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Fix economy not obesity - Lawson :: The government should focus on tackling the economy and not obesity, former chancellor Lord Lawson has said. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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Raising a family in Canada harder :: VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's economy has doubled in size since 1976 but Canadian parents are raising families with less money and time than baby boomers had, researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
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What should be the top environmental priority for the next 40 years? :: Experts speakers argue their cases ahead of an Earthwatch debate in London this weekEducation and population â€" Sir Crispin TickellOur society faces a rich complex of problems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution some 250 years ago, our animal species has changed the character of the Earth's land surface, seas and atmosphere: hence the increasing use among geologists of the term Anthropocene to follow the Holocene epoch.Of all the interconnected problems we face, perhaps the most serious is the proliferation of our own species. Our numbers rose from around one million 12,000 years ago to around one billion 250 years ago. Since then there has been an extraordinary acceleration from 2 billion in 1930 to 6 billion at the end of the century and now approaching 7 billion.In seekin...
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Plex app brings local media, Spotify to Google TV :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/vojltPpQd-c/

Thai floods hit Honda production :: Staff in Swindon are forced to return to a three-day week after the floods in Thailand affect the supply chain for car parts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-wiltshire-15552015

Crisis talks before G20 meeting :: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is to hold emergency talks with the French president and German chancellor later, ahead of the G20 summit.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15550422

Live blog: Eurozone crisis :: George Papandreou has been summoned to Cannes for emergency talks with Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel
url: http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2011/11/eurozone-crisis-live-blog-9/?ftcamp=rss

For Comcast, broadband grows fast, video losses slow :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/13iVnxoQeMw/

Europe stable and US rallies after recent sell-off :: Trading volatility remains the best bet as sentiment continues to vacillate between fears over eurozone debt contagion and hopes for corporate profits
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/03a7fcaa-0368-11e1-899a-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Ministers make new pension offer :: The government says revised proposals for public sector pensions are a "deal for a generation" but unions say preparations for strikes continue.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-15549321

Greece dominates G20 preparations :: Europe's leaders scrambled to overcome fresh fears about the future of the eurozone at a summit of world powers in France
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/98caf176-053d-11e1-a3d1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

With Card Case, Square launches hands free payments on iPhone :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/6aoa6iYsgDw/

Public sector pensions: a new offer? :: What does the government's new proposed deal look like?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15551702

Archbishop backs new finance tax :: The Archbishop of Canterbury backs calls for a tax on financial transactions, as a protest against corporate greed outside St Paul's Cathedral continues.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15550015

U.S. Private Sector Added 110,000 Jobs in October: ADP :: The U.S. job market continues to register incremental progress, as the private sector added 110,000 jobs in October, ADP said, with job gains concentrated in the services sector and in small/medium companies.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241981/20111102/private-payrolls-adp.htm

Bank of Canada chief says respects Greek referendum :: Canada's central bank chief said on Tuesday he understands Greece's call for a referendum on the euro zone's latest bailout package, a plan that stunned other policymakers and triggered a downward spiral on global markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241973/20111102/bank-canada-chief-says-respects-greek-referendum.htm

Tookey named as interim chief at Lloyds :: Bank has appointed its outgoing finance director as interim chief executive after António Horta-Osório said he was temporarily stepping down
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3428f9ee-04ec-11e1-91d9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Nissan raises earnings forecast :: Japanese carmaker Nissan reports a slight dip in quarterly profits but raises its full-year earnings forecast.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15555230

Lloyds chief to take 'rest' leave :: Antonio Horta-Osorio, chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group, is taking extended leave due to health reasons.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15550908

Papandreou to Hold Emergency Talks With Sarkozy, Merkel Ahead of G20 Summit :: Underscoring the magnitude of the crisis, a virtual who's-who of European political and financial elite will also join the emergency summit,
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241964/20111102/cannes-g20-summit-greece-vote-papandreou-merkel.htm

Main Street to Silicon Valley: We don't even understand PDFs :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/2sK_6tBPfb8/

Fracking 'likely cause' of quakes :: It is "highly probable" that test drilling for shale gas triggered two minor earthquakes in Lancashire, a study concludes.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-lancashire-15550458

Sony warns of Y90bn net loss :: Japanese group slashes outlook for the full year after being hit by Thai floods, a soaring yen and sluggish TV sales
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0b8cb566-051e-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Pakistan boosts India trade links :: Pakistan's cabinet unanimously approves the award of "most favoured nation" trading status to India, in a move seen as a further thawing of ties.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15553636

Crush death firm to close clubs :: A nightclub company announces the closure of 11 venues across England, including one in Northampton where a student died in a crush last month.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-15554868

Obama Approval Rating Up; Cain Leads Republicans: Poll :: President Barack Obama's job-approval rating rose at the end of October, and Herman Cain has a lead in the Republican presidential primary, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released Wednesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241927/20111102/obama-approval-rating-cain-leads-republicans-poll.htm

EU stocks volatile on Greek woes :: European stock markets remain volatile, as fears persist about Greece's decision to hold a referendum on the eurozone bailout deal.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15549461

New £50 Note Aims to Inspire Britain :: The new £50 note sends a patriotic message to British innovators and entrepreneurs remembering "what this country was built on."
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241919/20111102/new-50-note-aims-inspire-britain-pound.htm

Does Papandreou Fear a Military Coup in Greece? :: Neither Greece Defense Minister Panos Beglitis nor any other government official provided any explanation behind the sudden and unexpected moves.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241915/20111102/greece-papandreou-eu-bailout-military-officers-coup.htm

VIDEO: Archbishop on St Paul's protest :: The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has backed calls for the introduction of a controversial tax on financial transactions.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-15551157

Rovio's Angry Birds soars past 500 million downloads :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Vj3zAzGipTo/