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El Al's newest project, undertaken in collaboration with StandWithUs, is designed to bring Israel to campus.

India's leading airline Jet Airways on Thursday reported a 240% year-on-year jump in net loss at R298 crore for the quarter ended on March 31 against R124 crore a year ago mainly on account of high fuel costs and intense competition.

It’s official - summer’s here. Blue skies and soaring temperatures can be expected across most of the country today, and for the rest of the week.

According to the RAC, it costs an average of £6,689 to run a car for a year – a rise of 14 per cent in 12 months from £5,869. This is largely because of higher fuel prices.

GRAINCORP has lifted first half profit by more than 50 per cent and upgraded its full year forecast as grain volumes and sales improve.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s oil import bill soared by 43.52 per cent to reach $12.583 billion during the first ten months (July-April) of the outgoing financial year 2011-2012 against $8.768 billion in the same period of last year (2010-211). According to the latest figures released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday, the break-up of $12.583 billion oil import revealed that ...

The price pinch runs deeper though, it appears. Black pepper, which cost Rs 25-30 per 100 gm in 2008, now costs Rs 60. Turmeric that was steady at Rs 14 per 100 gm hit an all-time high of Rs 34 before settling at Rs 28.

This is approaching Wayne Gretzky territory.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The price for staking ground on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue jumped 22 percent in the past year, spurred by a record number of tourists spending their dollars at top U.S. and international retailers on America's most coveted shopping ground.

As unemployment soars, financial institutions face rising bad debt and the need for a European Union rescue.

German government figures show that while Germany’s trade surplus with other euro zone nations has fallen, that has been offset by a rising surplus with nations outside Europe.

With an estimated 40% of overall claims now spurious, supposedly lost devices pose the most difficult problem for teams that root out offenders

Looking at the increase in petrol prices, people may soon have to go back to commuting in horse carriages, the Bombay high court today observed, even as the Maharashtra government today filed a report before the court regarding e-meters fitted in auto rickshaws.

Increases payout as profit soars 121%, revenue rises 44%

A senior BBC source insisted that any increase in pay from the corporation was because The Graham Norton Show had been moved to a coveted Friday night slot in autumn 2010, with a longer series run of 20 episodes.

Former fighter pilot Yves Rossy dropped from a helicopter with a winged jetpack strapped to his back to circle Brazil's famous Christ the Redeemer statue.

Shares of Microchip (MCHP) were falling 0.6% in afternoon trading following its announcement that it will acquire Standard Microsystems (SMSC). Microchip is buying the company for about $939 million, or at $37 a share, a 41% premium to its Tuesday closing price. In recent trading Standard Microsystems was up more than 38% to $36.32. Microchip [...]

In the last few months from January to March, some of the nations along with India have experienced a rise in their trade deficit.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK) shares are jumping in pre-market trading after the company retreated once again on a compensation perk for CEO Aubrey McClendon, and agreed to hire an independent non-executive chairman. Shares jumped nearly 10% in pre-market trading. McClendon has a contractual right to take 2.5% stakes in Chesapeake wells, but recent articles have raised [...]

Cases have nearly tripled in the past decade, amounting to 13,539 infants a year, or one drug-addicted baby born every hour.

American journeyman Jason Dufner coolly rolled in a curling 30-foot eagle putt on his final hole to grab a one-shot lead in Friday's second round of the New Orleans Classic in Avondale, Louisiana.

Gold prices surged for the third consecutive trading session today to touch a new peak at the bullion market here, driven by consistent investment and speculative demand.

The share price of People.cn Co Ltd, the first State-owned news portal to go public, soared 76.4 percent on Friday in its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHARES in print group PMP soared 148 per cent after it revealed it had received a takeover approach worth up to $252 million.

Amazon's aggressive spending translated into another quarter of outsize growth. Investors looked past the 35% drop in profit, and shares jumped nearly 13% in after-hours trading.

Online retail titan Amazon.com saw its stock price soar after the release of quarterly earnings figures that trounced forecasts, with sales skyrocketing in the first three months of the year.

NASA today released a rare photo of a 75-ton meteroid streaking to Earth over central and Northern California on Sunday.

Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth consecutive year

The hottest console game franchise for kids is now playable in mobile form.

The delightful Kirk Demarais (interviewed here on Gweek) was interviewed at Collectors Weekly about his terrific book, Mail Order Mysteries. "The ad says, “U-Control 7-foot life-size ghost. It obeys commands indoors and outdoors, acts life-like, soars 30 to 40 feet. You control in secret, conceal in your pocket, ready to operate, floats, dances, spooky effects, [...]

Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd, one of China's top liquor brands, saw its net profit rise 46.54 percent year on year in the first three months.

Youth from outskirts of French capital complain about discrimination and high unemployment.

Lazaros Papageorgiou’s small volunteer team is catering to a broader base of immigrants and locals than he initially envisaged

A roast potato crisis is forecast after the price of goose fat soared following changes in the way that Eastern European bird rearers sell their poultry.

In June 2007, Jason Rhode, the newly minted CEO of Cirrus Logic, met with his top advisers to decide "what we want to be when we grow up." The microchip-design company, founded in 1984, had seen revenues tumble, and its shares were nearly delisted after a stock options backdating scandal. Rhode decided to concentrate on the company's strength -- audio chips -- and jettison less profitable non-c...

South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen shrugged off a devastating playoff loss in the Masters, as he obtained a three shot victory.

The cup of tea is an iconic symbol of Britain enjoyed across the country by everyone from builders to barristers. But put the words ‘high’ or ‘afternoon’ before tea - and it could cost you a fortune.

Apple's rocket trip into the stock-market stratosphere took it to a lofty new height Tuesday morning, when Apple's valuation briefly crossed the $600 billion mark.

Party up, Pinterest users. Your beloved social image-bookmarking site has just reached (another) all-time high.According to marketing service Experian, which recently released its 2012 Digital Marketer: Benchmark and Trend Report, Pinterest is now the third most popular social network on the web, behind Facebook and Twitter.According to VentureBeat, just five months ago, in November 2011, Pinte...

Where chocolate lovers can find paradise: As the popularity of the delicacy soars, the Salon du Chocolat tours around the world offering new products and cooking tips

The Transition passed its first test flight last month, soaring at 1,400 feet. However, the $279,000 vehicle still needs a runway to take off.

(AP Photo) An internal poll by Orrin Hatch's campaign showing the six-term senator with more than 60 percent of support among GOP delegates isn't being sharply disputed by his leading opponent. The Dan Jones Associates survey shows Hatch with 62 percent to former State Sen. Dan Liljenquist's 16 percent in a three-person field with just three weeks until the state party convention.  When the ch...

THE largest lottery jackpot in US history has sparked a ticket buying frenzy across the US.

LOTTERY ticket lines across the US swell as players drawn by a record jackpot take a chance at becoming an overnight millionaire.

Shares of organic food company Annie's soared more than 60% Wednesday shortly after the company made its public debut.

There are now 61,570 children in state-funded schools who are recorded as having some kind of autistic spectrum disorder, according to the Department of Education.

Britain's budget deficit almost doubled in February as taxes fell and spending surged, leaving Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne little room to meet his full-year goal as he prepares to announce the annual budget.

After online complaints from iPad 3 users that the device sometimes gets too hot to hold, Consumer Reports said Tuesday that its tests showed Apple's latest gadget soars to 116 degrees Fahrenheit while running games. That's 13 degrees higher than the level that an iPad 2 typically reaches.

Asia's appetite for natural resources has pushed international investment in Australia to its second-highest level on record.

ONE Direction land a huge TV gig in America which will guarantee their profile soars

ONE Direction land a huge TV gig in America which will guarantee their profile soars

Through social media, Jason Russell did in mere days what diplomats and academics have tried to do for decades: draw attention to the abuses of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda.

What is the value of having a soccer analyst on the pitch? It's a question MLS viewers will soon be able to weigh in on as NBC's MLS coverage begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network.

(Reuters) - Consumer review website Yelp Inc made a sparkling market debut on Friday, buoyed by optimism ahead of Facebook's public listing and hopes for further successful public listings by Internet companies down the road.

In spite of attempts to gain the trust of Somali clan leaders, the release price has for a South African couple has gone up

Invitation to March 7 event has industry prepped for next generation of wildly successful tablet

ECONOMICS:LISBON, Portugal – Things are terrible here, as unemployment soars past 13 per cent. Things are even worse in Greece, Ireland, and arguably in Spain, and Europe as a whole appears to be sliding back into recession.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Friends, family, pop stars and music legends celebrated the life and mourned the loss of Whitney Houston at a private funeral at the New Jersey church where she sang as a child....

The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The best voices of a generation all paid tribute to her. But in the end, the most powerful voice at Whitney Houston's funeral was her own....

Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher is often more troubled by the trade market than intrigued by it.

With the film's $22 million take and "Woman in Black's" $21 million, the better-than-expected box office business led to ticket sales being up 37% compared to 2011.With the film's $22 million take and "Woman in Black's" $21 million, the better-than-expected box office business led to ticket sales being up 37% compared to 2011.

LONDON (Reuters) - The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday.

LONDON (Reuters) - London Stock Exchange chief Xavier Rolet aims to put last year's failed bid for Canada's TMX Group behind him by forging ahead with plans to diversify.

Canadian dollar spikes just above greenback for the first time in three months

The number of dead from bombing and gun attacks over the weekend in Nigeria's second-largest city has risen to at least 211, community leaders said Tuesday.

VCs poured significantly more money into deals in 2011, according to a recently released MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data from Thomson Reuters. Venture capitalists invested $28.4 billion in 3,673 deals in 2011, an increase of 22 percent in dollars and a 4 percent rise in deals over the prior year. The amount of venture dollar...

The combat scenes are thrilling, but the back story of the Tuskegee Airman takes a nosedive.

Kindles, Nooks and iPads can do many amazing things, but they can’t bump you ahead in line at the Reston Regional Library. In fact, if you want to borrow a book, it may be quicker to put down your sleek new device and head into the stacks. Read full article >>

Anthony Gardner soars above the Cardiff defence to give his side the edge after Carling Cup semi-final, first leg.

The US jobs recovery gathered pace as a measure of private-sector hiring surged in December and claims for unemployment benefits fell, suggesting the battered labor market may continue to strengthen in 2012.

AUTHORITIES have issued urgent health warnings and Total Fire Bans have been declared as the Victoria's sweltering start to 2012 reaches its peak.

After a mundane plot set-up in the present, Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris soars as it steps into the past

Headline Title:  Syria imposes death penalty for “terrorism” 22 December 2011 A new law introduced this week imposing the death penalty on anyone arming “terrorists” is only likely to worsen the bloodshed in Syria, Amnesty International warned today as the number of people kil...

ISLAMABAD - The country’s oil and food import bill has gone up by almost 32 per cent during the first five months (July-November) of the current financial year 2011-2012 against the same period of last year. According to the figures released by Federal Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday, the import… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

MIRWAH, Pakistan — Shazia Shahid, a community health educator, went to the tiny house to speak with the slight young woman about birth control. It was morning, a good time because the woman’s husband was working. But the woman shrank behind a green veil — and behind her wizened mother-in-law, who smiled but made clear that she saw no need to discuss the topic. Read full article >>

Doctors increasingly order CT scans for kids but don't really know how the procedure exposes a child to enough radiation to cause cancer.

USA TODAY talks to Yoko Ono on the eve of the 31st anniversary of John Lennon's death.

The higher Barack Obama soars with his populist rhetoric, the more he calls attention to the enormous gap between the promise of hope and change that he campaigned on in 2008 and the actions he has taken as president -- especially regarding the economy.

NEW YORK, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp , the No. 3 U.S. mobile provider, agreed to pay up to $1.6 billion to Clearwire Corp in the next four years, including a network pact and a potential...

When Tom DeLonge always the more emo half of Blink-182 launched Angels and Airwaves in 2005 he sacrificed all the small things for jumbo themes important-band bombast and Eighties-sounding synths The group’s fourth studio disc soars ever closer to the sun with defiant nonsense about bombs falling at dancing kids'...

3,900 of the 11,200 members party’s signed up since leadership race hail from province, though it still represents only 5.9 per cent of total

3,900 of the 11,200 members party’s signed up since leadership race hail from province, though it still represents only 5.9 per cent of total

Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi last night defiantly spurned calls for his resignation as he faced record borrowing costs and reports of the defection of more than 30 deputies in his People of Freedom party.

Never underestimate the power of a supply shock to excite technology investors. Just look at Seagate Technology's 50% share-price rise since it said in late October that it missed the worst of Thai flooding.

KARACHI - With festive spirit soaring to all high, the fear of violence also lurks around the city as the surgical drive by law enforcement agencies against criminal elements has been rendered sterile. The citizens are mindful of the dangers that often result from violence in the business hub city. Such a situation demands presence of security personnel be stepped up in all city neighbourhoods....

The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. It was a good week for the aftermarket with a 7-figure blockbuster that now ranks as 2010's biggest sale, plus a trio of solid 6-figure sales led by a $370,000 geodomain deal.