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Shares of British web supermarket rise on Amazon takeover rumors
Amazon is again rumored to be considering a takeover of British-based Web supermarket Ocado, and this time the chatter has led to an 18-percent spike of Ocado’s stock price, according to published reports. The Daily Mail, a...
British health experts warn of unstoppable gonorrhea
Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea. (credit: NIAID)
A highly antibiotic-resistant variety of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the germ behind gonorrhea, is quickly spreading and may soon become unbeatable, according to Sally Davies, chief medical officer of England, and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Keith Ridge.
In a letter to the nation’s general practitioners and pharmacies,...
Space station gets its first ‘official’ British astronaut (plus an American and Russian)
Today the International Space Station’s crew welcomed aboard its first “official” British astronaut, Tim Peake, just hours after he blasted off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft alongside U.S. and Russian spacefliers. Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri...
American, United, Delta, British Airways all ban “hoverboards”
(credit: Ben Larcey)
On Friday, three major US airlines’ ban against so-called "hoverboards" goes into effect.
American, United, and Delta banned the devices on Thursday out of concern that their lithium ion batteries could be a fire hazard on a flight. According to the Los Angeles Times, British Airways will also reject the self-balancing devices.
In a statement, Delta...
Space race! British astronaut Tim Peake gets set to run marathon on space station
British astronaut Tim Peake says he’ll follow in the footsteps of NASA’s Sunita Williams by running a marathon in orbit on the International Space Station. Peake is due to ride a Russian Soyuz craft to the station for a six-month stint on Dec. 15, which should give him plenty of zero-G training time for the London Marathon on April...