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Can termite mounds inspire eco-cities?Architects working on models of sustainable development are turning to a new and rather unusual source of inspiration: termite mounds. |
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UK still ‘staunchly loyal’ to fairtradeBritish people remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products in the past year, boosting sales by 12% and giving the sector an estimated retail value of £800 million, figures have shown. |
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Leaders vow to fight lone parent mythsPrime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents. |
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Australia tells Japan: Stop whaling or face courtAustralia has set a deadline for Japan to stop whaling in the Southern Ocean by November this year, or face international legal action. |
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Personalised cancer blood test hopePersonalised blood tests which could track whether cancer treatment is working or if the disease has come back have been developed by US researchers. |
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Mountainous bicycle challenge completeA British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range. |
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Dolphins ‘can turn off diabetes’Dolphins have a unique ability to control diabetes, according to scientists, who suggest that the discovery could have implications for a human cure for the condition. |
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Hero of the month: Sam StephensSam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it. |
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Typos may earn Google £320m a year"Typosquatting", where companies and individuals register a misspelled variant of a popular web domain, may be earning Google as much as $500 million (£320 million) annually, New Scientist reports. |
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21-hour work week to help environment?A 21-hour working week could be the solution to the economic, social and environmental problems facing the UK, the New Economics Foundation (Nef) has claimed. |
