News on June, 2010


Shark Nurtured Drug-Resisteant Bacteria

Shark Nurtured Drug-Resisteant Bacteria

Even the monstrous Jaws might look tame compared to the swarm of anti-biotic-resistant bacteria found in sharks and redfish, according to a new study. The bacteria don’t harm the toothy fish, but scientist worry that the sharks and redfish may become incubators for nasty multi-drug resistant strains, which could possibly infect humans someday. Sharks swimming [...]

Kobe Joins World Cup Fever

Kobe Joins World Cup Fever

On his first trip to Africa, basketball star Kobe Bryant looked very much at home, bantering with teen athletes in Soweto, using his trilingual skills with the World Cup press corps, and displaying a keen knowledge of international football. Bryant, fresh off an NBA championship with the LA Lakers, grew up playing football as a [...]

Gaga’s Million-Dollar Extra

Gaga’s Million-Dollar Extra

A Lady Gaga fan reportedly paid $1 Million to appear in her new music video “Alejandro”. A Russian billionaire gave the pop singer the huge sum for the chance to star alongside in her nine minute promo of her music video Alejandro. The wealthy 30-year-old admirer, who is only known as Arkady, can be spotted [...]

Sony Unveils Motion-Control, 3D Gaming

Sony Unveils Motion-Control, 3D Gaming

Sony is moving forward with its 3-D and motion-control gaming plans. The game maker announced that 20 3-D games would be released for PlayStation 3 console by March 2011, while 40 games that use PlayStation Move, the console’s new Motion-Control System, would be out in time for the year-end holiday season. Unlike the other console’s, [...]

More Than 2 Million Cribs Recalled

More Than 2 Million Cribs Recalled

More than 2 million cribs from 7 manufacturing companies including Evenflo and Delta Enterprise Corp. were recalled June 24 as announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable [...]

Prince of Persia Beats the Tomb Raider

Prince of Persia Beats the Tomb Raider

Prince of Persia is now the king of the video game box office, beating the previous holder Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. The $200 million budgeted film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time earned a domestic gross of around $82 million after four weeks of release. Thanks to its international ticket sales, “Prince of Persia” [...]

Michael Jackson – A Year after his Death

Michael Jackson – A Year after his Death

Last Friday, June 25, the world paid tribute to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson on the first anniversary of his death. His father, Joe Jackson even filed a wrongful death suit against his son’s doctor Conrad Murray. Joe Jackson claims Murray should never have given his son the propofol and was too slow [...]


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