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Lagos finally drops collapsed 22 storey BOI building - Vanguard
With the aid of Controlled Explosive Demolition Technology, foreign experts yesterday finally pulled down the 18 storey Bank of Industry (BOI) building, located on Broad Street, Lagos Island two years after it was badly damaged by fire. Yesterday’s …
New TB vaccine offers hope for AIDS patients, German researchers say
Hamburg - An early tuberculosis vaccine dating back to the 1920s has been vastly improved thanks to genetic engineering technology, according to a team of German researchers. The new discovery by the scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Infec…
US House approves nuclear deal with India
Washington - The US House of Representatives approved an agreement on Saturday allowing the United States to sell civilian nuclear material and technology to India, bringing the landmark accord one step closer to President George W Bush’s signature. …
US crisis worries Indian technology firms, business students
New Delhi - The collapse of major Wall Street firms is likely to result in a tightening of liquidity, adverse impact on the banking sector and a slowdown for information-technology firms that serve customers in financial sectors, analysts said Wednes…
Ahmadinejad maintains Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear technology
New York - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his nation’s right to possess civilian nuclear technology and used the opportunity on Tuesday in the UN General Assembly to denounce nuclear powers that want to cancel that right. These are t…
Norway to host Microsoft search engine development centre
Oslo - Microsoft said Tuesday its main development centre for search engine technology was to be based in Norway. Chief executive Steve Ballmer made the announcement after a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. …
Mazda to offer start-stop function for 2009
Leverkusen, Germany - The Japanese car maker Mazda is planning to offer next year a new start-stop technology providing fuel savings of up to 9 per cent on petrol engines, Mazda Motor Europe has announced. In contrast to start-stop-technology offered…
US, Colombia sign pact on energy development
Washington - The United States and Colombia on Thursday signed an agreement to cooperate and share technology on the development of alternative and renewable energy. The two governments agreed to promote exchanges and work together on research and de…
What the future holds: Software for amateur astrologists
Hamburg - For centuries, astrologers studied celestial constellations in a bid to unravel the future. Thanks to modern technology, a glance at your computer screen suffices nowadays. Beginners can check Astrology 2008 from Rondomedia publishing. User…
Cisco seeks to reassure investors on growth target
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc
