News from 20/12/2008
2008; Gale Group;
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Gabriel Nirlungayuk, Hilary Potts, Colin Spackman, Reece-Jane Freeman, Bruce McLaren, Vera Kurochkina, William Scott, Egemen Bagis, Peter Weinrich, Luke Mansillo, William B. C. Crandall,
ResumoThe Economist Citi Chevron Philips Contents Subscription service Rolex BMW EfficientDynamics Louis Vuitton The world this year HSBC IncredibleIndia Fare well, free trade Stop paying for murder Congo Lift the siege of Gaza Israel and the Palestinians Credit Suisse Dumb money and dull diligence The Madoff affair Glenfiddich Of music, murder and shopping Evolution Glenfiddich Changing customs Turkey and the world An aluminium company Celestial bodies The other side of the coin Glenfiddich Polite persiflage Invest in France Agency A Christmas drink The Economist A capital debate Free exchange The Economist Volvo Ocean Race Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Executive Focus Angels Angels haven't gone away. If anything, the virtual world has given them a new lease of life Repsol Repsol Hublot Why music? Biologists are addressing one of humanity's strangest attributes, its all-singing, all-dancing culture Aura Dubai Duty Free In the New Energy Future We'll Need to Think the Impossible is Possible Panasonic Fall from grace Sinking sterling The new age of the train Upgrading railways Getting in University applications Happy anniversary Civil partnerships Black-sky thinking British airways Light on a lonely rock On Ireland's south-western tip, at the mouth of the Atlantic, stands a monument of man's gift to mankind A hero for the information age Subversion, espionage and a man who gave his life to disseminate the Word Bahrain Supersarko leaves the podium France and the European Union A stabbing pain German neo-Nazis Baltic brink Latvia's troubled economy Sicilian vespers Italy and the Mafia The magnificence of Nicolas Sarkozy A very European hero Brussels Sparkle Flying anything to anybody The rise and fall of Viktor Bout, arms-dealer extraordinaire, shows a darker side of globalisation ABB The border closes Immigration Subject: Iran Barack Obama's BlackBerry B+ for the new boy Education Slippery slopes Cheap skiing Nobody does it better Visiting the Capitol Shenanigans and seriousness Bang & Olufsen Gem of the ocean A dozen ocean-cleaners and a pint of Guinness, please The samba beat, with missteps Brazil's foreign policy Backroom boss The mayor of Mexico City Tokens of utopia Venezuela's alternative currencies BP Credit Albarari Global warming Why the world has taken to chilies The rise of the Shabab Somalia's Islamists Catch him if you can Uganda Continental Rift Geothermal power in Africa ZTE Can nothing be done? Egypt and Gaza Of saints and sinners The Islam of the Taliban is far removed from the popular Sufism practised by most South Asian Muslims United against the wrong enemy Pakistan The next surge Afghanistan New face, old anger Thailand Seoul Ever cuddlier China and Taiwan Joy of the outback Australian tourism The loneliness of the Chinese birdwatcher A personal account of an exhilarating hunt for the Chinese crested tern, possibly the world's rarest bird Fiddling with words as the world melts Climate change diplomacy Rioters of the world unite Global protest The way the brain buys FT A suitable business Start-ups in India America's car industry Bavarian baksheesh The Siemens scandal Play on Video games Keep it simple Casual games Face value Santa's happy helper Mylan CIMA Con of the century The Madoff affair Ground zero The Federal Reserve Barriers to entry World trade Economics focus Banks need more capital The beauty of bubbles Property bubbles have painful consequences. They also have useful ones London Business School CNN The battle of Smoot-Hawley A cautionary tale about how a protectionist measure opposed by all right-thinking people was passed Why we are, as we are As the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On The Origin of Species" approaches, the moment has come to ask how Darwin's insights can be used profitably by policymakers Agony and ecstasy Ecstasy may be good for those who can't get over something truly horrible Chicago Booth The scent of a man Perfume science Steam on Engineering A shot in the dark Cosmology Malice aforethought Psychology Pluck a flamingo What cookbooks really teach us Playboy of the eastern world "The Tale of Genji" Death in the afternoon New crime fiction An English scribbly bark Nature writing Food for thought Barilla's cookery library H. M. Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Courses Postgraduate Courses Appointments Appointments Appointments Appointments Appointments Appointments Fellowships Tenders Tenders Business & Personal Appointments Property Tenders Conferences Overview GDP growth forecasts, 2009 Output, prices and jobs The Economist commodity-price index Trade, exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates Pension-fund returns Markets Indicators Masdar Cartier
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