New York - The rise in vehicle emissions could be halted by the next decade using an integrative approach involving improved fuel efficiency of combustion engines, second-generation bio fuels, electric vehicles and improved traffic flow, according to a study by McKinsey.

In the study entitled, "Roads towards a low-carbon future", the McKinsey researchers found that vehicle emissions could be 18 per cent below 2006 levels in 2030 using a combination of fuel-efficient combustion engines, hybrid engines and zero-emission electric vehicles.

Washington - Intel's technology leads the way when it comes to PC hardware today. Unfortunately, the company is also good at confusing consumers with its myriad brand names and labels. There's the i7, Viiv, a range of "extreme" processors, as well as the Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad. What does it all mean? Read on for some answers.

Q: What's new about the Intel i7 chip, and is it worth paying extra for a computer that has one?

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New York - Black women always play central roles in the plays of US playwright Lynn Nottage.

In Intimate Apparel, the author writes about an African-American woman who designs fascinating underwear in the New York of 1905. Her products sell like hotcakes in the city's high society and brothels alike.

Another piece, Fabulation, talks about a powerful black woman whose husband disappears with her hard-earned money, leaving her to raise her kid in poverty.

Washington - US markets rallied Tuesday led by financial shares, after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the "vast majority" of banks now had enough capital to remain afloat and had begun to increase lending to consumers and businesses.

In testimony to a congressional panel, Geithner said that about 110 billion dollars from the initial 700-billion-dollar financial rescue package had yet to be used by the Treasury, while another 25 billion dollars was due to be repayed by banks already recovering.