BT To Shed 5,000 In White-collar Cull BT has revealed that 2,000 managers have left the telecoms giant since May, as part of the first wave of a restructuring that is likely to entail the departure of 5,000 managers.... Read Full Article Darling Blocks Royal Mail Share Ownership Scheme Alistair Darling, the Trade and Industry Secretary, yesterday blocked Royal Mail’s controversial plans for an employee share ownership scheme because it would be too costly....... Read Full Article Lessons From An Insect’s Life Cycle: Extreme Sibling Rivalry The survival of the common wasp knowns as Copidosoma floridanum depends on sisters battling brothers.... Read Full Article China Police Shoot Dead Hostage Taker A trip to China’s famed terracotta warriors took a terrifying turn for a group of Australian tourists when they were taken hostage by a man claiming to be carrying explosives.... Read Full Article Symptoms: Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied To Diet Soda Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.... Read Full Article |
World Briefing | Asia: Polio Fight Gets $200 Million InjectionIndia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, along with the African nation of Nigeria, are the only countries where polio remains stubbornly endemic. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it was giving $100 million to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to try to stamp out the crippling disease, and Rotary, which has already contributed $633 million to the fight, pledged to match the Gateses grant. Most of the money will be used for immunization. Tag CloudExternal InformationAdditional InformationDespairing husband, 77, shoots his Alzheimer’s wife - then calls polic...Trapped four storeys up by fire, a desperate father flings his baby towards safe... You haven’t got the right pitch, EMI to tell Permira... French Transit Strike Falters, but Stretches Into Weekend... Where Am I?News Main Page - Business - World Briefing | Asia: Polio Fight Gets $200 Million Injection |
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