 The Australian Its 86 ranking also took it to third place among the Australian universities, eclipsing the University of Sydney, which dropped to fourth, with a world ranking of 96. “I pay tribute to the researchers who have thrust UQ into the top 90 of a global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| The secret behind the hit TV car show "Top Gear" CBS News There's nothing on television quite like "Top Gear." What began as a boring automotive program in the 1970s has morphed into a global driving adventure. In a recent episode, the hosts took three ofworld's highest performing cars on an expedition to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| On endless ice, searching for clues to our future Seattle Post Intelligencer Across Greenland's vast white landscape, small teams of researchers from around the world are searching for clues to the potential effects of global warming on Greenland's ice. Photo: Brennan Linsley / AP In this July 19, 2011 picture, the midnight sun ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Global firms eye Chinese art China Daily Credit Suisse, a major international bank, has been amassing a corporate collection of Swiss contemporary art since 1975. Some of the most influential corporate art collections in the world, notably Deutsche Bank, Microsoft, Progressive Insurance, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| South Korea confident it can beat financial storm Indianapolis Star "Korea's economy has great potential to weather this global storm," Choi Jong-ku, deputy finance minister for international affairs, told reporters in a display of unity with top officials from the central bank and the country's two financial ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Global Sources' fall electronics shows to feature over 3800 booths - up 15 ... PR Newswire (press release) This increase is the result of a strengthening global economy and an increasing demand for thelatest electronic gadgets and components." Attendance is likely to top this past spring's highly successful China Sourcing Fairs. Buyers at the spring show ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Watch out world, says Sarah Murdoch Herald Sun Picture: Richard Dobson Source: News Limited AUSTRALIA'S Next Top Model host Sarah Murdoch is banking on this year's winner to become the next global modelling sensation. As executive producer, Murdoch says she wants to take the Foxtel reality ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Controlling price rise top priority; corruption an obstacle: PM Hindustan Times But the problem of corruption is a big obstacle in such a transformation." Singh said while India had successfully handled the global financial crisis of 2008, the "road ahead is long and ardous...Theworld economy is slowing down. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Inequality: Why so many feel left behind CNN (blog) In three latest World Values Surveys (conducted in early 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), when given the choice between more freedom and more equality, respondents around the world increasingly selected the second in later surveys. Even when controlling for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| AMC Renews "Breaking Bad" - Network Orders 16 Episodes to Conclude Series The Futon Critic In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of feature films and television shows, SPT boasts acurrent program slate that includes the top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Enhancing research and teaching to become world-class Macau Daily Times We expect that most of the major construction can finish sometime next year. MDTimes – Does UM want to keep the Macau campus for its own use after moving to Hengqin? WZ - That will be my wish but I don't think it can be fulfilled. The current plan is ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Shape of the Global Economy Will Fundamentally Change - by Mohamed El-Erian Foreign Policy But together, they speak to major realignments that are fundamentally changing the character of theglobal economy and how it functions. Three things in particular have had a significant influence, and they will continue to shape the world we live in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| International students bringing bucks to college campuses Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "From my perspective, you see how these economic issues are affecting people on an internationalbasis. In this current global economic situation, sometimes students can't even get their money out of the banks in their homes countries, so they can't ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Big day for the girls at the Airwalk Pro Junior Lacanau Global Surf News Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 14 August, 2011 : - - Lacanau -- It was an action-packed day at the ASP 2-Star Airwalk Lacanau Pro Junior with the no less than sixteen heats held in improving conditions and the high-tide sand bank allwing for another ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BlackRock tugs at the Allianz crown Financial News Allianz Global Investors has cemented its place as the largest asset manager in Europe, but below it, US rival BlackRock has launched an assault on the European top spot, with the largest money manager in the world exhibiting a rate of growth that far ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Wanna Make The World Dance... Jamaica Observer With nine London Bar and Club Awards under its belt -- including 'Best Club' and 'Best Night' -- Boujis has developed a reputation for being the ultimate London night-life experience for its VIP members. Dance the night away to the latest in house, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Everything Will Be Too Big to Fail - by John Seo Foreign Policy As the World Bank observed in its 2009 World Development Report, half the world's GDP is produced on 1.5 percent of its land surface. Humanity's global migration toward ever denser urban living has added trillions of dollars to the global GDP every ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| High gains in prices and values EastDay.com Prices of residential properties surged 143 percent in the city between December 2005 and June 2011, trailing only Mumbai where home price skyrocketed 154 percent during the same period, according to the latest Savills World Class Cities Index, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| University World News - GLOBAL: Leadership education gets boost ... "The global hub on capacity building is a clearing house between the UN and universities to exchange ideas and findings," Kim told University World News. Leadership and entrepreneurship education in developing countries is different from ... "Korea succeeded in transforming itself from amajor aid recipient to a donor country within a single generation. "The establishment and development of higher education and research institutions played key roles in the recent economic ... University World News |
| Taming inflation is govt's top priority: PM | APN News By admin Emphasising that controlling inflation is the government's top priority; Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said rising prices are as a result of global factors. ... The prices of petroleum products, foodgrains and edible oil have risen steeply in international markets in recent times,” Singh said in his Independence Day address to the nation on Monday. Inflation, particularly of food articles, has been persistently high for several months. Both general and food inflation ... APN News |
| Recession risk unless oil prices fall further - Business News ... "The last two times that energy as a share of global GDP neared ... the current level, the worldeconomy experienced severe crises: the double dip recession of the 1980s and the Great Recession of 2008," Merrill Lynch analysts led by ... IBN Top Headlines |
| Soccer: Junior All Whites denied historic win – New Zealand Herald ... By Drader Soccer: Junior All Whites denied historic win – New Zealand Herald (Soccer News). Soccer: Junior All Whites denied historic win – New Zealand Herald as the Junior All Whites continue to emulate their senior colleagues who went through last ... With the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification draw now set The only team from Oceania ranked in the top 100 of the SPI is New Zealand, which is 69th. SPI gives Honduras, the United States, Costa Rica and Jamaica each approximately a 20 ... NEW ZEALAND National Soccer Team... |
| High gains in prices and values | China business news By CBN SHANGHAI ranks second among 10 global cities in the growth of residential property prices over the past five-and-a-half years while gains in capital values of luxury properties in the city are the sixth fastest in a group of key ... Prices of residential properties surged 143 percent in the city between December 2005 and June 2011, trailing only Mumbai where home price skyrocketed 154 percent during the same period, according to the latest Savills World Class Cities Index ... China business news |
| Text of PM'S Independence Day Speech Today the world recognizes our potential to be one of the major economic powers globally. But the problem of corruption is a big obstacle in such a transformation. In the last few months many instances of corruption have come to light. ... In recent years, we have established independent regulatory authorities in many areas. These authorities discharge many responsibilities which were earlier in the domain of the government itself. We have no legislation which would ... Latest India News | National... |
| Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 15, 2011 « Stop NATO By richardrozoff Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 15, 2011. August 15, 2011 richardrozoff Leave a comment Go to comments. ==== Gaddafi Calls On Libyans To Take Up Arms Against NATO. Libyan War: U.S. Global Hawk Drone “Reaches Critical Milestone” ... Speaking about the recent popular uprisings in the region during the past few months, President Ahmadinejad said that these developments display that people in the region are afflicted with major problems. “The entire world is not ... Stop NATO |
| Sobering news. « BobWaldrop.net By webkeeper Sobering news. This weekend brought sobering news. The first is the occasion of the issuance of the 2nd quarter 2011 report by 72 year old Jeremy Grantham, who sits on top of $100 billion in managed assets as the head of the asset management fund GMO . ... Assuming a 2 percent annual increase in phosphorus consumption, Grantham believes the rest of the world's reserves won't last more than 50 years, so he expects “gamesmanship” from the phosphate-rich. ... BobWaldrop.net |
| Japan on cusp of recovery after Q2; yen clouds outlook (Reuters ... By Editor - Business News Written on August 14, 2011 by Editor - Business News. TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's economy shrank much less than expected in the second quarter as companies made strides in restoring output after the devastating earthquake in March, but a soaring yen and ... Analysts expect the world's third-largest economy to rebound in July-September, probably expanding at the fastest rate among majorindustrialized nations as exports and factory output return to pre-disaster levels. ... Rocket News |
| The State News :: Dean of College of Ed. steps down By Beau Hayhoe During her almost 18 years of service to the college, the school's elementary education and secondary education graduate programs were ranked top in the country for 17 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report, ... Originally a faculty member at the University of Maryland and faculty member and chair of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Educational Psychology, Ames brought in about 70 percent of the college's current faculty. ... State News State News Top Stories |
| Ian Somerhalder Making Documentary About Eco-Scientist Who Hopes ... Ian Somerhalder Making Documentary About Eco-Scientist Who Hopes To Reverse Global Warming. August 14th, 2011 5:30pm EDT post comment Post a comment favorite Add to My News. Ian Somerhalder The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is stepping behind the ... The former Lost star met eco-boffin Allan Savory during a recent trip to Zimbabwe and he was so impressed with the scientist's plans to aid the world's environmental problems, he has decided to champion him on film.... Starpulse Entertainment News |
