People in the United Kingdom love their smartphones as much as those of us in the United States or, say, Hong Kong. But unlike the Chinese or Americans, Britons are able to put their phones down on holidays and weekends. That's the revelation in this chart, from Ericsson's latest huge report... Read more...
Snatching people off the streets. Hanging people from the ceiling. A man freezing to death alone on a concrete floor. These are the grim realities Amrit Singh of the Open Society Justice Initiative describes in her report released today. The report is the first of its kind, compiling informat... Read more...
Bruce Lee - The "Lost" Interview (The Pierre Berton Show - 9 December 1971) An unedited 25 minute interview with Bruce Lee (1940-1973) on the Pierre Berton Show. Recorded on 9th December 1971 in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee is seen being himself, speaking candidly and informally about his life, his martia... Read more...
The UK performs poorly in an international league table showing how many disadvantaged pupils succeed "against the odds" at school. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has studied how pupils from poor backgrounds can succeed academically. It says that "self-confide... Read more...
Regardless of how much closer Obama's budget brings our economy into a balance of payments not seen since 2001, we will continue to run deficits for the next decade, and the national debt will keep growing every year that happens While most of the country's $14 trillion debt is held by private ba... Read more...
Police in Hong Kong have arrested a man suspected of carrying out an acid attack that injured 30 people. The man was detained after being spotted on a rooftop near the scene of Saturday's attack on a night market in the Kowloon area, a spokesman said. Nine tourists and a seven-... Read more...
China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 kilometre journey to a three hour ride and cuts the... Read more...