Industry
Freeport-McMoRan to buy Plains Exploration, McMoRan Exploration for $9 bn
06 Dec 2012
The combined company is expected to be a leading US-based natural resource producer with a global portfolio of mineral assets, significant oil and gas resources and a growing production profile
Cheers! Bronze Age micro-brewery, beer recipe found in Cyprus
06 Dec 2012
Beer was commonly drunk because it is more nutritious than bread and less likely to contain harmful pathogens than drinking water
IOC suspends India from Olympics; blame game begins
04 Dec 2012
The decision was largely expected after the IOA decided to go ahead with the elections under the government's Sports Code, defying the IOC's diktat to hold the polls under the Olympic Charter