Latin America's hard left losing its luster
"Fatherland, Socialism or Death!" scream the large red letters on a typical pro-government street painting in Hugo Chavez's VenezuelaDown the road, however, some of the president's supporters grumble among themselves at a state food shop where shelves are half-empty, vegetables rotten and meat non-existent.
After 11 years...
Inside the battle for Genzyme's future
At a recent dinner to honor the achievements of Henri Termeer, chief executive of biotechnology company Genzyme, Ananth Raman broke down as he recalled the moment he learned his 7-month old daughter had Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder that was damaging her heart. It was 2005 and doctors told him there was no cure. His child, they said, probably had less than five months to liveRaman, a business professor at nearby Harvard University, scoured the internet and spoke to dozens of scientists. They told him that if his daughter Nandita could hold on, a treatment being developed ...
Bailed out homebuilders collect fat paycheques
No one rode the US housing bubble higher than the company that calls itself "America's Builder," DR Horton Inc.
During the boom years, Horton and its peers sprawled across the map, opening ne...
EU-bound Croatia faces stagnation without reforms
12/03/2010
Croatia may complete European Union entry talks this year but it risks prolonged economic stagnation unless it starts implementing major reforms in the next few months, analysts sa...
High stakes in China's big dig
12/03/2010
In a tunnel deep beneath Shenyang's busy streets, Lu Ze flicked a switch and a lone light bulb revealed a cluttered concrete floor...
Europe emergency fund to happen eventually
12/03/2010
A European Monetary Fund to help troubled Eurozone countries will be created at some stage but will take time to take shape and be put in place, according to Eurogroup Chairman Jea...
Endeavour ends space shuttle fleet's 130th mission
22/02/2010
Space shuttle Endeavour and its six crew members wrapped up a 14-day construction mission to the International Space Station on Sunday with a precision touchdown in Florida...
Kenya moves zebras to feed marauding lions
15/02/2010
A zebra leaps to freedom after a gruelling six-hour truck journey to Kenya's Amboseli National Park. But if all goes to plan, it will soon fall prey to lions or hyenas...
No quick fix for Yemen, powers commit to long haul
27/01/2010
International talks to stop Yemen from joining the club of failed states and becoming the regional command for al Qaeda mark the start of a broader and more comprehensive strategy ...
Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancer
12/01/2010
Researchers have found a genetic mutation that helps predict which men will have aggressive prostate cancer and said it might help doctors choose who needs treatment and who does n...
Swiss precision
21/12/2009
The World Economic Forum returns to Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, between January 27-31. Lyndon Driver profiles the annual meeting....
Going it alone
11/06/2007 | Ben Olsen
From oil, to television, to steel, Hugo Chavez has a bold vision of nationalisation. But is he biting off more than he can chew?...
Identity theft
22/06/2009 | TNE
The highly lucrative theft of personal and corporate identities is becoming an international criminal activity...
Aviation emissions
11/06/2007 | Nathan May
Aviation is growing at a rate matched only by the rising pressure to cut CO2 emissions. Surely something has to give. Nathan May urges a compromise...
Branding an elephant called global warming
11/06/2007 | Jonathan Gabay
According to eminent people like Sir Nicolas Stern, if CEOs in the UK do nothing about climate change, it will cost the equivalent of at least 5 percent of Global GDP each year, no...
GM pharming
2007-06-11 | Paul Evans
The UK has no tolerance for GM crops in the food chain, but will it accept using them to produce drugs?...
Man machine
11/06/2007 | Nathan May
The concept of a machine that controls parts of the human body is no longer restricted to the confines of a Hollywood movie screen. The boundaries between science and nature are co...
Cell division
11/06/2007 | Paul Evans
With technology and interest growing steadily, will embryonic stem cell research head a medical revolution?...
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 it...
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 recent...
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 agre...
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 H...
