London - The Financial Times Share Index opened 100 points down at 3,883.36 points in London Monday, taking its lead from sharp falls on Asian markets.
Washington, Oct 27: If you thought only women witness a fall in their fertility levels after reaching late thirties or early forties, you certainly need a rethink, for a new study suggests that a similar biological clock is also found in men.
The study found that male fertility begins to decline when they reach their mid-30s, suggesting that biological clocks are found in men as well as women.
According to the scientists, men who wait until their 40s before starting a family, have a greater chance of their partner having a miscarriage, owing to the poorer quality of their sperm.
A Sydney IVF clinic carried out the research on 3,324 men over a four-year period.
London, Oct 27: Republican presidential nominee John McCain has declared defiantly that he would emerge victorious from next weeks presidential election even as campaign tensions including with his running-mate Sarah Palin descended into a semi-public brawl over who to blame for defeat.
“I guarantee you that two weeks from now, you will see this has been a very close race and I believe that I am going to win it,” said the Republican nominee.
“I see intensity out there, and I see passion. So were very competitive,” The Times quoted McCain, as saying.
Melbourne, October 27: Aussie leg spinner Shane Warne is unsure whether he will attend the premiere of a musical chronicling his cricket career because its creator did not ask him for his approval.
He insisted that the makers of Shane Warne: The Musical should have consulted him about the title or subject.
"I''m disappointed that they can do a musical,'''' news. com. au quoted him as saying during an appearance at the MCG.