New Zealand mine: ‘No survivors’ after second blast
All 29 miners trapped in a New Zealand coal pit since Friday are believed to be dead after a second explosion.
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First pictures of rare wetland spider in Cambridgeshire
A spider that was feared extinct in the UK has been photographed for the first time after a new colony of the species was found
AIDS activists welcome pope’s words on condoms
Liberal Catholics, AIDS activists and health officials on Sunday welcomed Pope Benedict’s comments that using condoms may sometimes be justified to stop the spread of the disease.
Euro and shares rise after Irish rescue deal
The euro and global shares have both risen in value, as markets welcomed the bail-out for the Irish Republic.
Making money from Asia’s expanding blogosphere
Nuffnang is a middleman between bloggers and advertisers, putting them in contact with each other. After graduating from The London School of Economics Cheo Ming Shen was inspired by the business opportunities the internet was providing in the West. He decided to set up his own business in Asia, taking advantage of the region’s undeveloped [...]
Prince William to marry girlfriend Kate Middleton
Britain’s Prince William is to marry his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton next year, after an on-off courtship lasting nearly a decade, bringing months of speculation about his intentions to an end. William, 28, the elder son of heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, and Middleton, 28, daughter of entrepreneurs, became engaged while on [...]
Rehab staff ‘killed web addict’
A Chinese teenager sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp has allegedly been beaten to death by its counsellors, according to reports. A number of employees of the Qihang Salvation Training Camp in Nanning have been arrested over the death, his father Deng Fei told the Global Times. The camp had promised to put [...]
Aspirin ‘helps protect against bowel cancer’
A daily aspirin tablet may help prevent bowel cancer, a study suggests. Oxford University found it cut cases by a quarter and deaths by more than a third in a review of 14,000 patients. Aspirins are already widely used to help protect people against strokes and heart problems, although many healthy middle-aged people do not [...]
Global Marketing
Global marketing is nothing but marketing done on national and international level and which involves understanding the similarities, dissimilarities and taking advantage of the opportunities to attain the goal. Concentrating on global marketing is as important as concentrating on domestic marketing if a company is aiming to increase sales. The domestic market has become saturated [...]
Microsoft bets to win in the cloud and rival Google
Microsoft has ramped up its battle with Google in wooing business customers with its next generation cloud-based product. While the software giant dominates the office space with a 94% market share it has been facing increased competition from Google. At a San Francisco event, Microsoft unveiled Office 365. The product brings together Microsoft Office, SharePoint [...]
1500 Secret Marketing Strategies (301-325)
301. The “A Free Physical” Strategy The “get your no-cost CD today…” strategy tells your prospects they can get a free physical information product mailed or shipped to them. They will likely pay for the shipping or mailing fee if it will help them gain their desired benefits. You could also mention that you only [...]
Chilean officials hope to rescue miners ‘by weekend’
Engineers drilling to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile say the men might be rescued as early as this weekend. The head of one of the drilling operations, Pedro Buttazzoni, told the BBC his drill had only 160m (524ft) further to go to reach the men. Earlier, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said rescuers were “very [...]