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No more Ms. Nice Girl if you want to be the boss
Has Linda Cook made headlines as a favourite to be the next chief executive of international oil company Shell because she's a woman?
Security becomes main cost in GMO crop trials
Security has become by far the largest cost for field trials of genetically modified crops in Britain as researchers seek to protect sites against vandalism, a scientist said on Monday.
Experts try to block flu virus replication
Scientists in Japan have gained a better understanding how influenza viruses replicate, possibly opening the way for the development of drugs to hamper their reproduction.
Tanzania says to triple HIV therapy patients
Tanzania plans to triple the number of HIV/AIDS patients receiving free life-extending drugs to 440,000 by 2010, the country's health minister said on Monday.
Church tourism conference to focus on increasing visitor numbers
A major church tourism conference this November will see Christians knock heads on ways to increase the number of visitors coming to their church buildings.
Williams warns 'gay issue hindering wider Church mission'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has delivered a sermon urging the Anglican Communion to resolve "internal tensions", and suggested that current rows over gay clergy and women bishops were hindering the Church's wider mission.
Lord Carey: F1 Mosley ruling threatens public morality
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has warned that the legal victory for Formula One boss Max Mosley could endanger freedom of speech in Britain as well as the public morality.
Deadly Istanbul bombs on eve of political case
Bombs killed 15 people and wounded around 140 in Istanbul late on Sunday, just hours ahead of a court case over banning the governing party that has plunged Turkey into political turmoil.
Missile strike in Pakistan's Waziristan kills six
At least six people, including three foreign Islamist militants, were killed in a suspected U.S. missile strike on Monday in a Pakistani region known as a safe haven for al Qaeda, intelligence officials and residents said.
Three bombs kill 11 in Baghdad during pilgrimage
Three bomb attacks in quick succession killed at least 11 people and wounded 33 in Baghdad on Monday as Shi'ite pilgrims flooded into the Iraqi capital for a major religious event, police said.
MPs warn of sharp energy price rises
A group of members of parliament said on Monday the country's energy markets do not operate efficiently and need reform and that energy prices are likely to rise sharply soon, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
House prices fall in July
House prices fell for a 10th straight month in July to stand 4.4 percent lower on the year, a survey by property consultants Hometrack showed on Monday.
Farmland prices buck trend
Farmland prices bucked a slump in property and land markets in the first half of 2008 and grew at the quickest rate since at least 1995, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said on Monday.
Thailand and Cambodia try again to defuse temple row
Thailand's new foreign minister started talks with his Cambodian counterpart on Monday to defuse a row over a 900-year-old temple that has raised fears of a military clash between the southeast Asian neighbors.
Munich court to reach verdict in Siemens trial
A German court is due to announce a verdict on Monday in the trial of a former Siemens manager accused of breach of trust in connection with suspected corruption and bribery at the engineering group.
Hazy Beijing looks to deeper pollution cuts
Haze-shrouded Beijing could restrict more cars and shut more factories if air pollution persists during the Olympic Games, a report said on Monday, as an environmental group said endurance athletes could face problems.