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Global health vs. global wealth: Looming choice for health firms in developing countriesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 1:24PMThe lure of greater profits elsewhere in the world may divert bio-pharmaceutical firms in developing countries from the creation and distribution of affordable drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for illnesses of local concern, undermining the health prospects of millions of poor people, experts warn.

Ordinary Mexicans may soon have legalized marijuanaWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:15PMThe government of Mexico, tired of drug war violence, is considering the legalization of marijuana and possibly other drugs.

No major reversal in onsite-offshore recruitment mix: Infosys CEOWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:05PMThere will not be any major reversal in the present onsite-offshore recruitment mix even as many governments in developed countries such as the US want Indian software companies to recruit locally, according to Mr S. Gopalakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer, Infosys Technologies Ltd. “Ultimately economics drive such decisions.

More hurricanes in greener seas? Ocean color linked to formation, movement of tropical cyclonesWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:24PMMore hurricanes may form in greener waters, where sunlight tends to be absorbed at shallower depths, than in clear seas, according to new research that draws a link between ocean color and the formation and movement of tropical cyclones.

Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunchWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:24PMPalaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.

Still in the money, just a lot less of itWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:27AMFormer Gold Coast powerhouse City Pacific still has enough money in the kitty to afford a pair of white Dunlop Volleys.

Two thirds of Internet users hit by cybercrime: NortonWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:55AMComputer security firm Symantec on Wednesday reported that about two thirds of the world's Internet users have fallen victim to cybercrime and few think crooks will be caught.

Teryn Norris: Climate Movement at the CrossroadsTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:13PMPublished by National Journal at the Energy & Environment Expert Blog When future scholars document the history of global warming, one of the watershed years...

Irrigation's cooling effects may mask warming in some regions -- for nowTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 4:09PMExpanded irrigation has made it possible to feed the world's growing billions -and it may also temporarily be counteracting the effects of climate change in some regions, say scientists in a new study. But some major groundwater aquifers, a source of irrigation water, are projected to dry up in coming decades from continuing overuse, and when they do, people may face the double whammy of food ...