Milk and dairy products are so prevalent in our diet, that milk or dairy products are even listed as a separate food group in the USDA Food ...
Launch for amphibian 'life raft'
Conservationists have launched a new initiative aimed at safeguarding the world's amphibians from extinction. The Amphibian Survival All...
Sony launches Amazon challenger
Sony has launched a wireless e-reader which allows users to download electronic books on the go. Analysts said Sony's Reader Daily Editi...
Microsoft in web photo racism row
Software giant Microsoft has apologised for editing a photo to change a black man's head to that of a white man. The picture, showing em...
Japanese exports continue to fall
Japanese exports slid in July at a faster annual rate than June, raising fears the effects of global stimulus measures are starting to decli...
Euro rises on German confidence
The euro hit a two-and-a-half-month high against the pound after a survey showed confidence among German firms was growing. The business sen...
More signs of US economic growth
US durable goods orders and new home sales both soared last month, the latest positive indications of the state of the world's largest e...
Toyota to suspend production line
Toyota is planning to suspend production for more than a year at one of its production lines in Japan. It will be the first time it has mad...
Turnaround 'will not be simple'
The world has begun to recover from recession but the process will not be simple, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. The rec...
New high-speed rail plan unveiled
Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linking Scotland and London by 2030. The line would serve Birmingham a...
Rihanna attacker Brown sentenced
US singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to 180 days' community labour and five years' probation for assaulting pop star Rihanna. Th...
One in six homes 'have no work'
More than one in six UK homes which house at least one person of working age does not have anyone in employment, official statistics show. ...
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