35,000-year-old skull fragments found in Romania are made flesh by scientists
This is the face of the first anatomically-modern human to live in Europe. It belonged to a man – or woman – who inhabited the ancient forests of the Carpathian Mountains in what is now Romania about 35,000 years ago.
The artist’s reconstruction – a face [...]
Most Asian stock markets rose modestly Monday as exporters got a boost from hopes a massive stimulus package will kick-start the U.S. economy but expectations of dire fourth quarter earnings kept a lid on gains.
European bourses opened higher as Britain announced plans for a second bailout of banks.
With President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday, sentiment [...]
European stock markets rose modestly Tuesday despite Wall Street’s setback from the day before as some relatively positive corporate news helped offset concerns about the global economy.
The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was up 35.76 points, or 0.8 percent, at 4,615.40, while Germany’s DAX rose 61.48 points, or 1.2 percent, to 5,045.47. France’s [...]
