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New superbug spreads from India

People who embark on "health tourism" trips to India and Pakistan...

Ocean warming conundrum

In the remote, frigid abyss of the deep oceans, temperatures are ...

Money for old (Eu)rope

The Greek debt crisis has brought about a new financial safety-ne...

US mills sidestep Armageddon

To get an idea of how some US textile mills can compete with deve...

Scientists suggest look at psychedelic drugs

Mind-altering drugs like LSD, ketamine or magic mushrooms could b...

Trafigura pay wasteful price

A Dutch court has fined commodities trader Trafigura 1 million eu...

A 21st century application for a 1940s' invention

Peter Karney, MD of hyperTOUCH Systems Limited, explains how 70 y...

US-China split despite Google deal

Google Inc's deal with Beijing to end a censorship dispute remove...

Fraudulent trader to clear name

A former Wall Street trader accused with associates of swindling ...

Waiter, there's a potential carcinogen in my soup

Yolande Sprague could be forgiven for feeling virtuous...

Tullow to supply crude to Uganda

Tullow Oil hopes to supply crude oil to power plants in Uganda in...

World health gains show goals work

Health targets trumpeted by international bodies are often dismis...

Videos

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Commentaries
Bailed out homebuilders collect fat paycheques

Bailed out homebuilders collect fat paycheques

Inside the battle for Genzyme's future

Inside the battle for Genzyme's future

Latin America's hard left losing its luster

Latin America's hard left losing its luster

Articles

Lost generation

19/07/2010 | Linda Sieg
A growing number of Japanese students are doing whatever they can to avoid joining what some experts fear will become a “Lost Generation” of young people trapped in unstable, low-pay jobs Japanese college student Hiroki was keen to graduate last month and start his first full-time job, but despite applying ...


Hidden tensions

16/07/2010
The economy of Central Asia's most populous nation is wilting behind its sparkling façade, with factories closing and banks often empty when pensioners try to withdraw cash Uzbekistan powered through the global economic crisis, kept inflation in check and is enticing foreign companies with a ...


Genetic clues to healthy ageing

16/07/2010 | Kate Kelland
Scientists believe people who live to 100 years or more hold valuable secrets in their genes that can reveal targets for medicines to tackle a wide range of age-related diseases, as well as improving longevity itself They may be a little wrinkly, and there may not be many of them, but centenarians are the fastest growing demographic in...


Facebook's global tug of war

16/07/2010 | Sangeeta Shastry
Over the past six years, social networking has been the Internet's stand-out phenomenon, linking up more than one billion people eager to exchange videos, pictures or last-minute birthday wishes. But concerns over privacy remain Sites like Facebook, which has more than 400 million users, rely in large part on people’s willingness to share a ...


Switzerland's leading business university

16/07/2010
Internationality, practical relevance and an integrative perspective have been the trademarks of education at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland ever since it was established in 1898. Today, the HSG educates 6,400 students from 80 nations in the fields of Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences The HSG has shown itself to be highly successful, having been consistently ranked among Europe’s leading business ...


Combining cloud and in-house IT

16/07/2010
Despite all of the potential offered by cloud computing, companies are unlikely to ever shift their entire IT infrastructure to the cloud. Integrating existing IT systems with cloud computing services will therefore present a key challenge in the future Experienced system integrators like Siemens IT Solutions and Services are needed to analyse which applications are suita...

Insights

Afghanistan and America's troubled backyard

09/08/2010 | Bernd Debusmann
The US is spending around $6.5bn a month on the war in faraway Afghanistan, where a large part of its effort is meant to help the government assert its authority, fight corruption and set up functioning institutions


Is immigration a desert mirage for the GOP?

27/07/2010
US Republican state Senator Russell Pearce, a long-time fixture in Arizona politics but until recently a virtual unknown elsewhere, never expected to singlehandedly shake up national politics, let alone get under the skin of the White House


UN lists Kyoto plan B options if no climate deal

21/07/2010
The UN's climate agency has for the first time detailed contingency options if the world cannot agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, whose present round expires in 2012 with no new deal in sight


Legalising pot may kill buzz in California enclave

19/07/2010 | Alexandria Sage
Below the perpetual fog that shrouds the redwood groves, green hills and rocky coastline of remote Humboldt County thrives a lucrative but hush-hush industry – marijuana


Empathy spray

16/07/2010
Oxytocin is a hormone associated with feelings such as love and trust. But new research shows for the first time that it is connected to emotional empathy more widely

Virtual edition

In this issue, we list our 40 most innovative companies in the world and bring you the facts and figures from the latest developments making the news...
Reform for Turkey

Reform for Turkey

Turkey's president has approved a constitutional reform bill sponsored by the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party, opening the way for a referendum secularist critics have pledged to block in court