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SEATTLE -- Boeing signaled Tuesday that it could raise up to $25 billion in new stock or debt to shore up its balance sheet after years of heavy losses. The company said in back-to-back regulatory filings that it could raise the cash over ...
Supermarket trolleys with a special sensor fitted to the handles can help spot a hidden heart-rhythm condition that increases the risk of stroke, a trial has found. Researchers in Liverpool asked local stores to stock the modified trolley...
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Scientists are warning politicians immersed in climate change policy not to forget that the world is also in the midst of a plastic waste crisis. They fear that so much energy is being expended on emissions policy that tackling p...
Some of the world's biggest financial institutions are working on a plan to speed the closure of coal-fired power plants in Asia, the BBC has been told. The initiative was developed by UK insurer Prudential, is being driven by th...
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The Cannes Film Festival has been criticised for its gender imbalance – but what’s the real story? Data journalist Miriam Quick takes a look at the numbers. ...
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(CNN) —Every day, Emirates' airline catering facilityprepares 180,000 mealsto service its more than 400 daily flights around the globe. The Emirates facility is one of the world's biggest airline food factories, but th...
Most British retailers say they're ready for the switch to the new 12-sided 1 coin but you may still have trouble using it to pay for parking or a train ticket. The old and new 1 coins have very different designs but both...
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Time Lapse of Rolling Smog Gives Glimpse of Beijing's Pollution Problem A time-lapse video showing smog rolling into Beijing over a 20-minute period gives a glimpse of the pollution problem in China's capital city. Chas Pope, a British engineeri...
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In our go, go, go lives, it’s not always easy to spot problematic lack of energy. But if you’re sleeping a solid seven to eight hours a night and still feeling sluggish, that should raise a red flag. The best advice is to pay clos...
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updated 10:30 p.m. ET June 3, 2010 TOKYO - Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan, an outspoken(直言、坦率的) politician with activist(活动家，积极分子) roots, appeared poised(准备行动的) to become Japan's next prime minister Friday as ruling par...
updated 6:38 p.m. ET Aug. 12, 2009 NEW YORK - After a lot of heartbreak, the nation's automakers aren't looking to commit. They're taking small, tentative(试探性的，试验性的) steps to raise production to meet the revived demand for new car...