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Telegraph, 08.01.09 19:03 UTC

Nick Leeson: how the original rogue trader at Barings Bank is thriving in the credit crunch

Nick Leeson, the man who broke Barings Bank and whose name became a byword for financial crisis, is now lecturing others on the current recession.
LONDON  cancer  colon cancer  Nick Leeson  Barings Bank  rogue trader  +12 more

Economist, 08.01.09 17:40 UTC

Emerging markets - Stumble or fall?

Will the global financial crisis halt the rise of emerging economies?
cramp  JPMorgan  Standard Chartered  The Economist  trade finance  Taiwan  +17 more

The Independent, 08.01.09 12:33 UTC

Ericsson punished for entering exclusion zone

The trials and tribulations of the Ericsson team in the Volvo round the world race resulted in only moderate pain in Singapore today, when Ericsson 3 was docked one point for straying into an ...
Cape Horn in  Alicante  Cape Town  Ericsson  Volvo  Sri Lanka  +6 more

Telegraph, 08.01.09 11:48 UTC

Playing outdoors 'cuts risks of short-sightedness'

Children who regularly play outside are far less likely to become short-sighted, research has shown.
Myopia  chemicals  Australia  Singapore  Ian Morgan  Australian government 

BusinessWeek, 07.01.09 18:35 UTC

Apple Rival Creative Technology Slashes Jobs

Singapore's Creative Technology has joined the ranks of large corporations laying off staff as it cuts almost half its global workforce
Cubic Electronics  Creative  ZDNet Asia  portable music device maker  manufacturing subsidiary  Singapore  +4 more

Telegraph, 07.01.09 18:06 UTC

Mumbai dossier reveals chilling celebrations of Pakistani masterminds

Pakistani terrorists cheered as they heard the Mumbai attackers shoot innocent hotel guests live over an open satellite telephone line, new evidence has revealed.
Mumbai  Oberoi  Taj  continuous satellite phone conversation  intelligence services  media comments  +8 more

Daily Mail, 07.01.09 13:05 UTC

Playing outside can prevent children becoming short-sighted

Spending time outdoors dramatically reduces a child's risk of becoming short-sighted, a study has found. Experts say that the odds of developing myopia fall by 90 per cent - just by having two or ...
Sydney  Myopia  Blindness  Singapore  Ian Morgan  Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence 

Telegraph, 06.01.09 15:33 UTC

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso admits family used British POWs as slave labour

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has admitted for the first time his family's company used prisoners of war as slave labourers during the Second World War.
Taiwan  Japan  Singapore  Yukihisa Fujita  Arthur Titherington  Taro Aso  +4 more

Telegraph, 06.01.09 11:02 UTC

Spending time in sun can prevent children becoming short-sighted

A lack of exposure to sunlight, rather than too much time spent in front of the television or playing computer games, has been found to damage children's eyesight.
Myopia  Australia  Singapore  Ian Morgan  Australia Research Council  Australian National University  +1 more

Telegraph, 05.01.09 16:32 UTC

Sir Alan Walters

Economic adviser to Mrs Thatcher who shaped modern Tory fiscal policy, rejecting monetary union while embracing privatisation, tax cuts and lower public spending
Leicester  Birmingham  Oxford  LONDON  the Financial Times  the Financial Times  +31 more
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