(People’s Daily Online) 09:19, June 17, 2014 The International Monetary Fund’s headquarters may one day move from Washington to Beijing, aligning with China’s growing influence in the world economy, the fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde said early this month. Attaching… Read More ›
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Cellphone use may not cause more car crashes / Cellphone legislation did not result in less
Contact: Shilo Rea shilo@cmu.edu 412-268-6094 Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon research shows cellphone use may not cause more car crashes PITTSBURGH—For almost 20 years, it has been a wide-held belief that talking on a cellphone while driving is dangerous and… Read More ›
British aid is ‘helping fund re-election campaign of Bhutto family’ in Pakistan
Britain is giving £300m of taxpayers’ money to a controversial programme of cash handouts in Pakistan which is accused of bankrolling the re-election campaign of Benazir Bhutto’s former party. Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari stands in front of a portrait… Read More ›
Drugs companies ‘are putting profits ahead of medical discoveries’, claims hard-hitting report
For every £1 spent on basic research a whopping £19 is spent on marketing, claim experts Current reward system discourages innovation, they add By Claire Bates PUBLISHED:10:13 EST, 8 August 2012| UPDATED:11:08 EST, 8 August 2012 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2185437/Drugs-companies-putting-profits-ahead-medical-discoveries.html#ixzz23E8u5ocy The… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 