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Science behind Angels and Demons
May 21, 2009Will human-made black holes destroy the world? Could artificially created anti-matter be an alternative source of energy? Did Al Gore really invent the World Wide Web? Do super-secret super-sonic jets that can cross the Atlantic Ocean...
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The nameless factory behind the Lipton global brand name
May 21, 2009Be the best you can be': Unilever's Lipton tea factory in Karachi has no name, no logo and no permanent employees. Lipton, as one of Unilever's leading billion dollar brands, is aggressively promoted in multi-million dollar...
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Unions urge OSHA to enforce swine flu worker protections
May 21, 2009Original source: With more than 5,000 confirmed and probable cases of the H1NI (swine flu) virus in the United States—including 82 infections in health care workers—as well as six deaths and reports that the virus is...
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Free-marketeer to take power in India
May 21, 2009Original source: Indian PM Manmohan Singh vowed to prioritise ' socially inclusive and equitable' economic growth on Tuesday after newly-elected Congress MPs formally chose him as their leader for a second term. Congress Party chief Sonia...
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Labor Dept. dangles big carrot to get states to expand jobless aid
May 20, 2009The U.S. Labor Department is dangling a $3.5 billion carrot in front of state governments to get them to expand the numbers and categories of workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Hilda Solis, President Obama’s new secretary...
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