A weak eurozone is the single biggest threat to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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MPs are urging the UK to give more money to the Global Fund which fights AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.

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‘Commit more cash’ to Global Fund

Leaders of the global science community have issued joint statements to world leaders meeting at the G8 summit later this month in the US.

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Science bodies lobby G8 on planet

The Swiss food giant Nestlé agreed on Monday to buy Pfizer’s infant nutrition business for $11.9 billion to expand its presence in the global baby food market.

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DealBook: Nestle to Buy Pfizer’s Infant Nutrition Unit for $11.9 Billion

Some glaciers in the mighty Karakoram range are defying the global trend and getting slightly thicker, researchers find.

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Asian glaciers ‘putting on mass’

Some glaciers in the mighty Karakoram range are defying the global trend and getting slightly thicker, researchers find.

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Asian glaciers ‘putting on mass’

Ben Bernanke says the US economy is yet to fully recover from impact of the global financial crisis and warns of new risks.

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Recovery not complete – Bernanke

Ben Bernanke says the US economy is yet to fully recover from impact of the global financial crisis and warns of new risks.

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Recovery not complete – Bernanke

The McKinsey Global Institute explains what the new world order will look like in 2025: Just 600 cities will be responsible for about 60 percent of global GDP growth. And while urban centers in the United States, Europe*, and Japan are still dominant, cities in China and India, in particular, will have an outsized role in the global economy: Read full article > >

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By 2025, three of the world’s richest cities will be in China

Where are you on the global pay scale?

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Where are you on the global pay scale?

The breakdown on the BATS Global Markets exchange was stunning, but market disruptions have been common enough to rattle some investors’ confidence.

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Mishap at BATS Stock Exchange Is Indicative of Market

By 2050, the global average temperature could rise by 1.4-3C above levels for late last century, a mass computer simulation suggests.

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Warming ‘may rise by 3C’ by 2050

The illegal use of Global Positioning System (GPS) jammers in the UK is highlighted in a new study.

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UK study reveals GPS jamming use

While the authorities have traced hundreds of millions of dollars from MF Global, investigators do not know whether they can retrieve the money.

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DealBook: After a Delay, MF Global’s Missing Money Is Traced

Starbucks, the popular American coffee retailer, plans to open its first store in India in September through a joint venture with Tata Global Beverages.

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Starbucks Plans to Begin Populating India at Last