BBC News reports here: Jodie Foster’s crime thriller The Brave One has taken $14m (£7m) to top the US and Canada box office.
1. The Brave One $14m (£7m)
2. 3:10 to Yuma $9.2m (£4.57m)
3. Mr Woodcock $9.1m (£4.54m)
4. Dragon Wars $5.4m (£2.6m)
5. Superbad $5.2m (£2.59m)
6. Halloween $5m (£2.5m)
7. The Bourne Ultimatum$4.2m (£2.1m)
8. Balls of […]
Spiegel Online reports here: Microsoft has lost its appeal against an EU antitrust order. The European Commission was correct in claiming the US software giant had abused its monopoly position, the court found.
The Top Ten Books in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten Books This Week are:
• A Thousand Splendid Suns
• If I Did It: […]
BBC News reports here: A list of the world’s 10 most polluted towns and cities is published by a US-based environmental group ( The Blacksmith Institute ).
The Top Ten of the worlds most polluted places are:
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan; Potentially 275,000 affected
Linfen, China; Potentially 3m affected
Tianying, China; Potentially 140,000 affected
Sukinda, India; Potentially 2.6m affected
Vapi, India; Potentially […]
Spiegel Online reports here: All too aware of the raging climate change debate, automakers are hailing themselves as masters of energy efficiency at Frankfurt’s International Motor Show this week. Suddenly, Germany’s car industry has gone green: Complicated diesel hybrids are no longer too expensive and even electric cars are being given a new lease on […]