Codelco Restarts Copper Mine After Quake

Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, resumed operations at its 381,000 ton-a-year El Teniente underground mine in central Chile after reconnecting the power supply cut by yesterday’s 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Diigo
  • MisterWong
  • RSS
  • Yahoo! Bookmarks
  • BlinkList
  • Fark
  • Faves
  • LinkaGoGo
  • Mixx
  • MSN Reporter
  • Netvibes
  • Propeller
  • Simpy
  • Slashdot
  • Tumblr

Merck KGaA Agrees to Buy Millipore Corp. for About $7.2 Billion

Merck KGaA said it has entered a definitive agreement to buy all the outstanding shares in Millipore Corp. for $107 a share in cash, valuing the deal at about $7.2 billion.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Diigo
  • MisterWong
  • RSS
  • Yahoo! Bookmarks
  • BlinkList
  • Fark
  • Faves
  • LinkaGoGo
  • Mixx
  • MSN Reporter
  • Netvibes
  • Propeller
  • Simpy
  • Slashdot
  • Tumblr

Obama and Canada’s Harper Wager Beer on Hockey Game (Update1)

If the U.S. men’s hockey team defeats hometown favorites Canada in the final event of the winter Olympic Games, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will suffer the added ignominy of having to buy U.S. beer for his counterpart to the south.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Diigo
  • MisterWong
  • RSS
  • Yahoo! Bookmarks
  • BlinkList
  • Fark
  • Faves
  • LinkaGoGo
  • Mixx
  • MSN Reporter
  • Netvibes
  • Propeller
  • Simpy
  • Slashdot
  • Tumblr

Canada Leads the U.S. 1-0 End of 1st Period in Olympic Hockey

Canada leads the U.S. 1-0 at the end of the first period of the gold medal hockey matchup at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Jonathan Toews scored the only goal in the period.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Diigo
  • MisterWong
  • RSS
  • Yahoo! Bookmarks
  • BlinkList
  • Fark
  • Faves
  • LinkaGoGo
  • Mixx
  • MSN Reporter
  • Netvibes
  • Propeller
  • Simpy
  • Slashdot
  • Tumblr

Cameron Warns of ‘Real Fight’ as Brown Narrows Gap in U.K. Poll

David Cameron, with polls showing a drop in support for his opposition Conservative Party, told supporters they face a “real fight” in this year’s U.K. general election.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • LinkedIn
  • MySpace
  • Diigo
  • MisterWong
  • RSS
  • Yahoo! Bookmarks
  • BlinkList
  • Fark
  • Faves
  • LinkaGoGo
  • Mixx
  • MSN Reporter
  • Netvibes
  • Propeller
  • Simpy
  • Slashdot
  • Tumblr
« go backkeep looking »