2015-02-25 U.K. Technology

NEWS.com.au   

Pebble's third smartwatch, Pebble Time, features a microphone. Source: Supplied   
NEWS.com.au
THE year of the smartwatch has officially arrived. While iPhone users keenly await the arrival of Apple's first smartwatch, due in April, the original smartwatch maker smashed Kickstarter sales records overnight, earning more than $US1 million in less than hour ...

2015-02-25 U.K. Business

The Guardian   

Footsie's ascent should ring warning bells   
Financial Times
Back in 1999, the stock market was partying like it was, well, 1999. And on Monday, it was back in the party mood: the FTSE 100 briefly rose above its closing high of 6,930 on the last day of 1999, before being dragged back down by poor HSBC results.
FTSE 100 share index finally hits record high, ending 15-year wait   The Independent
Greek deal puts FTSE at record high   Tivyside Advertiser

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Los Angeles Times   

Asia bourses muted after Yellen remarks   
Financial Times
Wednesday 02:15 GMT. A record finish for Wall Street offered little momentum for Asia-Pacific bourses in spite of US Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen giving an optimistic assessment of the world's largest economy to Congress. Speaking before the ...

2015-02-25 U.K. U.K.

The Guardian   

Going Green around the gills thanks to maths   
The Guardian
Natalie Bennett: 'It was an excruciating interview. I had a mental brain fade.' Photograph: Roger Askew/Rex Features. Contact author. @JohnJCrace. Tuesday 24 February 2015 20.19 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on ...

2015-02-25 U.K. World

Sydney Morning Herald   

Islamic State abducts more than 100 Christians in Syria: reports   
Sydney Morning Herald
Amman: Islamic State militants have abducted at least 150 people from Assyrian Christian villages in north-eastern Syria they had raided, Christian Syrian activists said on Tuesday. A Syrian Christian group representing several NGOs inside and outside the ...

2015-02-24 U.K. Spotlight

Express.co.uk   

What did he say? Saudi cleric confidently tells academic that the Earth does NOT ...   
Express.co.uk
A SAUDI cleric has been ruthlessly mocked for claiming the Earth does NOT revolve in space. Published: 11:44, Tue, February 17, 2015. By Aaron Brown Aaron Brown. The Saudi Sheikh confidently told the young academic the Earth is IG. The Saudi Sheikh ...

2015-02-24 U.K. Health

BBC News   

Media caption How do smart syringes work?   
BBC News
Only smart syringes that break after one use should be used for injections by 2020, the World Health Organization has announced. Reusing syringes leads to more than two million people being infected with diseases each year, including HIV and hepatitis.
WHO urges shift to single-use smart syringes   Times of India
British syringe may save 1.3m lives each year   The Times (subscription)
WHO urges global switch to smart syringes by 2020   indiablooms
The Japan Times   
UN News Centre   
RTT News   
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The Independent   

Children fed peanuts are less likely to develop an allergy, study claims   
The Independent
Young children fed small amounts of peanuts in their diet are less likely to develop a peanut allergy in later life, according to a study that overturns traditional medical advice on how to avoid the potentially fatal condition. Research involving 600 infants aged ...

2015-02-24 U.K. Science

The Guardian   

Dolly woz here: the world's most famous sheep gets a blue plaque   
The Guardian
A cloned sheep! Why would you ever want to clone a sheep? Don't all sheep look the same? Look, can I stop you there? Just because Dolly the sheep is in the news again doesn't mean that you can get away with recycling the same lazy scraps of ...