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Scientists find why women like ‘cool guys’
Women generally find calm, collected men more attractive, and scientists now suggest they know the biology of why that is.
Investigations into what makes men desirable often focus on testosterone. The hormone is linked with masculine…
OECD says unemployment rate still near highs
The unemployment rate in leading industrialised countries was steady at 8.5 percent in July as in June but down from 8.6 percent in May, the OECD said on Tuesday.
The overall rate of unemployment in 30 of the 33 countries in the…
Gold proce to rise above $1,300 an ounce this year
Gold could rally above $1,300 an ounce this year, setting successive all-time highs, as uncertainty about economic recovery and a sovereign debt crisis stoke investment interest, according to a closely watched industry report released…
UK inflation flat in August
Twelve-month inflation in Britain stood at 3.1 percent in August, unchanged from the level in July, official data showed on Tuesday.
Analysts had expected the rate to fall to 3.0 percent, according to a poll by Dow Jones Newswires. The…
India hopes for a BlackBerry solution
India hopes its concerns about security issues related to BlackBerry services will be resolved, the telecoms minister said on Tuesday, giving the government access to electronic messages.
Governments in other countries, mostly in the…
Nokia Chairman to stay on till 2012
Nokia Corp. said Tuesday that board chairman Jorma Ollila has signaled readiness to stay on at the helm of the world's leading handset maker until 2012.
Nokia spokeswoman Arja Suominen said that no announcement had been made but that…
US retail sales up 0.4% in August
Retail sales rose in August by the largest amount in five months, adding to evidence that a late spring economic swoon was temporary and not the start of another recession.
Retail sales increased 0.4 percent last month, the Commerce…
What your car says about you
Young men drive Camaros, soccer moms drive minivans, and rich snobs drive Bentleys. We usually associate a certain type of car with a certain type of person, but do we really know who’s behind the wheel?
After all, our perception of a car…
US Senate advances $30b credit for small businesses
The Senate has advanced a bill to create a $30 billion government fund to help open lending for credit-starved small businesses, handing President Barack Obama a long-sought victory.
Democrats beat back a GOP filibuster of the measure with…
Multi-stakeholder partnerships needed for sustainable development – Report
A new report on water security in Africa published by the Global Water Partnership (GWP), created to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) says multi-stakeholder partnerships hold the key to…