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Asia wage rise outpaces rest of world
2014-12-05 02:32:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Asia Pacific region has outperformed the rest of the world when it comes to wage growth, according to a International Labour Organisation report.
World is overlooking climate change effects of eating meat, says new report
2014-12-04 19:12:40| Livestock - Topix.net
A new report reveals most consumers aren't aware that the meat and livestock industry is a bigger source of global carbon emissions than transport - and that's even when air travel and shipping are included in the transport figures! However, the report, titled Livestock - Climate Change's Forgotten Sector , also found that consumers were more willing to reduce their meat consumption once they better understood the impacts, giving hope that awareness campaigns could work towards reducing the meat and dairy industries' contribution to global warming.
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Iran Raises Its Cyberfist to the World
2014-12-04 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Iran, which for decades has locked horns with the United States, is emerging as a cyberwarfare power that's threatening the world, Cylance warned in its Operation Cleaver report, released Tuesday. Cylance has been tracking one team of roughly 20 hackers called "Tarh Andishan," which means "thinkers" or "innovators" in Farsi. The group is suspected to be Iranian.
World Anti-Doping Agency Signs Deal with Pfizer
2014-12-04 04:16:42| Biotech - Topix.net
The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a deal with Pfizer to share information about new performance-enhancing substances that could be misused by athletes. WADA says Wednesday that the "long-term global agreement" with Pfizer, whose headquarters are in New York, allows the company to provide details about products that have a "probable or high risk of abuse in sport."
World must cut meat consumption to curb climate change
2014-12-03 12:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: If the world is to curb dangerous levels of climate change then more must be done to cut meat and dairy consumption, a sector that contributes greatly to greenhouse gas emissions, and raise awareness of the issues, according to a report for think-tank Chatham House. The report Livestock Climate Changes Forgotten Sector notes that greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector are estimated to account for 14.5% of the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector....
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