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State telecom giant Rostelecom has unveiled the beta version of its...
2014-05-28 03:03:56| Telecom - Topix.net
State telecom giant Rostelecom has unveiled the beta version of its new domestic Internet search engine Sputnik, which its creators say is aimed at capturing a share of the Russian market by gearing its search results to local services and everyday needs.
Drugs giant GSK in criminal probe
2014-05-27 22:28:15| Biotech - Topix.net
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline's commercial practices are under criminal investigation by the UK's major fraud unit, the company said.
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Malaysian palm oil giant loses PNG case, plantations declared illegal
2014-05-24 09:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Papua New Guinea's National Court has declared two leases held by Malaysia-based Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) null and void, and ordered the government to cancel the licenses to convert nearly 40,000 hectares of rainforest and community forest for oil palm plantations, reports the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The case gained widespread attention after last year's Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference when members from affected communities met with KLK. That meeting failed...
Record rains turned Australia into a giant green global carbon sink
2014-05-21 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Record-breaking rains triggered so much new growth across Australia that the continent turned into a giant green carbon sink to rival tropical rainforests including the Amazon, our new research shows. Published in the international journal Nature, our study found that vegetation worldwide soaked up 4.1bn tonnes of carbon in 2011 the equivalent of more than 40% of emissions from burning fossil fuels that year. Unexpectedly, the largest carbon uptake occurred in the semi-arid landscapes of...
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Mexican Coatings Giant Sues Sherwin Williams Over Failed Acquisition
2014-05-20 22:16:54| ENR.com: Headline News
Mexican firm's shareholders say U.S. firm did not do enough to make deal work.
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