Two years after Ibrahim Kone applied to renew his national identity card, he found it by chance — floating down a river in Bouake, a rebel-held Côte d’Ivoire town. Kone believes the laminated document was dumped there with a box full of others by authorities who doubted he was Ivorian, and ”never had any intention of issuing it”.
Microsoft on Wednesday settled a lawsuit that claimed it planned to incorporate a patented networking technology into future versions of the Windows operating system without permission. The agreement grants Microsoft and chipmaker Broadcom access to related patents held by San Jose-based Alacritech for an unspecified fee.
Although Roger Waters dabbled with operatic themes in Pink Floyd’s The Wall, he’s never written a traditional opera — until now. Waters will debut Ca Ira (There Is Hope), his opera about the French Revolution, September 27 with a double-CD and DVD project from Sony Music.
The lobotomy, once a widely used method for treating mental illness, epilepsy and even chronic headaches, is generating fresh controversy 30 years after doctors stopped performing the procedure now viewed as barbaric. A new book contends the crude brain surgery actually helped roughly 10% of the estimated 50 000 Americans who underwent the procedure.
Rescue workers recovered 10 more bodies after an overloaded ferry capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s remote eastern province of Papua a week ago, officials said on Thursday. The discovery brought the total to 11 bodies and 15 survivors accounted for after the Digoel ferry capsized last Thursday night off the southern coast of Papua.
The JSE continued its climb to record highs on Thursday, lifted by a weaker rand and stronger world markets. However, dealers said that the market’s upward momentum had eased following its phenomenal rise in recent days. At 12.07pm, the all share index was up 0.88% at 14 801,19 after trading as high as 14 811,64.
Premier Soccer League (PSL) CEO Trevor Phillips has come up with a much-needed sprinkling of local soccer matches to ease the six-week fixture ”drought” in January and February as a result of the African Nations Cup tournament. A four-team club tournament is planned, in which three leading overseas clubs will be involved.
At mid-point in the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong is in a familiar position, firmly in the lead. But there’s a key difference this year — he knows that his remarkable career is drawing to a close. ”Every day I get on the bike it is a countdown,” he said on Wednesday after preserving his race lead in the hardest Alpine stage.
The Football Association (FA) blasted Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Wednesday for his claims that Premiership rivals Arsenal received preferential treatment. The Blues manager insinuated on Tuesday that the presence of Gunners vice-chairperson David Dein on the FA’s board has implications for Chelsea.
A French judge began legal action against Italian cyclist Dario Frigo and his wife on Wednesday after police discovered doping products in her car during the Tour de France, officials said. Frigo and his wife were arrested after officials and police found about 10 doses of the banned endurance-boosting hormone EPO in her car.