Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest soft-drink maker, said second-quarter profit fell 23 percent after its largest bottler wrote down the value of North American assets because of a decline in soda and water sales. ...
"The food processing industry is one of the largest in the country and is ranked fifth. Facts and figures show that India is the third largest producer of food, largest milk producer and largest livestock holder in the world. India, the world’s second largest fruit and...
Warning!!! GLOBAL INFLATION threatened .... " Oil prices plummeted by the second-largest margin on record Tuesday as investors feared a further decline in U.S. demand after hearing comments from Federal...
Ontario takes the lead with the announcement of a forward thinking plan to protect a huge area twice the size of the British Isles from fragmentation by roads and development."TORONTO — A massive swath of northern...
A very interesting window into life for the Jewish minority living in Iran, through the eyes of the only Jewish member of the Majlis, Iran's Parliamentary body. Food for thought."Morris Motamed is the only...
"The Falkirk Wheel was opened by the Queen in May 2002. Nothing like it has ever been built before anywhere in the world. Boat lifts are nothing new, though the last built in the UK was in 1875. But a rotating boat...
Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, violated federal guidelines when it blocked and degraded Web traffic, the head of the Federal Communications Commission will announce Friday." The sanctions would be the first time the commission has come down on an internet...
A Texas oil tycoon is investing in a new form of power by putting over 600 wind turbines in a big land tract. After a Department of Energy study in 2007 that stated the US could generate 20 per cent of their...
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This was a surprise to discover, will China one day soon be the World's largest economy?"Countries with the Largest Economies Rank Country GDP 1 United States $11,750,000,000,000 2 China $7,262,000,000,000 3 Japan $3,745,000,000,000 4 India $3,319,000,000,000...
Agriculture is the most prominent source available for making our world a green. This story all about a largest exhibition on Agriculture.Time to think about Nature and green.Ans also, this is will be the first time the Queen has attended the three-day event since 1977, her...
Here in the UK we've just had Roma and Gypsy History Month and some people for the first time had a chance to engage with the rich cultural background of Roma, Gypsy and other traveller groups. The racism that these groups are often subject to is not just from individuals but...
Sick of it all? It may not be long before you can immigrate to Helgoland." Helgoland, an island in the North Sea which was once fiercely contested between Britain and Germany, could nearly double in size under a land reclamation project which won official clearance this week....
Swiss dairy giant Nestle has made Pakistan the home of world’s largest ever milk production plant. The 2 million-litre-a-day Punjab-based milk processing facility will rise to over three million liters in coming years. Pakistan is the world’s fourth-largest milk producer,...
Beaware, your passion for the Flat screen TV is having an impact on the global warming. This latest study shows that Gas used for making this product is very detrimental for the climate. " The rising demand...
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" As many as five million Indian lorry drivers went on strike today to protest against a surge in fuel prices, dealing what may prove a fatal blow to the country's beleaguered Government. Congress, the biggest...