Topic: Montres Rolex SA

Latin America Monitor Favela consumer class on the rise in Brazil

Brazil's favelas, or slums, are home to a growing consumer class whose purchasing power has risen due to a jump in salaries, a decrease in unemployment, and greater access to education.

Difference Maker Rodney Jackson hikes high into the Himalayas to help snow leopards

Rodney Jackson and his team take 20 to 30 yaks, each loaded with 250 to 300 pounds of gear, into the Himalayas to study snow leopards, which take the word 'elusive' to an extreme.

James Cameron dive launches race to the bottom of the world (+video)

Before James Cameron made a solo dive to the Challenger Deep – the deepest point in the ocean – only one mission had been there before. Now, several groups are planning deep-sea dives, and engineering advances could shed new light on the region. 

Why James Cameron was forced to surface early

James Cameron described the Mariana Trench as "very lunar, a very desolate place, very isolated.” His six hour trip was cut in half by hydraulic problems.

James Cameron to go into the deep for film and science

This month, filmmaker James Cameron plans to lead the second trip to the deepest place on Earth. He aims to collect samples for science, as well as video footage.

Filmmaker James Cameron to plunge to deepest spot in ocean

James Cameron plans to visit the Challenger Deep, which at seven miles below the ocean's surface is the deepest place on Earth, aboard a state-of-the-art diving craft.

Latin America: Where the world's jobs are

Lauded for its economic stability and entrepreneurial opportunities, interns and career changers alike are looking to Latin America to launch their careers.

Latin America Monitor Rio's top cop talks public safety policy, favela pacification program

Blogger Julia Michaels pulls out key points of an extensive Q&A from Epoca magazine with Rio state's top cop, particularly on the state's police pacification program in its many favela slums.
10/20/2011 11:48 am

Madoff auction: jewelry, luxury items fetch high prices

Madoff auction nets more than $2 million with engagement ring selling for $550,000, diamond earrings for $135,000.
11/15/2010 08:11 am

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Discoveries Enjoy your leap second

The leap second the world's timekeepers will add tomorrow will bring the world's high-tech atomic clocks back into sync with time as defined by Earth's rotation
12/29/2008 12:00 am

Rice-powered stove ignites new hope for poor farmers

Once thought to be waste, rice husks now can be used as clean, cheap fuel for developing countries.
12/03/2008 12:00 am

For a few Gazans, wealth eases pain of year-long siege

One businessman welcomes the cease-fire and the return of supplies from Israel.
06/24/2008 01:00 am

Why I like some spam in my e-mail

Without it, how would I know about those 'imitation' Rolex watches?
05/16/2008 01:00 am

Gadgets you won't see at this week's consumer electronics show ... but should

A device that lets you TiVo life, a clairvoyant watch, and the mood synthesizer.
01/11/2008 12:00 am