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Beijing's Pollution Alarms Neighbors Sat, 16/02/2013 - 10:12 by Dinesh Dhiman The good news for the Chinese leadership is that their fiscal policies have paid off, producing both the world's second largest economy and the globe's leading creditor nation in less than a generation. Comments	2012's Top 5 Oil & Gas Plays Wed, 19/12/2012 - 12:19 by Rishabh Verma 2012 has been a stellar year for oil and gas. From East Africa to North America, new technology, major new discoveries, an unparalleled appetite for exploration and a metamorphosing perception of risk have changed the playing field. Comments	Keystone XL: Welcome to the Proxy Energy War Fri, 14/12/2012 - 16:01 by Dinesh Dhiman Now that elections are over, everyone is waiting for a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, but it's not so easy amid the atmosphere of protests that have even traditionally oil-friendly Texans putting up a fight. Comments
Hello Bali, Goodbye Doha Thu, 13/09/2012 - 12:36 by Dinesh Dhiman The clamour for replacing the defunct Doha talks is growing. Is the World Trade Organization listening? Comments Read more	Google search service goes for a toss Sun, 01/02/2009 - 21:53 by Jaspreet Kaur Teaser: California, February 1: Internet search engine giant Google’s services were disrupted for about 55 minutes Saturday morning causing a lot of inconvenience to users across the globe. The web links did not function and the search results contained fake safety warnings. Read more	Ethical debate brews over octuplets' birth Sat, 31/01/2009 - 16:54 by Pragati Khond Teaser: Los Angeles, January 31: Ethicists are opining about several ethical and moral concerns raised with the recent birth of octuplets on Jan. 27 at the Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California. Read more
Wikipedia set to tighten editing rules Thu, 29/01/2009 - 17:07 by Shubha Krishnappa Teaser: New York, January 29: The world’s most popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has expressed its intention to tighten its rules, after some incorrect changes were made to its entries, on who can edit the online encyclopedia. Read more	Apple finally gets IBM’s Papermaster Wed, 28/01/2009 - 17:58 by Harleen Kaur Teaser: New York, January 28: Former IBM executive Mark Papermaster is all set to lead Apple’s iPhone group following legal settlement between the two companies, revealed Apple officials on Tuesday. Read more	Ice Storm claims 5 lives in Oklahoma, emergency declared Tue, 27/01/2009 - 18:05 by Harleen Kaur Teaser: Oklahoma, United States, January 27: An ice storm of fierce intensity lashed across Oklahoma city, throwing normal life out of gear. The growing ice storm has already spread in major parts of the city, resulting in 5 deaths and leaving a trail of destruction all around. Read more
Northampton County convicts indict prison over MRSA infection Sun, 25/01/2009 - 12:37 by Jaspreet Kaur Teaser: Northampton, January 25: Around 30 of the former as well as present inmates of the Northampton County Prison are taking legal action against the jail and its health-care provider in federal court, after they contracted MRSA infections, thanks to the terribly dirty conditions in the prison coupled with absence of adequate cure. Read more	U.S. approves first embryonic stem-cell trial Fri, 23/01/2009 - 17:46 by Harleen Kaur Teaser: California, January 23: Geron Corp.’s first embryonic stem-cell trial got a green signal from the FDA, revealed the company’s officials. Read more	Beijing proposes $124 billion health care revamp Fri, 23/01/2009 - 12:32 by Jaspreet Kaur Teaser: Shanghai, January 23: The government of China has proposed to spend around $124 billion over the next three years to revamp the country’s health care structure by spreading out insurance cover, refurbishing public hospitals and improving accessibility to medication. Read more