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25/08/2010 Do foreign names cut job chances?

Can’t get a job because your name sounds foreign? Germany is launching a trial using anonymous job applications aimed at improving immigrants’...

21/08/2010 Poverty index: toy of social scientists?

A new model to examine world poverty has been launched, but will it make any difference to those it seeks to measure?

18/08/2010 Women do best economically in Sweden, Belgium, Norway

Female employees and entrepreneurs are best off in Sweden, Belgium and Norway according to a new global report by the Economist Intelligence Unit....

05/08/2010 When women deny their own pregnancies

Experts have their say on whether the French woman who killed eight of her newborns was suffering from pregnancy denial.

19/07/2010 Hitting back against the mosquito, bane of the tourist

On the Isle d'Oleron, the battle to reduce mosquito numbers begins well before the holiday season, when a crack team of mosquito bashers is...

12/07/2010 Spain triumph as World Cup final falls flat

Spain won their first World Cup title after Andres Iniesta's 116th-minute strike at Soccer City broke Holland's hearts.

05/07/2010 Luanda costliest city worldwide, Moscow tops European league

For the first time, Mercer’s cost of living survey ranks three African cities in its top 10 costliest cities worldwide for expatriates.

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