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By AFP
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The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks could still threaten the outlook, the World Bank said Sunday.
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By AFP
Washington -
The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks could still threaten the outlook, the World Bank said Sunday.
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Technology plays an increasingly big part of our lives with an array of gadgets and the development of the Internet of Things. Is the rise in technology a good thing for the human condition? A top academic thinks we need to pause for thought.
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A new global study has revealed variations in the rate of skin cancer around the world. The key variations relate to geographical and socio-economic factors, which make the disease more or less common.
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U.S. President Barack Obama told the best and brightest in the technology industry on Friday that the government would partner with private industry to keep the Internet free and open to innovation.
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A global review of gender disparities among patients in relation to heart attack survival has shown that women have double the mortality rate of men.
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Bethesda -
Near Washington D.C., pharmaceutical microbiologists recently gathered to discuss drug safety concerns together with the latest technologies. Here we report from the 10th Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) pharmaceutical microbiology conference.
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A NASA study has found that one of the major remaining ice shelves on Antarctica is melting much faster than previous suggestions. It could be completely gone in just a few years, fuelling sea level rise and making Antarctica a little smaller.
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By Reuters
The guessing game over U.S.
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By Reuters
New York has knocked London from its position as the world's leading global financial center after seven years, according to the Global Financial Centres Index compiled by London-based consultancy Z/Yen.
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By Reuters
Europe's and Asia's industrial health will be closely watched in the coming week for an indication of how solid - or weak - a footing the global economy was on at the start of the year.
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By Reuters
Manufacturers across Europe and Asia changed down a gear last month as falling demand from abroad hurt Chinese output and European factory growth dipped from January's 2-1/2 year h...
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By Reuters
Take your pick of the most important economic event of the coming week - forward-looking global activity data, interest rate decisions in Europe or a spot-check on U.S.
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By Reuters
The world's top investors cut exposure to emerging European equities to a five-month low in February as they fretted over a spillover from tensions in Ukraine and Russia, Reuters polls showed on Friday.
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By Reuters
Euro zone inflation due on Friday will be firmly in the sights of financial markets eager to establish whether the European Central Bank (ECB) has enough ammunition to ease monetary policy in the f...
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By Reuters
China's vast factory sector contracted again this month and the expected acceleration in euro zone business activity failed to materialize, highlighting the fragile state of a glob...
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By Reuters
The Federal Reserve's stimulus taper and China's slowdown, twin factors behind this year's emerging market sell-off, will come firmly into view in the week ahead with minutes from the former and a ...
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By Reuters
The euro zone and its constituent parts will report fourth quarter economic growth numbers at the end of the week, offering policy makers at the European Central Bank a needed snapshot of the bloc's under
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By Reuters
European shares edged lower on Monday after further signs of a slowdown in China, although robust data from France and Germany limited their decline.
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The Future of Nutrition Online Conference will feature compelling new insights and diverse approaches to what the future holds when it comes to nutrition and personal transformation.
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With its international voting completed, the U.S. is the final stop on the Voice of McDonald's voting trail. Who will make it to the finals in Orlando? It's up to the voters and the judges to decide.
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Digital Journal is pleased to announce the winners of its Photo Essay contest, which ran from Aug. 1 to Sept. 16, 2013. Find out how these Digital Journalists showcased their photojournalism skills in a contest themed for "Fun, Adventure and Discovery."
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World population growth will, by many estimates, lead to a shortage of food. One particular researcher has recently stated that the solution is developing GM foods. Is this the answer, or does it present new environmental and health risks?
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On May 25, 2013, there will be a worldwide March against Monsanto, protesting the giant pesticide company's attempts to take over the world's food supply. Vandana Shiva speaks about the movement against Monsanto and why it is necessary.
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Imagine butchering a squid at the local fish market. As you are cutting in your knife is brought to a halt by something that feels like a bowling ball. Yes you have just cut into a squid that has a bomb in it's body
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All over the world people were banging pots and pans and generally making themselves heard on Saturday, in the popular "Global Noise" movement against austerity.
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More than a thousand delegates, representing 50 million workers in 140 countries, will be meeting to establish a new global union federation for the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors at a special conference in Copenhagen.
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With only a few hours to go, people worldwide are getting ready to head to the streets to make their voices heard. Will you be among them?
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A government report shows that Google's Street View cars were collecting emails and other data from WiFi users all over the world. Google leaders were informed about this, but the company insists it was 'inadvertent'.
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Map showing locations of events on May 12, 2012 May12.net
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty, Berlin, Germany. Accessnow.org
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty, Dresden, Germany. Accessnow.org
Global average temperature since 1880.For each year, the range of uncertainty is indicated by the gray vertical bars. The blue line tracks the changes in the trend over time. NOAA
The community-owned Westmill Solar Park in South East England Neil Maw
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty, Wien, Austria. Accessnow.org
Map showing locations of Global Noise events on October 13, 2012. Screen capture
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Leipzig, Germany. Accessnow.org
Map of protests on October 15, 2011 15october.net
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Saarbrucken, Germany. Accessnow.org
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Munich, Germany. Accessnow.org
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February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Rostock, Germany. Accessnow.org
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty, Frankfurt, Germany. Accessnow.org
WHO map of global air pollution for 2003-2010 World Health Organization
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty, Bonn, Switzerland. Accessnow.org
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Magdeburg, Germany. Accessnow.org
February 11, 2012 - worldwide protests against the ACTA internet censorship treaty - Sofia, Bulgaria. Accessnow.org
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