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UN urges collective efforts to achieve water secure world on Day for Biological Diversity
22 May 2013 150 Unless greater efforts are made to reverse current trends, the world will run out of freshwater, the United Nations said today marking the International Day for Biological Diversity and urging stronger scientific alliances to understand and protect natural resources. "We live in an increasingly water insecure world where demand often outstrips supply and where water quality ...
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World motorsport chief to visit Botswana
The president of the world motorsport governing body, Federation Internationale de I' Automobile (FIA), Jean Todt is scheduled to visit Botswana in August, Botswana Motorsport Association (BMSA) has confirmed. BMSA secretary general Joseph Khengere said Tuesday they had been in consultations with the FIA since affiliating to them earlier this year and the president will pay a visit to Botswana, ...
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Oz women cricketers Down Under on top of world after hefty pay-hike
Cricket Australia (CA) has announced that the country's top female cricketers will now earn up to 80,000 dollars within a year. The women team has won Women's World Cup and the T20 trophy, prompting CA to consider female cricket as professional, News.com.au reports. CA chief executive James Sutherland compared the women's cricket team to the men's cricket club, saying that the association ...
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What Advice Can Parents Give a New Grad for the Work World
her first "real" job , you may want to impart great wisdom to her. It's a difficult time for an inexperienced worker to enter the workforce, but these tips can help make the entry easier and better align her expectations with reality. Ford R. Myers, author of "Get the Job You Want, Even When No One's Hiring," offers the following advice to new ...
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Torontos not-so-artful dodger sends Doug Ford to do the talking
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford waits in his car at the end of the funeral for former Toronto Sun founding editor Peter Worthington at Christ Church Deer Park on Yonge St., Toronto May 22, 2013. (Fernando Morales/The Globe and ...
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Indian Shares Join Global Rout
A global rout amid expectations that the Federal Reserve may reverse its ultra-easy monetary policy earlier than expected dragged Indian equities sharply lower on Thursday. Fed chief Bernanke's comments that an exit could be initiated in the "next few meetings" sapped demand for equities, sending stocks plunging across the board. Minutes of the Federal Reserve's April 30-May ...
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Muslim terrorists behead soldier on street – then warn the world
Two home-grown terrorists shouting "God is Great" in Arabic savagely hacked and decapitated a British soldier in broad daylight on a London street yesterday - then tried to justify the barbaric attack in a rant caught on videotape."We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you," one of the men calmly declared in a clipped British accent, his blood-red hands ...
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British Open Squash Dipika Pallikal to face World No.2 Laura Massaro
Sports News: The British Open is finally here. India's Dipika Pallikal defeated Denmark's Line Hansen in a marathon first-round encounter to reach the pre-quarters while Saurav Ghosal lost to fourth seed Gregory Gaultier 3-1 in the Allam British Open Squash Championships ...
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Ford to halt output in Australia in 2016
Melbourne - Ford announced Thursday it would cease making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants in 2016 and axe 1,200 jobs, having produced its first car in the country in ...
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Investec slides after earnings miss
Johannesburg - Shares of Investec drop 2.5 percent to 70.9 rand after the South African investment bank and asset manager's full-year earnings fall short of lofty market ...
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SP Assesses Insurance Industry and Country Risk Shaping Insurance Markets
A report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services notes that "for the two main insurance sectors, life and property/casualty (P/C), overall industry and country risks are, on average, much lower in developed than in emerging markets." S&P explained that it uses the "assessments as a factor in rating insurance companies, and have designed them to provide us and market ...
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Chinas Chery Automobile inks partnership deal with BWF
China's car manufacturer Chery Automobil and the World Badminton Federation (BWF) on Thursday signed a partnership agreement, which the two sides described as a "win-win cooperation."The agreement will see Chery become an "official partner of BWF " for major badminton events, the Thomas and Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup and World Championships in four years."We are aware ...
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Manufacturing contraction dampens hopes for Chinas swift recovery
China's manufacturing activity contracted in May, suggesting that economic growth is likely to keep dipping, as authorities have tightened policies over concerns of growing financial risks.The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC on ...
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ANA to resume operation of Boeing 787s from Sunday
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said Thursday it would resume operation of all its 787 Dreamliners from Sunday, more than four months after the Boeing Co.'s aircrafts were grounded due to a series of battery problems, local media reported.ANA is planning to use the aircraft for five temporary flights connecting Tokyo and Sapporo in northern Japan between May 26 and 31, as it has already ...
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Microsoft Surface Pro a device of many talents
mystery press conference in Los Angeles on 19 June last year. Indeed, it was something of a shock, because for the first time, Microsoft was competing against its biggest customers: Windows PC suppliers such as Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung and ...
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Concerns over underlying health of UK economy as 0.3 growth confirmed
Stockpiling by British businesses accounted for much of the growth in the UK economy in the first three months of the year, adding to concerns that its underlying health remains weak.GDP growth was confirmed at 0.3% by the Office for National Statistics after inventories increased by 0.4%.The ONS said business investment, a key indicator of the economy's wellbeing, fell 0.4% and consumer ...
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Michigan lawmaker seeks to make small business office
Lansing - A Michigan lawmaker wants to create a new state office with the goal of helping small businesses get started and thrive. Democratic Rep. Collene Lamonte of Montague introduced a bill this week that would establish an Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship Services in the state's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. It would coordinate programs for ...
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Global Markets Reel on Nikkeis 7.3 Slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago. Several reasons have been blamed for the 7.3 percent fall in the Nikkei index to 14,483.98, including a spike in Japanese government bond yields ...
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Northern Ireland healthcare firm lands business in Brazil
Arlene Foster attended South America's largest healthcare exhibition.The company currently employs around 110 people and exports to 55 countries including the ...
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Another $150 million loan to Jordan from World Bank
Jordanin Police keep guard as Syrian refugees look on at the King Abdullah Refugee Camp for Syrian refugees 2 kilometers from the Syrian border (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday."The ...
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Citrixs NetScaler aims to bring companies closer to Software Defined Networking
Register for a Techworld Account and enjoy unlimited access to our extensive white paper library and exclusive Enterprise multi-user software trials. Account members can also comment on articles and access best practices ...
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Conflicts like Syria creating ‘global underclass’ of refugees – Amnesty
Syrian refugees build a makeshift tent while waiting for a trailer from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Photograph: Lynsey Addario/The New York ...
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CSI for companies burned by hackers
The examiners -- who asked not to be named -- are digital forensics experts at Stroz Friedberg, one of a handful of cybercrime first responders that companies turn to when they've been hacked. As the scope and size of cyberattacks have grown, so has Stroz Friedberg's business. Though the private company does not disclose its numbers, it says revenue rose 18% from 2011 to 2012, as the ...
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Hartley targets world champs
Johannesburg – South African Olympic canoeing medallist Bridgitte Hartley says she aims to get good results at the final Sprint World Cup in Poland but insists that her main focus is the World Championships later this ...
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Pearson switches Financial Times into new business division
Pearson .As part of the organisation's restructure, the FT Group will disappear and the newspaper will become part of a unit called "professional". Its chief executive will be John Ridding, who is currently CEO of the FT group.Professional will also include Pearson's global English learning business and its electronic testing business. It is hard to see what these three very ...
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Shipping Wars: Uruguay and Argentina face off over rival port expansion plans
Argentina and Uruguay both want to be the shipping hubs of South America, or southern South America at least, and both are planning to considerably expand their port infrastructure in Buenos Aires and Montevideo respectively, which is leading to considerable diplomatic strain.
Argentina is a regional power in South America, the country is considered one of the more developed nations on the continent on-par with Uruguay (on paper at least, with a similar per capita income and Human Development Index rating) although the country occupies a majority of the continent with Brazil and presides over a massive coastline. Read more
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