AstraZeneca CEO David Brennan quits under shareholder pressure
LONDON – Shareholder activism led to pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca's chief executive David Brennan abruptly stepping down on Thursday after more than six years in the post. Breaking News latest RSS headlines – Big News Network.com More...
US, Europe sales help Hyundai post 31 per cent rise in Q1 profits
SEOUL – South Korea's largest car maker Hyundai Motors has posted 31 per cent rise in first-quarter profit boosted by strong sales in the US and Europe. Breaking News latest RSS headlines – More...
Young white children choose language over race as a social marker
University of Chicago researchers discovered that for young white children language can be more significant than race in defining a person’s identity. For young black children, different results emerged. RSS More...
Utah man in trouble over joke to hijack plane and kill Obama
A man from Utah is in trouble with federal authorities after he played a practical joke on a colleagues in which he threatened to hijack a plane and assassinate President Barack Obama. RSS Feed – Top Digital More...
40,000 Norwegian protesters serenade Breivik with song he hates
The 1970 children’s song “Children of the Rainbow” is about a multicultural world and represents everything that Anders Behring Breivik despises. RSS Feed – Top Digital Journal News More...
High oil prices see Shell net profits jump 16pc
LONDON – Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell Thursday said "strong" oil prices and rising output had helped the company to register a 16 per cent hike in its profits. Breaking News latest RSS headlines More...
Unemployment claims fall by 1,000 in week ended April 21
WASHINGTON – Jobless claims in the country fell by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 388,000 in the week ended April 21, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday, even as economists remained cautious on t Breaking More...
Swiss woman dies after attempting daylight diet
An unnamed Swiss woman in her early 50′s has died after attempting to live on only rays sunlight, starving herself in a concept also known as breatharianism. RSS Feed – Top Digital Journal News More...
U.S. House passes controversial CISPA Internet security bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISPA cybersecurity bill today, despite protests by civil liberties groups who point out that it puts Americans’ online privacy at risk. RSS Feed – Top More...
Green clouds spotted over Moscow spark apocalypse fears
On the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, fear spread when green clouds were seen in the skies over Moscow. Experts say don’t worry, it’s only birch pollen. RSS Feed – Top Digital Journal More...