Babbage builders turn down Kickstarter
22 Oct 2012 7:15:21
A team planning to build a Victorian computer for the first time have decided not to use Kickstarter to finance the project.
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BP confirms Rosneft sale talks
22 Oct 2012 6:54:19
BP confirms it is in "advanced" talks with Rosneft over selling its stake in TNK-BP, but says no agreement has yet been reached.
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Dolphin 'sponging' spans centuries
22 Oct 2012 6:52:05
Bottlenose dolphins that use sponges to protect their noses while foraging are using a technique that began in the 19th century, a study finds.
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Kingfisher falls on suspension
22 Oct 2012 6:08:26
Shares in India's cash-strapped airline Kingfisher fall almost 5%, after its license was suspended over the weekend.
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Haiti cholera 'started at UN camp'
22 Oct 2012 5:04:27
New evidence emerges about alleged role UN troops in epidemic
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Tibetan finch's 80-year absence
22 Oct 2012 3:02:26
It has been missing for 80 years but Sillem’s Mountain Finch Leucosticte sillemi has now been rediscovered on the Tibetan plateau by a trekker who was too ill to leave camp.
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VIDEO: Huge drop in exports from Japan
22 Oct 2012 2:57:45
Fears are growing that Japan could be sliding back into recession after the latest trade figures show the country posted a deficit in September, as exports to China and Europe fell.
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Japanese exports to China fall
22 Oct 2012 2:52:46
Japanese exports to China tumbled in September, compared to the previous year, as a territorial dispute between the two countries weighed on the economy.
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VIDEO: Canada blocks Petronas oil deal
22 Oct 2012 2:47:42
The Malaysian oil company Petronas is considering if it should try to pursuade the Canadian government to reverse its decision to block a planned takeover of Progress Energy, a deal worth more than $5 billion.
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Brain change bad behaviour link
22 Oct 2012 2:29:02
The brains of teenage girls with behavioural disorders are structurally different to those of their peers, researchers have found.
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Workers' maths to be challenged
22 Oct 2012 2:08:29
Employers are being asked to help workers boost their numeracy skills amid fears that poor maths is blighting Britain's economic performance.
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Warning over workers on benefits
22 Oct 2012 1:45:46
Workers are increasingly depending on benefits to pay their rent, the body which represents English housing associations warns.
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Canada blocks Petronas shale deal
22 Oct 2012 1:26:54
Canada blocks a bid by Malaysia's Petronas to acquire Progress Energy Resources, raising questions about the country's openness to foreign investment.
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VIDEO: Indian citizens get rights to food
22 Oct 2012 1:21:57
India's plan to give citizens the legal right to food is welcome news to the millions of poor people in the country, but it could prove a financial burden to the economy.
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Mozambique town transformed by coal rush
22 Oct 2012 0:54:31
Huge discovery transforms sleepy Mozambique town
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The value of CSR programmes
21 Oct 2012 3:32:31
Measuring corporate claims of social commitments
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World's oldest undeciphered writing
21 Oct 2012 3:30:02
World’s oldest undeciphered writing breakthrough
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Spain waits for US to finish bomb clean-up
21 Oct 2012 3:05:17
Is US ready to finish clean-up of Spanish nuclear bomb village?
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Mixed poll results for Spain PM
21 Oct 2012 0:32:46
Exit polls suggest nationalist parties in Spain's Basque Country have won regional elections, a poll seen as a key test of the government's austerity policy.
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Millar calls for Rabobank rethink
21 Oct 2012 7:43:55
British rider David Millar is hoping to persuade Rabobank not to abandon its long association with cycling.
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Monkeying around in the boardroom
21 Oct 2012 6:19:56
A zoo sheds light on animal behaviour in the office
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Temps hit by 'abusive tax avoidance'
21 Oct 2012 4:43:50
Agency temp workers risk being chased for unpaid tax
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EBay 'pays only £1.2m in UK tax'
21 Oct 2012 4:36:25
US auction site eBay paid only £1.2m in tax back in 2010 in the UK, where it generated sales of about £800m, according to an investigation by the Sunday Times.
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HK moves to weaken local currency
21 Oct 2012 0:44:44
Hong Kong moves to weaken its currency for the first time in three years as demand from investors fleeing Western markets has caused a sharp increase in its value.
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Life and soul of the Mars party
21 Oct 2012 0:33:07
Sampling Glenelg in the Highlands as it twins with Glenelg on Mars
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