Since Plato’s Republic, man has wrestled in the political arena, concealing various daggers behind many cloaks. The New Economy investigates
The next stage in the evolution of the internet is going to be one of improved communication protocols and wireless connectivity and companies are investing heavily in research
A gust of wind howls around Battersea Power Station, an industrial wasteland by the Thames whose coal-fired furnaces were once used by the Bank of England to burn millions of pounds worth of banknotes
An explosion of “revolutionary” graffiti, posters and murals across Venezuela is spreading the Chavez government’s ever-more radical messages to try to form a new generation of socialists and counter opposition propaganda
Yinka Adegoke reads into how News Corp got lost in Myspace
Hywel Jones visits the Fluor headquarters in Dallas, Texas to talk to Alan L. Boeckmann about the pioneering work towards a sustainable future for our climate. (17m, 16secs)
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
With Islamic finance a $1trn industry globally and expected by ratings agency Moody’s to reach $5trn in time, students of sharia have more opportunities than before to take their skills beyond the mosque doors and into the boardroom
The New Economy discusses the ins and outs of the insolvency and restructuring market in Mexico with one of the most prolific and efficient firms in the country, Oscos Abogados.
Companies that sell complicated genetic tests directly to consumers may be putting people at risk, a top US health official has announced. Without a doctor’s guidance, consumers might choose to stop taking heart medications or skip routine breast cancer screening based on the results of tests that might not be accurate, said Dr Jeffrey Shuren, […]
Bulgaria’s farm minister has announced that the government would not allow GM food in shops but stopped short of saying whether Sofia would declare the Balkan country GM-free
Gordon McCauley, CEO and President of Allon Therapeutics, discusses the important quest for an effective drug combating neuro-degenerative diseases, and the successes developing their drug davunetide [8m 08secs]
