MOSCOW, May 17 (Xinhua) — Russia’s banking system could bear risks from the mounting Eurozone crisis, a Russian central bank official said Thursday.

The director of Central Bank (CB)’s financial stability department Sergei Moiseyev said that stock market drops and liquidity changes in Europe could pose some threats to Russian banks, but those risks are “moderate and acceptable.”

Russian banks hold small amounts of securities from Eurozone countries, so the possible “ripple effect” of …

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner.

Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the USBillboard …

Latest electrified generation of the successful all-wheel drive
Audi sets benchmarks in terms of assembly space, weight and performance
Four more weeks to go before the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours

Electrified drive and quattro all-wheel drive – what looks like two different worlds at first glance has been merged into a technological synthesis by Audi. “Soon after the TDI phase had begun we started to think about the hybridisation of a Le Mans sports prototype, when it was foreseeable …

HOUSTON—An illegal alien from Vietnam has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for his role in a criminal enterprise involving the growth and marketing of hydroponic marijuana, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

Bich Xuan Dang, 39, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 marijuana plants on February 22, 2012. Today, U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison handed him the federal sentence, which was enhanced due to his classification as a career offender after …

Unique Chevrolet Volt artwork created using UV paint
Luminous ‘world-first’ image by renowned automotive artist Ian Cook, using radio-controlled Chevrolets
Time-lapse video of the work’s creation on Chevrolet UK facebook site

It has already won glowing praise from the world’s motoring press, but now the Chevrolet Volt really knows how to shine, after the American manufacturer pulled the wraps off another world-first…

Renowned automotive artist Ian Cook made art history in London by creating an image of the Volt using paint that …

SYDNEY, – There have been mixed reactions with Internet IPOs from companies such as LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, and Yelp in recent years, with not all of them having a successful start.

With Facebook’s high initial market capitalisation, the initial share price set in the IPO are seen by many analysts as a bit on the expensive side, especially as the initial valuation have already factored an assumption of high revenue growth projections for the next five years.

However, over the long term, …

SAN FRANCISCO, (Xinhua) — Google on Wednesday announced the addition of a new feature to its search engine, which the Internet search giant says can provide users with smarter answers rather than just links to their search queries.

The enhancement, powered by a technology billed as Knowledge Graph, will help users “discover new information quickly and easily,” Amit Singhal, Google’s senior vice president of engineering, said in a …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) — Chinese shares rebounded Thursday after falling for four consecutive days, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 1.39 percent to 2,378.89 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index edged up 1.64 percent to 10,079.48 points.

Combined turnover on the two bourses rose to 145.46 billion yuan (23 billion U.S. dollars) from 134.8 billion yuan the previous day.

Gainers outnumbered losers by 829 to 91 in Shanghai, and …

Mercedes-Benz UK is today celebrating yet another double win for both car and van at the Fleet World Honours – its fourth doubles win in a row!

The Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class has knocked the S-Class off the top spot to pick up Best Luxury Car, and the mighty Sprinter van has received the prestigious Safety Award; a Fleet World Honours award win every year since 2008 for the Sprinter. The trophies were presented at a special ceremony held at the …

Native Adaptation Delivers Stunning HD Graphics, Classic, Butterflies, Diamond Mine and Zen Modes, Plus Game Center Support

SEATTLE–PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the launch of Bejeweled® HD for iPad®. This premium, native adaptation of PopCap’s blockbuster franchise delivers eye-popping HD graphics via retina display support, four popular game modes (Classic, Butterflies, Diamond Mine and Zen), Game Center support, and optimized features for iPad. …