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As fast food makes inroads, India's obesity rate rockets
by
Rahul Tandon
Mar 31, 2014
For many better-off young Indians, Western-style fast food is considered cool. And as they down burgers and sugary sodas, obesity is spreading.
Diabetes' new frontier: China
by
Rob Schmitz
Mar 24, 2014
Hundreds of millions of Chinese have moved to the city, leaving behind farmer’s diets.
Calcium: Not so good in high doses
Mar 5, 2014
Calcium is a fundamental building block in chemistry and in modern life.
Can shipping containers solve London's housing crisis?
by
Mike Johnson
Mar 3, 2014
Rent for old steel containers costs just $400 per month.
Estonia: Europe's economic comeback kid?
Feb 24, 2014
One of the first European counties to show some welcome economic growth after the financial crisis was one of the very smallest.
Cuba makes bid for foreign investment with a multi-million dollar port
Jan 30, 2014
The $957 million overhaul of the port of Mariel, in west Havana, is being financed by Brazil, and is in the heart of a special economic development zone.
For public good, not for profit.
DONG brings Danish government to the brink of collapse
Jan 30, 2014
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt's government is in peril and Danes are protesting after a deal for Goldman Sachs to acquire a state-owned energy company.
How the world heard the State of the Union address
Jan 29, 2014
President Obama focused mostly on domestic issues during his speech last night. How did it go over in Europe?
Does the government like what you're up to on Facebook?
Jan 28, 2014
The NSA and its British counterpart are sucking up data from some mobile apps.