Posts Tagged ‘impact’

Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The government denies disguising the impact of its proposed new public sector pension schemes.

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Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The government denies disguising the impact of its proposed new public sector pension schemes.

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Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

The government denies disguising the impact of its proposed new public sector pension schemes.

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Pension figures ‘not misleading"

Remembering Steve Jobs: Your Pictures

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

The New York Times is asking readers to share a picture that illustrates the impact of Steven P. Jobs’s life and legacy. How did Mr. Jobs’s life affect you?

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UK budgets ‘face 10-year squeeze’

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Household budgets could be squeezed for the next 10 years as the impact of tax rises and cuts is felt, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warns.

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UK budgets ‘face 10-year squeeze’

US military invents ‘bigger bang’

Friday, August 19th, 2011

The US Office of Naval research says that it has successfully tested a new type of explosive material that can dramatically increase the impact of weapons.

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US military invents ‘bigger bang’

Customers Feel Some Ripples From the Verizon Strike

Friday, August 19th, 2011

As a strike by 45,000 Verizon workers continues, the company’s customers are beginning to feel the impact — and are complaining about it.

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VIDEO: Chile volcanoes ‘turned sky dark’

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Hugh Sinclair describes the impact of the volcano eruptions from Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon-Caulle volcano range, on nearby Bariloche in Argentina, where he is staying.

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VIDEO: Chile volcanoes ‘turned sky dark’

Bizarre benefits excuses revealed

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Ministers try to highlight the impact of benefit fraud by publishing some of the more unusual excuses used by people found guilty of cheating.

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Bizarre benefits excuses revealed

Ryanair sees profit rise strongly

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Irish budget airline Ryanair reports an increase in annual profit of 23%, but warns of the impact of higher fuel prices.

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Ryanair sees profit rise strongly

Bin Laden death helps Obama reposition in Virginia, but big challenges remain

Monday, May 9th, 2011

The targeted killing of terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden boosted President Obama’s prospects for reelection over several potential Republican challengers in the battleground state of Virginia, according to a Washington Post poll. The poll provides a view of the impact of bin Laden’s death in a state widely viewed as a bellwether for Obama’s chances for reelection nationally. The interviews were already underway when Obama delivered the news late in the evening of May 1; 677 were conducted before the announcement, with 503 afterward. Read full article > >

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Scientists probe sea power impact

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Scientists set sail to investigate the impact tidal energy generation could have on Pembrokeshire’s marine life.

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NATO says Gaddafi forces are using human shields

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Libyan military commanders loyal to Moammar Gaddafi are blunting the impact of NATO’s air campaign by hiding tanks and artillery in densely populated areas where the alliance’s fighter planes cannot easily reach them, U.S. and European diplomats said Wednesday.

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Ultimate impact of damage to Japan nuclear reactors still unknown

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The detection of the highly radioactive elements cesium-137 and iodine-131 outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant heralds the beginning of an ecological and human tragedy. The open question is whether it will be limited, serious or catastrophic.

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Ultimate impact of damage to Japan nuclear reactors still unknown

Tokyo Stock Exchange Drops Nearly 5%

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The exchange fell as investors grappled with the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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Tokyo Stock Exchange Drops Nearly 5%