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China's hunger is Africa's pariah
Seeded on Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:38 PM EDT (China Shakes the World: The Rise of a Hungry Natio)
Beijing has therefore become anxious in case supplies of crucial inputs run out or are diverted to other countries, thus threatening the growth that produces the 24 million new jobs it must create each year.
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Seeded on Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:20 PM EDT (Popular Mechanics)
Who needs animals? It's only a matter of time before factory-grown meat becomes fast-food reality.
The Australians who are outcasts in their own land
Seeded on Sun Jun 24, 2007 2:04 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Political moves to curb alcoholism and truancy have ignited a national debate over the heartache and squalor affecting troubled aboriginal communities
Going Broke: Why 20-somethings are sinking in a sea of debt
Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:43 PM EDT (AM New York)
Debt is a four-letter word, and for millions of young Americans, it's an all-too familiar term.
Electronic paper is catching up with the real thing
Seeded on Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:09 PM EDT (The Economist)
AN INVENTOR meets a venture capitalist in a bar. He pulls out of his pocket something that looks like a grubby handkerchief, straightens it out on the bar top, and begins his pitch for $10m of venture money.
20 Ways to Get and Stay Happy
Seeded on Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:55 PM EDT (TIME)
As experts gather to explore the techniques for achieving peace and happiness at the 2nd International Conference on Happiness & Its Causes, TIME looks at proven ways to find more joy in life
2 Rockets Fired at Israel from Lebanon
Seeded on Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:41 PM EDT (Breitbart)
Two Katyusha rockets fell on northern Israel Sunday, the first fired from Lebanon since last summer's inconclusive war with Hezbollah guerrillas. No one was hurt, but there was some damage, police and the military said.
Police Track MySpace Sex Offenders
Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:11 PM EDT (TIME)
Seven convicted sex offenders with profiles on MySpace.com have been arrested in what Texas officials said was the country's first large-scale crackdown of registered offenders who use the social networking Web site.
Zimbabwe passes 'snoop law'
Seeded on Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:07 AM EDT (News24)
Zimbabwe's parliament, heavily dominated by President Robert Mugabe's party, has passed a controversial new law that allows the government to monitor phones, e-mails and the post, reports said on Thursday.
Should we make short work of long hours?
Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 2:40 PM EDT (The Times)
People who spend too much time at their desk are not doing themselves or their employers any favours.
Hollywood - It's no "Song and Dance"
Mon Jun 11, 2007 4:51 PM EDT
Hollywood has the reputation of latching onto a "winning" formula and then regurgitating it time and time again in different guises in movies.
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Stupid Questions by Tourists about South Africa
Seeded on Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:34 PM EDT ()
Questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website owner.
To Avoid Date, Woman Fakes Abduction
Seeded on Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:40 PM EDT ()
Young said White planned to meet someone at the park that she had met via the Internet. White got cold feet about the date and called the man, stating that three men had hit her over the head and tossed her in the back of a car, Young added.
Build it and they shall come - the Dubai experiment
Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:40 PM EDT
A large "Sim City" experiment is taking place in Dubai as we speak with large new glass buildings and impressive shopping malls coming up all over in the new "west" styled area in Dubai.
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MySpace. Is it = Empty Space?
Sat Jun 9, 2007 3:54 PM EDT
I recently tried out MySpace a while back after all the hype in the press. One gained the impression from the press that one just had to be in MySpace to be cool and that it was roping in record number of members every month.
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Paris Hilton taken to court, risks return to jail
Seeded on Fri Jun 8, 2007 3:04 PM EDT (Canada.com)
Paris Hilton was put in handcuffs and taken from her home in a sheriff's car for a court hearing Friday that could end with the socialite being sent back to jail to serve out a three-week sentence.
Experts blast designer vaginas
Seeded on Sun May 27, 2007 3:38 PM EDT (News24)
The British Medical Journal piece suggests genitoplasty is a classic example of where commercial, media and social pressures artificially create a problem, fuel concern over it and then put forward a solution for it.
What is your "Social Imprint"
Sun May 20, 2007 8:12 AM EDT
Scientists apparently say that a person's personality and outlook to life develops through a combination of environment and genetic factors.
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