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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic kept up his strong play this season with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia. The 24-year-old Serb is the last of the top four seeds to reach the quarterfinals of the Masters Series event. Djokovic, winner in 2007, continued to settle into his new role as world number one with a business-like 7-5 6-2 third round victory over Croatian Marin Cilic that extended his season record to a spectacular 50-1. Meanwhile, France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ousts... Read Full Story

The Arctic holds one fifth of the world’s undiscovered, recoverable oil and natural gas, the United States Geological Survey estimates. According to a 2009 report, 43 of the 61 significant Arctic oil and gas fields are in Russia. The Russian side of the Arctic is rich in natural gas, while the North American side is richer in oil. With recent unrest in the Middle East, new oil from Russia could prove vital to world supplies, as long as global demand for oil continues to rise. Russia has... Read Full Story

World no. 1, Novak Djokovic defeated Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 6-1 while earlier, Roger Federer defeated Vasek Pospisil of Canada 7-5, 6-3. Djokovic is in near invincible form this season winning eight titles, and appeared suddenly vulnerable after a four week holiday, as the 30th ranked Russian recorded two early breaks to grab a 4-1 lead on the sluggish Serb. The No. 3-ranked Swiss won the Rogers Cup in 2004 and 2006 and was the runner-up in 2007 and 2010. Rafael Nadal is out at... Read Full Story

Mass lead poisonings typically come to light only after suspicious parents seek hospital tests, then alert neighbors or co-workers. The few published studies point to a huge problem. One 2001 research paper called lead poisoning one of the most common pediatric health problems in China. A 2006 review suggested that one third of Chinese children suffer from elevated blood lead levels. Interviews with 20 families indicate otherwise. Near Jiyuan City, in Henan Province, nearly 1,000 children... Read Full Story

The three American Idol judges (Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler & Jennifer Lopez) are all intact and appeared for the first time together on the show this year, have signed up to return for another season, according to the show’s executive producer Nigel Lythgoe. Nigel Lythgoe was on the “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest” program on Wednesday morning and made the announcement. Ryan Seacrest confirmed auditions will be starting in the near future, but the three would not be seen on television until... Read Full Story

Japan scores a 3-0 win over South Korea in a warm-up game for World Cup qualifiers next month. It was the first time in 37 years that Japan scored three goals against South Korea, and their first home win against them in 13 years. Japan’s forward Shinji Kagawa who broke a metatarsal bone against South Korea at the Asian Cup in January, returned to international action by scoring 2 goals this time for their soccer match in Sapporo, northern Japan . Japan’s players, unbeaten in 11 matches... Read Full Story

Xul is also in what was the heartland for the ancient Mayan, whom some new savants credit with predicting a day of reckoning date: the winter solstice of 2012. Scholars agree, though, that the Mayan believed nothing of the sort. The date is the final one in their so called Long Count calendar, the end of a historical cycle of 5,125 years. In Mayan, the name of this village, Xul, means ‘the end.’ A long time ago, it was just the end of the road. Those who tell tall tales say the... Read Full Story

When the law on additives took effect in 2004, in Denmark, Kellogg, the American cereal maker, applied for 18 products. All 18 were refused because they were enriched with excessive levels of supplements as per Danish government standards. Kellogg now sells a few products locally, which it manufactures so that vitamin and minerals are within the permitted levels. The Danish Food Industry would like to see the ban rescinded. “It’s quite well documented that most vitamins are toxic... Read Full Story

Anchovy – ‘dilis’ or ‘bolinao’ as it is both known in the Philippines is not only available in fresh, salted and fermented form but also in dried form. It is a good source of protein for poor families who cannot afford expensive protein sources like dairy products, meat and classy fish varieties. ‘Dilis’ is caught in sea water of the Philippine archipelago with some of the catch sold fresh in wet markets, while a major portion is sun dried or salted and fermented into ‘bagoong’ or... Read Full Story

Taylor Swift scoops up to six surfboard trophies including one for Ultimate Teen Choice while Selena Gomez conjures five trophies for the event. Swift, was named the favorite female artist, country singer and red carpet fashion icon. She also scored with best country single for her song “Mean” and choice breakup song “Back to December.” Accepting her Ultimate Teen Choice surfboard onstage, Swift, 21, thanked her fans. Gomez, who performed her hit single “I Love You Like a Love Song... Read Full Story