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Contractors 'divert Somalia aid'

2010-03-10
Up to half the food aid in Somalia is routinely diverted to corrupt contractors and militants, a leaked UN report says.

Greeks stage fresh general strike

2010-03-10
Thousands of Greek workers are expected to bring the country to a halt with a second strike in a month over austerity measures.

Mexican shakes up world rich list

2010-03-10
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

KDDI concocts snooping mobile phones, line managers rub hands with ...

2010-03-10
Sci-fi movies often present us with omniscient villains who are able to track the most minute actions of their underlings and foes. Rarely do we.

Rub a dub dub, how many IDs does one profile need?

2010-03-09
Rub a dub dub, how many IDs does one profile need? An anonymous tipster points out that the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of Illinois has gone through some amazing contortions maintaining a single database ...

Chu's speech at CERAWeek didn't rub everyone the wrong way ...

2010-03-09
March 09, 2010. Chu's speech at CERAWeek didn't rub everyone the wrong way. No really, not everyone thought Energy Secretary Steven Chu went too light in his mentions of oil and gas in his speech this morning at CERAWeek. ...