John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, argues that only strong American leadership can combat the threats that exist in today’s world. Modern Americans enjoy unprecedented peace and prosperity, but – like their forefathers – they also have a responsibility to use their...
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While trying to save the environment, businesses try new public relation campaigns, which may end up hurting the world’s poor. The British supermarket giant Tesco has resorted to putting labels on imported foods that indicate foreign origin and warn consumers that the product contributes to global...
Sky-rocketing food prices have finally dampened the enthusiasm of using food crops to drive cars. But in Europe a new fad is catching on to save the environment: labelling imported food so that consumers can choose...
Almost half of all freight headed to the US passes through California, and starting in 2009, large ships operating within 24 nautical miles of the state’s coast will be required to burn a special low-sulfur diesel rather than cheaper fuels. The ruling applies to container ships, oil tankers and...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have announced the development of a genetically modified mosquito that cannot transmit malaria. Malaria leads to 1 million deaths each year, mostly in developing nations. Initial experiments in cages suggest that the modified mosquitoes eventually overwhelm...
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India’s rise as the premier destination for information-technology outsourcing has continued apace, since the government’s decision to privatize education ten years ago, marking the beginning of the Indian labor force’s scaling up. However, service-sector advances do not tell the entire Indian...
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China is promoting soft power as it seeks to establish itself as a major player in world affairs. China’s economic prowess and ancient civilization entice students worldwide for training in Chinese language and culture, but especially in countries like Australia. China replaced Japan as Australia’s...
Culture power: Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes worldwide, including one at
University College Dublin, promote language and cultural programs like the Beijing Opera
SYDNEY: Media worldwide abound with reports about...
The detonation of a nuclear weapon – intentionally or not, by state powers or terrorists – will produce no winners. The very real danger that terrorists could unleash a nuclear weapon in major cities adds new urgency to dealing with the gathering threat. This three-part series explores the...
Rich target: A known terrorist goal is to secure a nuclear weapon and hit a major city; above Times Square in New York City. Enlarge image
CAMBRIDGE: One month after the terrorist assault on the World Trade...
The burst of technology at the turn of the century had pundits predicting that all manner of professional jobs – any position that required creating or handling data that could be transferred online – would move away from Western Europe and the US to India, China and other nations with low wages...
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