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Australian astrophysicist thought Nobel call was ‘student prank’ Wed, 05/10/2011 - 22:00 by Neka Sehgal On receiving the late night call from Stockholm of his Nobel win, astrophysicist Brian Schmidt initial thought was some graduate student was playing a prank on him. Comments Read more	Ralph Steinman wins posthumous Nobel for medicine Tue, 04/10/2011 - 19:42 by Neka Sehgal Four days after he succumbed to pancreatic cancer, immunologist Ralph M. Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discoveries about the human body's immune system. Comments Read more	'I had to do it eventually,' Parker to Zuckerberg on joining Twitter Tue, 04/10/2011 - 17:06 by Jaspreet Virk Sean Parker has just done what he vowed never to do! After serving as president of Facebook all these years, he has joined social network's rival Twitter. Comments Read more
Tunnicliffe rejoins Anon from Marsh Mon, 03/10/2011 - 17:05 by MT Bureau Andrew Tunnicliffe who had left Aon Corporation to head Marsh Risk Consulting early this year has rejoined company, Aon Risk Solutions, the risk management business of Aon Corporation, announced Monday. Tunnicliffe has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Aon Global Risk Consulting. Comments Read more	700 anti-Wall Street protestors arrested on Brooklyn Bridge Sun, 02/10/2011 - 18:15 by Neka Sehgal Nearly 700 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested Saturday after they spilled onto the Brooklyn Bridge and disrupted traffic during one of their demonstrations. Comments Read more	Brits prefer Facebook over flushing loo -- survey Mon, 12/09/2011 - 14:53 by Neka Sehgal An interesting new survey finds that Britons are obsessed with Facebook. Granted, social networking is one technology that people cannot live without, but for it to become more vital than flushing a toilet is little bizarre! Comments Read more
William J. Post joins board of US Airways Wed, 07/09/2011 - 17:44 by Jaspreet Virk William J. Post, retired chairman and CEO of Pinnacle West Corporation, and former president and CEO of Arizona Public Service (APS), has joined US Airways' board of directors. The 60-year-old, who has a wealth of experience and expertise working with utilities, will be a part Comments Read more	Facebook date lands woman in jail Sun, 04/09/2011 - 15:21 by Neka Sehgal Disastrous first dates are not unheard of, but this one takes the cake. When Leah Gibbs, 23, hooked up with a man she met on Facebook, the last thing she expected was that the rendezvous would land her in prison. Comments Read more	Jobs steps down as Apple CEO on health concerns Thu, 25/08/2011 - 15:47 by Jamie Anderson Steve Jobs, the iconic co-founder of Apple Inc., and the man responsible for introducing a slew of innovative consumer-electronics products, has stepped down from the position of the chief executive officer of the company. Comments Read more
Merck hires Richard R. DeLuca Jr. as president for animal health unit Wed, 24/08/2011 - 12:30 by Swati Thakur Richard R. DeLuca Jr. has been appointed as vice president and president, Merck Animal Health, by Merck which is popularly known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. The appointment will be effective Sept. 15, 2011. Succeeding Raul Kohan, DeLuca, 48, will report to Kenneth C. Comments Read more	Brit youth charged for planning water-gun fight via Facebook, BBM Tue, 16/08/2011 - 16:00 by Neka Sehgal Taking a stern stand following riot incitements on social networks that blighted London, members of the police control room in Essex arrested a 20-year-old youth for allegedly using his cellphone to organize a large water fight. Comments Read more	Withhold campaign donations, appeals Starbucks' CEO Tue, 16/08/2011 - 15:16 by Dipankar Roy In a bid to lower the growing budget deficit in United States, Howard Schultz, CEO Starbuck, the largest coffeehouse chain company, appealed to fellow business leaders to abstain from any donation to U.S. political parties, according to reports. Comments Read more