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English the preferred language for world business

NEW YORK, May 16 – Workers whose jobs require them to interact with people in foreign countries say that English is the dominant language of business, according to a new poll.

More than one quarter of employees in 26 countries around the world told an Ipsos poll that their jobs involve dealing with people in other countries. And of those, ... Read More

Workers cover a BMW Art Car M1, 1979, by Andy Warhol at the Hong Kong International Art Fair, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, May 16, 2012. – Reuters pic
Workers cover a BMW Art Car M1, 1979, by Andy Warhol at the Hong Kong International Art Fair, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, May 16, 2012. – Reuters pic

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

LONDON, May 16 – Health data released today provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as ... Read More

Internet photo project to capture ‘day in life’ of world

STOCKHOLM, May 16 — Pictures of a house in India, a food cupboard in New Zealand and someone eating breakfast in Sweden were among the first of thousands of photographs sent to an Internet project to ... Read More

Wall Street intrigue at Robin Hood charity gala

NEW YORK, May 16 — For the first time in months, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein was off the hotseat.As Wall Street’s biggest hedge fund managers and top bankers flocked to a charity gala in New York on ... Read More

Afghan woman pushes for rights from behind the wheel

KABUL, May 16 — The morning after the Taliban fell Shakila Naderi shed her head-to-toe burqa, sat behind the wheel of a car for the first time and asked her husband to teach her how to drive.Now Kabul's ... Read More

Economic growth sows unhappiness in China, says study

WASHINGTON, May 15 — China's economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society, according to a US analysis published on ... Read More

Insecticide resistance threatens malaria fight

LONDON, May 15 – Malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Africa and India are becoming resistant to insecticides, putting millions of lives at greater risk and threatening eradication efforts, health experts said ... Read More

Scotland sets minimum alcohol price

LONDON, May 15 — The Scottish government set out a minimum price for alcohol Monday, saying too many Scots were "drinking themselves to death" and it was time to tackle the country's relationship with ... Read More

Leica camera auctioned in Austria for record US$2.8m

VIENNA, May 14 — A rare 1923 Leica went for €2.16 million euros (RM8.6 million) at an auction in Vienna at the weekend, making it the most expensive camera ever sold, the auctioneer said.An anonymous ... Read More

Avoid chewing gum to maintain short-term memory, says study

LONDON, May 14 — Need to keep mentally alert for the next few minutes? Spit out that piece of chewing gum.That’s the conclusion of a British study which found that chewing gum can impair short-term ... Read More

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