooms across the world. In March 2013, a judge re-examined the $1bn awarded to Apple and reduced ...

Marvel-ous ‘Thor’ hammers box office rivals

Thor: The Dark World," the latest blockbuster based on Marvel's iconic comic book character, took a hefty $86.1 million in its opening weekend, figures from Exhibitor Relations showed. Starring Australian heartthrob Chris Hemsworth as the hammer-wielding son of Odin, the movie is a follow-up to the franchise's 2011 money-spinning first installment, "Thor."entertainment-thor_11-11-2013_125964_l Although the opening was far less lucrative than other recent superhero movies in the "Iro...

‘Fifa’s 2015 presidential election will determine the future of football’

A former senior FSepp Blatterifa  executive has issued a passionate call for a wide-ranging debate over the future of the game before the governing body's next presidential election in 2015, warning that a "coronation" for any candidate could be disastrous for football. Jérôme Champagne, a former French diplomat who spent 11 years at Fifa in a variety of roles including deputy general secretary before being ousted in 2010 in a coup led ...

Air pollution takes heavy toll on child health

Nowadays air and water pollutions have turned as a major health concern. Air is mainly polluted by emissions from brick fields, exhaust of vehicles, industrial discharges and burning of fossil fuel. According to experts, pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. The six common and hazardous air pollutants consist of particulate matter, ground level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur-oxides and lead, of which, particle pollution and ground level ozone are the most widespread health hazards, reports BSS. Asthma...
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