Tsunami speeds 'terminal decline' of Japan's fishing industry- by Stuart Biggs for Bloomberg Business Week
25/04/2011 17:44
The wreckage of a 379-metric ton Tuna boat blocks the road to the deserted fish market in Kessunuma. >>>>
Globalisation
U.S. stocks and dollar slip on growth fears - from Reuters
25/04/2011 17:32
Wall Street wavered, oil slipped and the dollar weakened further against the euro in thin trading on Monday as major European markets were shut for Easter and the outlook for economic growth faltered. >>>>
It's time Tesco haters stocked up on the facts - by Stephen Pollard for The Telegraph
24/04/2011 19:35
It is fashionable among the Left-liberal intelligentsia to view supermarkets as some sort of uncouth offence against decency. >>>>
Starbucks targets folks who shun Starbucks - by Leslie Patton for Business Week
21/04/2011 17:41
As a brand manager and later as global strategy chief at Starbucks, Michell Gass championed such popular innovations as green straws, dome frappe lids and the Frappuchino. >>>>
Better than expected news for UK economy - from Sky News
21/04/2011 17:39
New figures show things seem to be looking up for major sectors of the UK economy. >>>>
Hidden iPhone file tracks users' every move - from Sky News
21/04/2011 17:36
The security of Apple's iPhone and iPads is being called into question after it emerged the devices contain a hidden file that track the owners locations. >>>>
The case against globaloney - by Schumpeter for The Economist
20/04/2011 17:52
Geoffrey Crowther, editor of The Economist from 1938 to 1956, used to advise young journalists to "simplify, then exaggerate". He might have changed his advice if he lived to witness the current debate on globalisation. >>>>
BP facing selling off calls - by Nicky Burridge for Press Association (featured in The Independent)
17/04/2011 17:48
Oil giant BP is facing calls from some of its biggest shareholders to sell off half of its assets as part of a radical restructuring of the group. >>>>
Globalisation for dummies - by Chris Bradley for The Nattering Nabob
11/04/2011 21:20
The only country where Coca-Cola is not the best selling drink is Scotland. Small but mighty home grown soft drink Irn-Bru outsells the favourite global beverage and has done for decades. In fact, Irn-Bru, owned by A.G. Barr who produces Rubicon as well, outsells Pepsi too.
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Science
Titanic's unknown child given new, final identity - by Wynne Parry for Livescience.com
25/04/2011 19:08
Five days after the passenger ship Titanic sank, the crew of the resue ship Mackay Bennett pulled the body of a fair haired, roughly two year-old boy out of the Atlantic Ocean. >>>>
Some happy states have high suicide rates - from Associated Press
25/04/2011 19:04
Does misery really love company? An intriguing new study suggests that may be the case. >>>>
Salt clouds relieve some Arctic warming - by Janet Raloff for Science News
25/04/2011 18:26
Earth's warming in recent years has had an exagerrated impact in the Arctic. >>>>
Backwards step on looking into the future - by Ben Goldacre for the Guardian
23/04/2011 19:17
Last year, a mainstream psychology researcher called Daryl Bem published a competent academic paper, in a well-respected journal, showing evidence of precognition - the ability to see the future. >>>>
China hopes research centre can quell food-safety fears - by Hepeng Jia for Nature News
22/04/2011 19:12
It seems that barely a month goes by without a new food scandal dominating newspaper headlines in China. >>>>
A map of Fukushima's radiation risks - by Jocelyn Kaiser for Science Insider
22/04/2011 18:09
A new map from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows the long term radiation risks to people living near Japan's ailing Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. >>>>
Killing fields of ancient Syria revealed - by Daniel Strain for Science News
18/04/2011 19:20
Texas barbacue has nothing on the ancient near East. >>>>
The Polar Bears Aren't Laughing - by Chris Bradley for The Nattering Nabob
17/04/2011 15:20
Climate change legislation is being taken seriously by countries with large economies, a study by the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) reveals.
In the past 18 months, ways to adapt to global warming, thought to have caused several adverse weather disasters, such as tornadoes in the...
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