A lil' bit of everything

Society:
-A beautiful cultural blend: African kimono. Wander past a certain kimono store in Aoyama, Japan and center stage in the window is a riotous splash of canary- yellow cotton, with bright cubes of grass green and swirls of earthy brown. A tribal red-and-black obi tied high around the waist completes a perfectly styled kimono that on close inspection evokes not the misty mountains of Japan but the searing heat of another world: Africa.
-Counted out: World’s worst boxer throws in the towel after 256 defeats. I have to give him the credit for persistence.
-Rome hosts Vatican-Muslim summit. Muslim and Vatican officials are holding historic talks in Rome to establish a better inter-faith dialogue and defuse any future tensions. It's the first good thing I see this pope doing.

Economy:
-Fungal diesel could revolutionise fuel production. Analysis of the vapour showed it to be rich in hydrocarbons found in diesel, such as octane.

Science:
-Cloning 'resurrects' long-dead mice. Healthy mice have been cloned from cells from dead mice that had been frozen for 16 years, raising the possibility that endangered species could be cloned from old carcasses that have been tossed in freezers, rather than from living cells frozen using elaborate techniques.

Medicine:
-Pimped up T-cells seek out and destroy HIV. Hope?

Humour:
-DIY Plant Twitter Kit. One day I'll build one of these....