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Stocks drop as credit woes continue, oil rises NEW YORK (AP)–Stocks tumbled Friday on escalating worries about the financial and automotive sectors and rebounding oil prices. The major indexes fell by more than 1 1/2 percent, and the Dow Jones industrial average gave up more than 200 points to end at its lowest levels in three months.
Source: www.ibtimes.com
Oxfam warns poor nations over biofuel boom
Anti-poverty group Oxfam International on Tuesday urged the world's poorest nations to think twice before jumping on a biofuel boom that could drive farmers off their land and hit food supplies.
Source: www.ibtimes.com
EU warns of inflation challenge in rich nations
The European Commission warned Tuesday that rising costs of manufacturing in India and China, climate change and tight natural resources will build up long-term price pressures in rich nations.
Source: www.ibtimes.com
Carnal Knowledge: Take the carnal quiz on marvelous males
"Carnal Knowledge," Faye Flam's column on the science of sex, ran for nearly three years, with occasional quizzes. Her book about the male sex was published this month.
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EU's McCreevy urges mail markets to open up
The European Union's top internal market official said Tuesday the EU would clamp down on countries that drag their heels in opening mail delivery to cross-border competition.
Source: www.ibtimes.com