Silent menace
Deployment of UAS vehicles has intensified in recent years and they look set to play a significant role in the future, for better or worse
Posted on 2011-06-14Read more
Davos 2011
Once again, the world's most powerful people are meeting in Switzerland to discuss and steer the course of the global economy
Posted on 2011-01-06Read more
Inflation remains deseeded
World wheat price rises are not yet sufficient to trigger global food inflation, an economist at the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation has announced, even though they almost doubled in the space of two months
Posted on 23/08/2010Read more
Is immigration a desert mirage for the GOP?
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
Posted on 27/07/2010Read more
Doha talks in 2011 hinge on US politics-India
There is likely to be little movement in the Doha world trade talks by the end of this year and progress in 2011 will hinge on the outcome of November's US mid-term elections, India's commerce secretary has declared
Posted on 20/07/2010Read more
US-China split despite Google deal
Google Inc's deal with Beijing to end a censorship dispute removes one irritant in U.S.-China relations, but the two countries still face deep divisions over the internet's future
Posted on 13/07/2010Read more
Chinese shrug at Google
With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of its China-based internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?
Posted on 22/03/2010Read more
US sees food security as next big Africa push
The Obama administration will put food security at the heart of its Africa policy, as it seeks to enhance ongoing US efforts on trade, investment and HIV/AIDS on the continent, a top US diplomat has announced
Posted on 22/03/2010Read more
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Statoil told to deposit income in Nigeria dispute
A Nigerian court has ordered Norway's Statoil to deposit its share of income from a big offshore oilfield until a dispute is resolved with a local con
Posted in ENERGY on 26/02/2010Read more
Risk assessment
A booming economy such as china's brings with it significant environmental challenges, says Chris Buckley
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Betting on a bright future
Some companies are leading the way in the new global company with high growth and global expansion; gaming company Intralot is one of those enterprise
Posted in BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT on 18/08/2008Read more
Unilever sees European growth slowing
Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc/NV expects its strong sales volume growth in Western Europe to slow later in 2010 after pushing up prices as commodi
Posted in BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT on 11/05/2010Read more
To Russia, with greenback
This is a critical period for global economics, and the state of the Russian economy is inevitably in the spotlight
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EU tax unlikely, farm aid to survive-budget chief
An upcoming overhaul of the European Union's budget will keep the bloc's farm aid system and is unlikely to involve any pan-EU tax, the bloc's new bud
Posted in BANKING & FINANCE on 19/03/2010Read more
Volatility through political risk
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
Posted in INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS on 08/02/2010Read more
Davos 2011
Once again, the world's most powerful people are meeting in Switzerland to discuss and steer the course of the global economy
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Scientists examine causes for lull in warming
Climate scientists must do more to work out how exceptionally cold winters or a dip in world temperatures fit their theories of global warming, if the
Posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY on 25/02/2010Read more
If they build it, will we come?
Will the mass market drive electric cars? Joan Bryna Michelson looks at the evidence
Posted in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY on 18/03/2010Read more
Cultural reigning capital
As many governments cut back on 'non-essential' services, arts funding has been one of the first areas to suffer. But business is more than willing to
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Diamond industry must end illicit trading
The diamond industry, under scrutiny after supermodel Naomi Campbell's war crimes testimony and a crisis in Zimbabwe, must take decisive measures to a