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Bulgaria to privatise hospitals

The Bulgarian government is likely to begin a privatisation programme of its state ho...

Obama fights banks

President to fight Wall Street with new proposals to limit risk taking....

EU sticks with low climate offer

The EU will stick with its lowest offer for cutting carbon emissions under a UN clima...

Nanobody drug to market in 2013

Belgium's Ablynx, which specialises in ultra-small drugs, could see its first product...

Climate for Change

Canada has lost its cherished position as the best place in the world to do business....

Telling a Story

The financial information that companies publish is only a limited performance accoun...

Outsourcing Meets Corporate Governance

As the outsourcing industry becomes increasingly competitive, the question of which p...

Tough On Corruption?

The UK used to claim it was at the forefront of efforts to tackle international corru...

It won't cost the Earth to save the planet

The earth's temperature is rising. Climate change affects every surface of the world;...

Move over gasoline, here come biofuels

Clean-burning biofuels, made from plant materials, will power the cars of the future,...

Black Gold

Oil has hit the headlines over the last few months due to fluctuating prices and its ...

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Commentaries

Russia, once a scientific powerhouse, loses standing

Russia, once a scientific powerhouse, loses standing

No quick fix for Yemen, powers commit to long haul

No quick fix for Yemen, powers commit to long haul

Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancer

Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancer

Articles

Political risk becomes market volatility driver

08/02/2010 |
From southern Europe's debt crisis to US banking reform, politics has emerged as a driver of volatility in Western markets this year in a way normally more associated with emerging economies Politics has been at the heart of some of the sharpest market moves in early 2010, with much money to be made or lost as...

Shuttle Endeavour blasts off for space station

08/02/2010 |
The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad on Monday on a voyage to install the last two main pieces ...

Japan needs fiscal targets but wary

08/02/2010 |
Japan needs to set numerical targets to rein in its huge public debt or face fiscal ruin, but ruling party leaders are wary of taking the political risk, a member of a government panel now discussing the topic has announced Bond investors are worried about Japan's bulging debt, already nearing 200 percent of GDP, and fear the Democratic Party...

Gene technique zooms in on superbug

22/01/2010 |
Scientists have found a way to track minutely-differing strains of MRSA as they spread between people, a finding that could aid efforts to control the bacteria. An international team lead by researchers from Britain's Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute used very high-throughput gene ...

Dark days at the centre of Europe

20/01/2010 |
Surrounded by forest, a white granite pillar topped by a ring of golden stars near the village of Purnuskes marks "the geographical centre of Europe". Things are looking bleak.   The Baltic state of Lithuania - sandwiched between Latvia and the Russian exclave Kalingrad - faces an econo...

Mainstreaming the Alternative

18/12/2009 |
By Rana Kapoor, Founder/Managing Director & CEO, YES BANK. While India has witnessed unprecedented economic growth in the recent past, its development has been lopsided and inequi...

Expensive species
Expensive species

Expensive species

On a Pacific beach in Costa Rica, a rese...
Insights

55 nations set 2020 carbon goals since Copenhagen

02/02/2010 |
Fifty-five nations accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have set national goals for fighting climate change by a deadline in the "Copenhagen Accord", the UN said recently.

Internet companies voice alarm over Italian law

26/01/2010 |
Internet companies and civil liberty groups have voiced alarm over a proposed Italian law which would make online service providers responsible for their audiovisual content and copyright infringements by users.

IEA sees world oil use in 2010 highest since 2007

15/01/2010 |
Global oil demand this year will reach the highest level since 2007, with rising consumption led by faster growth in emerging economies in Asia, according to the International Energy Agency.

Icelandic freeze and Greek saga show risks

08/01/2010 |
Developments in cash-strapped Iceland and Greece nicely illustrate two themes for 2010: sovereign risk and financial balkanisation.

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