Full text of the statement from the G8 nations on climate change, biodiversity, waste and forests at the meeting in Hokkaido, Japan

Ruling General Synod throws out compromises that would have appeased opponents

Miranda Threlfall-Holmes: The debate at the Church of England's General Synod didn't get nasty and, in the end, we made the right decision in the right way

FTSE 100 plunges as more gloom hits financial sector

A guy by the name of Mr. Schofield got some custom wooden window blinds all with logos from different websites -- like Digg, StumbleUpon, Facebook, and yes, also Google and YouTube. According to the story told by the blinds maker Nets2Go, his wife did not approve of the choice though: The sting in the story's tail? 2 weeks after the blinds were delivered, Mr Schofield regrettably separated from his wife. "It was coming anyway", Mr Schofield
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A lot of people have used Google but few have any idea as to the complexity and computer power necessary to return billions of queries with millions of results all in under a second. This isn't by accident, an oversight by Google or even due to security concerns, Google believes in not making search seem complicated to users. This notion is perhaps best illustrated in Google's "Technology Overview", which uses just 5 images and 4 sentences to
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I haven't met a single soul who doesn't like popping bubblewrap, and now there's BubbleCalendar, a full printed calendar that uses the bigger, more satisfying bubbles. And that might all be very neat and stress-relieving... but I have misgivings. Doesn't the expiry of another day of your life, disappearing into the past with a little *phut* of plastic-wrapped gas sound rather sad? Available now with a paper backing for $29.95, and heavy-duty plas
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macgirl's comment about the iPhone 3G yesterday made me think: Yes, I love the excitement of the lines that form when a new, hot gadget is released, but would I stand in line for one, otherwise? It's pretty discouraging when you realize that you can walk in the very next day and wait in no line to get your new toy! Last year, I loved the energy of being caught up in downtown San Francisco, right outside of the Apple store: the countdown of the do
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Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, Portable Audio Be honest, you were terrified that Turtle Beach would leave the awesomely titled Ear Force series sitting in lurk at X3, weren't you? Thankfully, that's not the case at all, as the Ear Force X4 wireless headphones have just been revealed. Designed with Xbox 360 gamers in mind, this headset / headphone combo promises to provide Dolby 5.1 surround sound out of just two earcups (we're still checking o
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Filed under: Gaming, Wireless When this Swinxs RFID game console arrived at the doorstep of our European annex to test, we realized our dilemma: kids, we need kids, preferably the type who won't mind being tricked into a little physical activity. Fortunately, we've always got a few 3-footers lurking around the Engadget "waste acre" scrounging for circuit boards to strip of their gold. Presumably then, in violation of several international child l
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Organisers of the heavily criticised Zoo8 music festival apologise and admit they ran out of money.

British comedy Kinky Boots is set to become a Broadway musical, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

The BBC defends pay rises of up to £107,000 for executive directors saying it must offer competitive salaries for top jobs.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that his meeting with President Bush at a summit of the Group of Eight industrial powers resulted in no progress toward bridging deep disagreements between the former Cold War foes

A massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul could not have succeeded without the support of foreign intelligence agencies, Afghanistan said in a thinly veiled reference to Pakistan in a security report

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Greenclick image to visit AutoblogGreen Ooooh, a real Prius with a solar panel. Too sweet. And a paper Mitsubishi i MiEV? Double sweet. And we get to see the production version of the Chevy Volt soon? Sweet yet again. More sweetness available at AutoblogGreen. Next-gen Prius to get solar panel to drive accessories In the AutoblogGreen garage: paper Mitsubishi i MiEV Honda VFR conversion to electric p
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Pakistan denies involvement in embassy bombing.

Officials: 7 blasts total in Pakistani city of Karachi, wounded toll hits 43.