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Reuters is reporting that Yahoo Japan, the country’s largest Internet portal, has dealt a severe blow to Microsoft’s search endeavors when it chose Google to execute its’ searches. This hookup between Yahoo and Google will give the latter control of 90% of the Internet traffic in the second biggest economy behind that of the...
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We know that Wyclef Jean has the musical chops due to his success with “The Fugees” and his current success as a solo artist. But according to 9News, Jean – who is 37, and who came to America as a child – is said to be contemplating running for the Presidency of Haiti. Anyone...
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I am certain that the profilers assigned to the State Department must be folicly impaired by pulling out all their hair, trying to come up with an accurate profile of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il. The “Dear Leader,” as he is called, does not follow conventional behavior patterns, and now there is dangerous...
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For the North Korean diplomacy, military maneuvers of the United States and South Korea are a “danger to the region.” This condemnation of Pyongyang comes three days before the start of the joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan. It is expected that around 20 ships and submarines and 100 aircrafts will take...
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The U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Monday night in South Korea to reaffirm Washington’s support for its ally amid tensions with North Korea, due to the sinking of a South Korean ship assigned to Pyongyang. Gates is expected to have some security talks with other top Korean officials. He will be joined Wednesday...
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UPDATE: This morning, it was announced that the law was passed, and gay marriage is now legal countrywide. Argentina is the latest country that is now considering the legalization of same-sex marriage. After the consent given by the Chamber of Deputies, it is now to the Senate to approve the legislation. The bill was...
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The World Cup Final – an event that happens only once every four years, and possibly once in a lifetime for even the best players in the world – started at 2:30 EST on July 11th, 2010. Spain and the Netherlands were pitted against each other in what promised to be an exciting but...
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With interest rates in the Americas and Europe anchored to the lowest in decades, and the Federal Reserve foreseeing no significant rate hike on the horizon, seems to be evidence that our growth here in the two nations will be tepid, to say the least. The Asia/ Pacific rim has no such worries. The...
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Four years of waiting for soccer fans is coming to an end tonight. The World Cup 2010 Final Match is being played today in South Africa; the rest of us can catch the match at 2:30 (EST) on ABC. Spain and The Netherlands will be facing off against each other for the final, and...
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It is like one of those rare things you don’t see often: a Black actor in a Woody Allen movie – this is what it is like for the Chinese to change their mind concerning an issue affecting “state’s interests.” Recently, I wrote about China’s revocation of Google’s license because the latter refused its...
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