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Disturbing Theory on Mitigating Global Warming

According to a new idea, it may be that the effects of global warming are currently simply too great to be mitigated completely or partially. University of Utah Associate Professor of Atmospheric Sciences Tim Garrett reveals that rising carbon dioxide concentrations, of the kind that is currently held responsible as ...

23 November 2009
02:58 GMT

The Economy May Be Picking Up, Google Says

Google CEO Eric Schmidt and cofounder Sergey Brin spoke at a press conference in New York earlier touching on most aspects of the company and some of the more pressing issues like Google Books and Google Chrome. The company's economic state also came under scrutiny. Google has weathered the economic downturn bet...

8 October 2009
06:31 GMT

Job Losses Highest in 26 Years

Over the past couple of months, the abysmal state of the US economy has gradually began to recover, as the stimulus measures employed by president Obama and the federal government slowly began to go into effect. For the last month, employees only cut 345,000 jobs, which is less than the previsions made by officials f...

5 June 2009
10:28 GMT

Company Charity More Present in Countries Lacking Human Rights

According to new statistics from the UK, British companies that operate in countries that lack basic civil and human rights regulations are likely to donate 70 percent more money to charity than similar firms conducting their activities in nations where such regulations exist. The result of the new study again certif...

2 April 2009
04:22 GMT

Brain Region Affected by Economic Advice

In times of crisis, people are very likely to find themselves in the situation where their own financial status is beyond them. In such circumstances, they must seek the help of a professional advisor, who usually gives them the counsel they're looking for. It's what happens in the brains of clients at that...

24 March 2009
11:37 GMT

Rumor Mill: Microsoft Might Cut Jobs as Profit Goes Down

The worldwide economy isn't doing so well, as the recession is affecting almost every branch of the industry. It now seems that, although Microsoft considers its Xbox 360 console and its whole game and entertainment division recession-proof, things aren't going too well with the other departments in the maj...

21 January 2009
13:01 GMT

Privatization Killed a Million People in Eastern Europe

An Oxford study, published in The Lancet, shows that nearly one million working-aged men and women died in Eastern Europe due to the sudden transition from nation-owned businesses to the private sectors in the years following the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union. Countries that were a former part of the Sovi...

16 January 2009
07:02 GMT

Financial Crisis Hits Gaming Industry

These are troubled times, the economical situation in the United States isn't very good. With stock prices falling for almost every company, some analysts said that one of the most sure investments these days are in the large companies in the gaming industry. Names such as Electronic Arts or Activision  Bli...

30 September 2008
03:41 GMT

Being Cheap is in Your Genes

Is he always looking for the worst, cheapest and dirtiest restaurant? Does he eat a lot only when he receives an invitation? The roses are always a little withered, aren't they? Don't put the blame on him, but on his genes. An international research team has found for the first time that genes influence the...

2 October 2007
03:46 GMT


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