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A new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered UK hospitals, experts warn.

Fuel may be a messy business now, as the oil spill fouling the gulf reminds us. But it might not always have to be so. Scientists envision facilities that churn out black gold by enlisting engineered bacteria, yeast and algae to do all the dirty work.

“There are islands — the whole place — you cannot get from one area to another, there is no connection,” Mr. Haroon said at a news conference. “The phones are down, the roads are blown away. It’s like going back to primordial history, practically.”

UNICEF Ambassadors are celebrities with a demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children. Highly talented in their own right, they share an ability to bring attention to children’s issues, to galvanize support from the public and leading decision-makers, and to raise urgently needed funds for UNICEF programmes.

As the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam unfolds, Organising Committee head Suresh Kalmadi's demeanour indicates that it is his birthright to indulge in frivolous expenditure of a few double digit crores. There is an imperceptible, nonetheless oppressive, presence of casual nonchalance:

“To declare it a national monument or not is the prerogative of the Centre. As per the history of the building and structures, it is worth a national monument,” he claimed, adding that the work of restoration and preservation could be completed in two years.

While a high-profile battle rages over a mosque near ground zero in Manhattan, heated confrontations have also broken out in communities across the country where mosques are proposed for far less hallowed locations.

The two men have never met. Yesterday both bicycled through Central Jersey, each halfway through their separate journeys around the world. As they travel tens of thousands of miles across dozens of countries on all of the continents, they hope to fulfill their own spiritual missions...