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7 Tipping Points That Could Transform Earth | Wired Science | Wired.comWhen the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issue its last report in 2007, environmental tipping points were a footnote. A troubling footnote, to be sure, but the science was relatively new and unsettled. Straightforward global warming was enough to worry about. But when the IPCC meets ...
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DVLA data powers likely to be abused by foreign officials • The RegisterPersonal data belonging to nearly 40 million UK motorists is likely to be abused by foreign officials under new automatic access powers, according to a restricted report. Drivers' details such as name, address, motoring convictions and some medical information will be available to more than two ...
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Exclusive: IRS hires hundreds for new wealth unit | ReutersA new Internal Revenue Service unit set up to catch rich tax cheats hiding their wealth in complex business entities is rapidly taking shape with the hiring of hundreds of employees. The IRS high wealth unit, part of a broader effort to combat international tax evasion, is focusing on "the ...
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Germany pays to fix Microsoft users' computers Boing BoingThe German government has allocated a secret budget to fund call-centers to help Windows users whose PCs are infected with malware. Microsoft's support costs are thus being borne at taxpayer expense. I can understand why a government would want to create anti-malware programs. After all, ...
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Coffee tax collection costs dwarf revenue - Yahoo! NewsGermany spent more than 30 times as much collecting taxes on coffee beans ordered online from abroad than it received in the tax revenues, the accounting office said on Tuesday. Some 4,000 Germans who bought coffee over the Internet from other EU countries but failed to pay the coffee tax have ...
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Feeding Birds Could Create New Species | Wired Science | Wired.comSomething as simple as feeding birds can change their biological fate, and even seed the formation of a new species. Central European blackcap warblers that spend the winter in the birdfeeder-rich United Kingdom are on a different evolutionary trajectory than those that migrate to Spain. The ...
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World markets steady after UAE central bank pledge - Yahoo! NewsWorld stock markets steadied Monday, particularly in Asia, as concerns about a possible default in Dubai were soothed by a pledge from the United Arab Emirates' central bank that it will stand behind local and foreign banks. Last week's announcement from Dubai World, a government investment ...
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Climate science update: from bad to worse - Yahoo! NewsThe planet could warm by seven degrees Celsius (10.8 degrees Fahrenheit) this century, a figure that lies at the farthest range of expert predictions made only two years ago, scientists said on Tuesday. The study is the biggest overview on global warming since the UN Intergovernmental Panel on ...
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Europe match-fixing probe targets 200 games - Yahoo! NewsIn what one UEFA official called Europe's worst ever match-fixing scandal, investigators said Friday criminals may have netted over 10 million euros manipulating 200 games in nine countries. A 200-strong band operating across Europe is suspected of swaying matches in Germany, Belgium, ...
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CPI 2009 Table/2009/cpi/surveys_indices/policy_research# The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) table shows a country's ranking and score, the number of surveys used to determine the score, and the confidence range of the scoring. # The rank shows how one country compares to others included in the index. The CPI score indicates the perceived level ...
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