Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A girl cries while receiving a dose of trivalent vaccine (a three component vaccine) for seasonal flu, influenza A (H1N1) and N2H3 in Oaxaca January 27, 2012. People can receive free vaccine shots in public areas as local authorities have stepped up precautions during the winter season, according to local media. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:10:10 +0100 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings recently sweeping across the Middle East. "As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression," Twitter wrote in a blog post published Thursday. It said even with the possibility of such restrictions, Twitter would not be able to coexist with some countries. ... (Source: Reuters)
House Republicans Question Safety of Chevy Volt Batteries
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:17 +0100 House Republicans railed against the Obama Administration Wednesday during an investigative hearing on General Motors' Chevy Volt, after a probe conducted by the federal auto safety agency ruled that the electric cars' batteries are not prone to causing fires. "The Chevrolet Volt is safe to drive and it has been safe to drive the whole time," asserted David Strickland, head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. "Not only would I drive it, I would [take] my wife, my mother and my baby sister along for the ride." (Source: Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Bruno Le Maire, France's minister of agriculture, food, fisheries ...
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:01 +0100 (AP) - Bruno Le Maire, France's minister of agriculture, food, fisheries and land management, attends a plenary session at the 42nd annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The overarching theme of the meeting, which will take place from Jan. 25 to 29, is 'The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models'. (AP Photo/Keystone, Jean-Christophe Bott)
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