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BusinessWeek
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Amid high demand for Firefox 3, Mozilla prepares its open-source software to take on Microsoft, Google, and a world of cell-phone confusion
When Mozilla releases its Firefox 3 browser update June 17, it hopes to set the first-ever Guinness world record..
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CNN
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World markets were sent into a tailspin Monday as the shockwaves from the bailout of U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns continued to reverberate and stocks tumbled. In early trading in Europe, the FTSE 100 fell by 2.47 percent to 5493 and the French CAC 40..
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CNN
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Forbes' list of the world's wealthy has named Warren Buffett the richest person on the planet, surpassing his friend and philanthropic partner Bill Gates who had held the title for 13 consecutive years. The American investor and philanthropist is worth an..
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BusinessWeek
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Several ambitious plans around the world envision green cities, but such projects raise as many questions as they promise to answer
In the windswept deserts of Abu Dhabi, construction is under way on a green oasis planners say represents one of the mos..
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MSNBC
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Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again Monday and drove investors toward safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.
Investors around the world have been jittery for..
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CNN
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Market watchers are waiting nervously to see how Wall Street reacts to two days of share price turmoil when it re-opens on Tuesday following the Martin Luther King public holiday. Panic gripped world markets for a second day after Asian markets suffered a..
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BBC News
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The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, has landed in Sydney on its first commercial flight, after a seven-hour journey from Singapore.
Singapore Airlines took delivery of the huge plane, dubbed the Superjumbo, just over a week ago. Passe..
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CNN
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The world has reached the point of maximum oil output and production levels will halve by 2030 -- a situation that will eventually lead to war and disaster, a report claims.
The German-based Energy Watch Group released a report Tuesday saying the world..
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Guardian Unlimited
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World oil production has already peaked and will fall by half as soon as 2030, according to a report which also warns that extreme shortages of fossil fuels will lead to wars and social breakdown.
The German-based Energy Watch Group will release its st..
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CNN
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World stocks took another dive on Friday despite early attempts at a rebound in Europe while currency dealers drove the Japanese yen to a 14-month high against the dollar, throwing out risky leverage. Wall Street looked set for a weak opening. "Everyone's..
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Guardian Unlimited
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America's thirst for environmentally friendly biofuels is driving up food prices around the world as farmers scramble to devote more land to corn, writes Heather Stewart.
With the oil price back above $70 a barrel, biofuel looks increasingly attractive..
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BusinessWeek
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The World Bank will have to respond to pressure to reform its leadership selection process and redefine its mission
It's not just about Paul Wolfowitz.
With the chief architect of the Iraq war's turbulent reign at the World Bank ending on June 30, t..
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BusinessWeek
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Analysts say the institution has been "severely weakened" by the Wolfowitz controversy and the recent scrutiny of its unwieldy bureaucracy
The ugly showdown at the World Bank has all the signs of a no-win situation. And if the standoff between embattle..
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BusinessWeek
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Since the mainland overtook Japan as the world's second largest car market, local automakers are increasingly competitive and cutthroat
The word Longbridge was once synonymous with all that was great about British motoring. This southern suburb of Birm..
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BBC News
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Japan's Toyota has overtaken US rival General Motors to become the world's biggest carmaker, a spokesman for the company has said.
According to company figures, Toyota sold 2.348 million vehicles in the first three months of 2007.
General Motors (GM..
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Washington Post
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World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz said yesterday that he intends to continue in his job despite the controversy over his role in arranging pay raises and promotions for his girlfriend, a bank employee forced by conflict-of-interest rules to take an o..
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Los Angeles Times
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When an angry Enrico Mattei coined the phrase the "Seven Sisters" to describe the Anglo-Saxon companies that controlled the Middle East's oil after World War II, the founder of Italy's modern energy industry could not have imagined the profound shift in p..
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BusinessWeek
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The richest 2 percent of adults still owns more than half of the world's household wealth, perpetuating a yawning global gap between rich and poor, according to research published Tuesday...
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Reuters
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Two percent of adults have more than half of the world's wealth, including property and financial assets, according to a study by the U.N. development research institute published on Tuesday...
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Christian Science Monitor
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For China, it's a record buildup of foreign capital. For the rest of the world, it serves as a reminder: To an increasing degree, bureaucrats in Beijing aren't just guiding their own economy, but the world's as well...
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