FEATURE - Mobile phones bring insurance to Kenyan farmers

thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:54:00 PM CET | info

ELDORET, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenyan farmers can now insure some of the costs of growing crops against bad weather by using mobile phone technology that links solar-powered weather stations to an insurance company....

Georgia flags up problems with new EU structures

euobserver Friday, March 12, 2010 9:57:00 AM CET | info

"There is a change of administration in Washington and a reset policy towards Russia, a new EU with its new structures which is not yet a mature process – there are some other priorities on the international arena, but still, this conflict didn't disappear....

Villagers hung up on keeping cellphones out of town

theglobeandmail Friday, March 12, 2010 9:41:00 AM CET | info

T here are no bars in tranquil New Denver, B.C. - cellphone bars that is. Tucked in the West Kootenay mountains, the picturesque hamlet is one of the few remaining populated spots in Canada where you'll never hear the ring tone of a mobile phone. That's the way most people liked it....

Bihar Indias Poorest State Begins to Turn Around

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 7:35:00 AM CET | info

Reducing poverty and accelerating growth in the state are likely to have national implications, particularly in helping India reach the Millennium Development Goals. High Poverty Levels, Poor Infrastructure and Services Bihar is one of India's largest and poorest states....

Australian sailors exposed to radiation after radar error

thetimes Friday, March 12, 2010 4:10:00 AM CET | info

Sailors on board an Australian warship were exposed to radiation after another naval ship accidentally locked its long-range air warning radar onto the tanker during a refuelling stop....

Video: Cell Phone Health Warning

CBSnews Friday, March 12, 2010 2:22:00 AM CET | info

State legislators in Maine are preparing to enact a law which would require all mobile phones in the state to carry a potential health risk warning. Jim Axelrod reports....

Getting more from less

theglobeandmail Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:21:00 PM CET | info

We will also share some “Investor Insights” along the way. Productivity performance can affect a company’s profitability and future successtwo things that should be of interest to investors when considering investing in a company. The quantity, quality, and location of natural resources The quantity.......

NDC Thugs Chase Out NHIS Boss

ghanaweb Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:12:00 PM CET | info

THE SCHEME Manager of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at Dunkwa-on-Offin in the Upper Denkyira East municipality of the Central region was on Tuesday driven out of his office by club and machete-wielding thugs believed to be members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC)....

Phones blocked over crime

news24 Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:50:00 PM CET | info

Bangladesh has blocked 1.5 million mobile numbers and tightened regulations for buying and selling SIM cards following a spike in cellphone-related crime....

Kortin residents complain about electromagnetic radiation

MaltaIndipendent Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:10:00 PM CET | info

The adverse effects of electromagnetic radiation, which lead to a rise in health problems for those living in the vicinity, were known as early as 1932 but still some 2,200 mobile base stations dot the Maltese Islands. This was said yesterday during a press conference by the Kortin Residents.......

How can anti-social behaviour be tackled?

bbc Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:04:00 PM CET | info

Police are failing to record and tackle anti-social behaviour, according to a review. How can they improve?...

BURMA: Despite Loss at Oscars, Film A Testament to Courage

ipsnews Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:04:00 PM CET | info

BANGKOK, Mar 11 (IPS) - It may have not won an Oscar, but its having been a final contender for the prestigious statue at the U.S. Academy Awards on Mar. 7 has taken ‘Burma VJ’ to heights never achieved by previous films depicting the oppression and courage in military-ruled Burma....

10 new iPhone games for everyone

cnn Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:53:00 PM CET | info

Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore....

Bangladesh blocks 1.5 million mobile phones to fight crime

AsiaOne Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:54:00 AM CET | info

DHAKA - Bangladesh has blocked 1.5 million mobile numbers and tightened regulations for buying and selling SIM cards following a spike in cellphone-related crime, an official said Thursday. Under new rules, children under 18 will be barred from buying a SIM card and adults will have to show their.......

Solved? 100 starlings found dead in front garden 'may have crash-landed while being hunted by bird of prey'

dailymail Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:46:00 AM CET | info

At first glance the deaths of 100 starlings in a single garden seemed spooky - but experts now say they could have simply crashed while being hunted....

Close call inspires early warning device

abc-au Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:45:00 AM CET | info

An electronics engineer has been inspired by a close call of his own to develop an early warning bushfire system....

RSPCA investigates mystery of starling flock that fell out of the sky

sundaytimes Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:42:00 AM CET | info

The RSPCA is investigating the sudden death of more than 100 starlings that witnesses claim simply fell from the sky and landed in a front garden....

Forbes rich list topped by Mexican mobile phone titan Carlos Slim

guardian Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:06:00 AM CET | info

Developing nations storm Forbes rich list as America Movil's Carlos Slim beats Microsoft's Bill Gates to top spot The old order is under threat at the world's billionaires club. Traditionally dominated by Americans and Europeans, the top ranks of the world's richest people have been infiltrated by.......

India embarks on ambitious scheme to take remote villages into information age

sundaytimes Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:57:00 PM CET | info

India is to embark on an ambitious scheme to provide all its 630,000 villages, no matter how remote, with broadband internet access....

Ban bully technology: LNP

abc-au Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:28:00 PM CET | info

The State Opposition says authorities should be able to confiscate technology used for bullying....

Kenya: Farmers to Access Crop Insurance Via Mobile Phones

allafrica Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:21:00 PM CET | info

An insurance product that caters for farmers' inputs like fertilizers and certified seeds is being delivered through the use of mobile phone....

Remarks by The First Lady at the National PTA Conference

Whitehouse Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:25:00 PM CET | info

Doubletree Hotel Crystal City Arlington, Virginia 12:20 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Please, please, be seated. Thanks so much. It is a pleasure to be here with all of you today. And thank you for the wonderful work that you do.......

Tricks to Keep Your Device’s Battery Going and Going

IHT Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:12:00 PM CET | info

Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think....

Machinery orders decline 3.7%

japantimes Wednesday, March 10, 2010 10:09:00 PM CET | info

Machinery orders slipped in January after the biggest jump since 2000, government data showed Wednesday, indicating a subdued appetite among the nation's companies to ramp up capital spending even as manufacturing passed its worst. Orders, a signal of business investment in three to six months, dropped 3....

Cell phones latest tool to beat HIV-AIDS in Africa

tehrantimes Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:44:00 PM CET | info

LAGOS (AFP) – Mobile phones may be a key weapon in the war against HIV and AIDS in Africa, says to the UNAIDS chief. The relatively new technology has a role to play in a continent plagued by inadequate health centers and dilapidated infrastructure, said Michel Sidibe, the executive director of the United Nations AIDS agency....

Mystery as scores of starlings found dead in village garden

telegraph Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:02:00 PM CET | info

An investigation has begun into the mysterious and "highly unusual" deaths of scores of starlings which were found in the garden of a village house....

Residents' association launches campaign against telephony base stations

timesofmalta Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:35:00 PM CET | info

A residents' association has launched a national campaign to raise awareness about the possible harmful effects of electrogagnetic radiation from base stations used for mobile telephony. The Kortin Residents' Association this morning held a......

HAITI: Risk and treatment amid the rubble

alertnet Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:04:00 PM CET | info

10 Mar 2010 11:41:28 GMT Source: IRIN In the aftermath of Haiti's 7.0 magnitude quake, one of the Caribbean's largest antiretroviral (ARV) programmes is struggling to resurrect itself from the rubble....