Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - An oil recovery sea platform is seen next to the Costa Concordia as rescue firefighters climb onto the cruise liner, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 27, 2012. Costa Cruises has offered to pay 11,000 euros ($14,500) in compensation to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the ship that capsized near the Giglio two weeks ago, Italian consumer groups said on Friday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (ITALY - Tags: DISASTER TRANSPORT ENERGY BUSINESS)
A boat passes in front of an oil refinery located on Singapore's ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A boat passes in front of an oil refinery located on Singapore's Jurong Island in this March 28, 2009 file photo. Jurong Island is made up of a cluster of reclaimed islands and house one of Asia's largest petrochemical clusters. A 15-km (10 mile) stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change. Stone breakwaters are being enlarged on the low-lying island state's man-made east coast and their heights raised. Barges carrying imported sand top up the beach, which is regularly breached by high tides. To match feature CLIMATE-SINGAPORE/ REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files (SINGAPORE - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT)
Entrepreneurs bring Internet coding skills to everyday users
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:40:08 +0100 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Not too long ago, Web coding was the rarified realm of computer geeks, but a new crop of entrepreneurs is making this valuable computer skill available to just about anyone with an inclination to learn. In New York, a nascent startup called Codecademy (), the brainchild of two former Columbia University students, has managed to sign up hundreds of thousands of users since launching in August. Celebrity participants such as New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg have helped create buzz. "Coding is the new literacy," said cofounder Zach Sims. ... (Source: Reuters)
A general view shows the Coryton oil refinery in south-eastern ...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A general view shows the Coryton oil refinery in south-eastern England January 24, 2012. Coryton, the Petroplus UK refinery will need to start closing down by the end of the week unless there is a deal to allow the plant to buy crude and sell oil products, a union official who works at the site said on Tuesday. In an email to customers seen by Reuters on Tuesday, Petroplus said it has halted all supplies from its Coryton refinery in southern England, but the plant remains operational.
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY)
Quad-core smartphone scene hots up with the LG X3, but not everyone thinks they're a good thing
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:30:11 +0100 Smartphones powered by quad-core processors are most likely going to be the thing to have this year, with HTC, Samsung, Fujitsu and others all linked to such devices. LG has now been added to the list following a leak of the X3, which is said to use Nvidia’s Tegra 3 chip. (Source: Digital Trends)
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