NASA reported today that the final voyage of Space Shuttle Endeavour, originally planned for Friday, would be delayed by several more days due to technical problems. The Space Shuttle was
ContinueUnder the shadow of the sobering anniversary of 25 years since the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Japanese workers continue to battle to contain the recent nuclear crisis in Japan. Today,
ContinueLarge parts of the world are this week operating on a wing and a prayer: With high levels of damage, low levels of preparation and many unknown factors, desperate people
ContinueNow the world’s second largest economy, a critical geopolitical player, home to the largest population on earth and the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, how China charts its future
ContinueThe eyes of the world remain on the violence in Libya and the ongoing unrest across North Africa and the Middle East, with oil prices reacting to the potential disruptions
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ContinueFood security is making the headlines again. On Thursday the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index showed global food prices at the highest level since records began
ContinueThis may be one of the weeks that redefines the shape of the world, although the impact is as yet extremely uncertain. The civil unrest that started in Tunisia, toppling
ContinueThis week’s summit in Washington between Hu Jintao and Barack Obama was carefully choreographed to put the emerging relationship between China and the US into a positive frame. With recent
ContinueWhen Muhammed Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel peace prize jointly with Grameen Bank “for their efforts to create economic and social development from below,” pioneered microcredit to help those
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