Human Sperm Created In Lab From Stem Cells

Women who say they don’t need a man may well be right – after human sperm was created in the lab. The breakthrough could give hope to infertile couples and men left unable to have children after having cancer treatment. But don’t worry guys, the scientists who created the sperm using stem cells don’t plan to take you out of the baby-making process just...

Russia, India Question Dollar Reliance Before Summ...

Russia and India said the world economy is too reliant on the U.S. dollar and called for changes in how $6.5 trillion in currency reserves are managed, as Group of Eight leaders prepare to meet this week. “The dollar system or the system based on the dollar and euro have shown that they are flawed,” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Corriere della Sera, repeating his proposal for a new...

China Calls To Replace Dollar With World Currency

China’s central bank has reiterated its call for a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar. The report from the People’s Bank of China PBOC said a “super-sovereign” currency should take its place. Central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan has loudly led calls for the dollar to be replaced during the financial crisis. The bank report called for more regulation of the countries that issue currencies that...

Israel Peace Talks In Paris Called Off

A meeting between Israel’s prime minister and a senior US envoy has been canceled amid growing differences over settlement building in the West Bank. Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot said the US put off the meeting in response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to heed US demands to halt settlement activity. But Mr Netanyahu’s aides say it was the prime minister who cancelled Thursday’s meeting with...

Cash To Become Extinct As Chips Take Off

Cash is accelerating down the path to extinction as new technologies threaten to mark the end of loose change within a decade. Bank and credit union bosses say cash won’t be alone, with wallets and credit cards also likely to disappear too. They told The Advertiser’s round table forum that cash and cards will be replaced by computer chips embedded in mobile phones, watches or other portable devices. Read...