Indians may think twice before gulping down a glass of milk after the country's food safety regulator found most samples collected in a survey were either diluted or adulterated with products including
After years of predictions that the "$1,000 genome" – a read-out of a person's complete genetic information for about the cost of a dental crown – was just around the corner, a
The number of building permits authorised dropped for the ninth straight month in October, falling by 12.1% compared with October 2010 to 594 units. The total value of these permits fell in
The consumer price inflation rate rose to 3.3% in 2011, from 2.4% in 2010 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The big jump in electricity prices in 2011 was
The deficit on trade in goods shrank by 36% in November, according to preliminary figures. Weaker demand appears to be behind a big drop in imports. Total imports/ arrivals dropped to a
Mitt Romney is poised to take a big step toward the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday by capturing New Hampshire, hoping to ride out last-minute attacks from his rivals and recover
Cyprus and Israel signed two agreements on Monday concerning defence cooperation and the protection and exchange of graded information. The agreements were signed during the official visit to Israel by Cypriot Minister
U.S. medical device maker Allergan will invest $350 million to expand its manufacture of the anti-wrinkle drug Botox in the west of Ireland, creating 200 new jobs over the next four years
BMW posted record car sales for 2011 and forecast that a boom in luxury cars would keep it ahead of rivals this year as the world's biggest maker of premium cars enjoys
The global crisis shows that the world needs economic ethics and new rules so the financial system benefits all humanity, Pope Benedict said on Monday in his keynote speech for the New
