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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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Mozambique: War zone to tourism :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EYYt2qbdRCk/index.html

Britain's $25 computer is coming by Christmas :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/J4IS7eSlcuQ/

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

FTSE Opens Higher as Greece Proceeds with Referendum :: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has decided to go ahead with his decision to conduct the referendum to decide on his country's future with European Union, brushing aside the market turmoil caused by his announcement Monday as "short lived.".
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/242004/20111102/ftse-opens-higher-greece-proceeds-referendum.htm

Silicon Valley is no meritocracy for minorities :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/c_rp0D4_Fac/index.html

What is a Tobin Tax? :: Dr Rowan Williams backs it, but what exactly is a Tobin tax?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15555812

Forget Greece, Italy is The Real Problem in Europe :: Italians are weighed down by massive debt and slow economic growth – a potentially deadly combination.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241997/20111102/greece-debt-crisis-bailout-eu-rescue-italy.htm

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

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

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

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

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 this year :: 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

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

Firebomb attack on satirical French magazine :: The offices of Charlie Hebdo are burnt out on the same day that it publishes an edition with the prophet Mohammed designated editor-in-chief
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75f87b24-0541-11e1-a3d1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

'Surprise rise' in construction :: The UK's construction sector grew unexpectedly in October, at the fastest pace in five months, according to a new survey.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15552522

VIDEO: Anger at bankers 'perfectly legitimate' :: Former JP Morgan Executive, Bill Winters, who sat on the UK government's Independent Commission on Banking, talks about the anger being directed at bankers.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9629979.stm

Lenovo sees 88% rise in profits :: Chinese PC maker Lenovo reports an 88% rise in second quarter profits, bolstered by acquisitions and rising sales in emerging markets.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15551827

Germany sees first jobless rise in 18 months :: Germany reports its first rise in unemployment since early last year and PMI falls for first time in two years as Europe's largest economy hits a weak patch
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deb466b4-0541-11e1-a3d1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Assange loses Swedish extradition appeal :: High Court judges see no reason to block Swedish demand to question WikiLeaks founder over alleged sexual offences
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6b88cdb0-0532-11e1-b8f4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss

Small Business Borrowing Rises: PayNet :: The growth of borrowing among small U.S. businesses moderated in September but the overall level still registered a 14th monthly double-digit increase in a fresh sign the economy is set to grow at a stable pace.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/241879/20111102/small-business-borrowing-rises-paynet.htm

AUDIO: 'No magic solution' to eurozone crisis :: There is "no magic solution" but European nations must work together to tackle the continent's debt-related economic turmoil, the president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce has said.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-15554329