January 16, 2007

Oil slides to new 19-month low Finance24 - Global crude futures plunged to a fresh 19-month low in New York on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia signalled it would not back an emergency meeting of the Opec cartel aimed at propping up oil prices. Graph created at WinnipegGasPrices.com 1:18:16 PM

Small molecule offers hope for cancer treatment CTV.ca - A small, non-toxic molecule may soon be available as an effective treatment for many forms of cancer, including lung, breast and brain tumours, say University of Alberta researchers. 1:14:22 PM

The second Holocaust will not be like the first. This op-ed piece was published in the German daily DIE WELT (in German) on January 6, 2007 "Benny Morris believes that the Iranian regime will annihilate Israel with nuclear weapons, and nobody will stop it in doing so. Morris used to have the reputation of being an Anti-Zionist, but he rejects the accusation that he questions Israel's right of existence. In this article written for DIE WELT, Morris explains why he is convinced that sometime in the future millions of Israelis will be murdered." (DIE WELT, translated by Ursula Duba) You can read the entire article in English provided by Benny Morris here. 8:00:50 AM