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Saturday, 6 September 2008
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Video game addicts are not shy nerds
Playing video games for hours on end may be bad for your health, but, according to an Australian study, it doesn't mean you are a lonely nerd and won't damage your social skills.
13 Jun 2008 |
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Kicking the habit may be contagious
Nothing may feel lonelier than trying to quit smoking, but in fact, people kick the habit in clusters, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
22 May 2008 |
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Report says one-in-10 will need social housing
Almost one in 10 people in England and Wales could be on the waiting list for social housing by 2010 due to a spike in repossessions and a slump in private house building and mortgage offers, a report warned on Friday.
17 May 2008 |
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Web guru targets malaria with social network site
The British entrepreneur who sold a football Web site at the age of 17 for $40 million (20 million pounds) has switched his attention to help launch a social networking site on Sunday designed to fight malaria.
21 Apr 2008 |
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Children ignoring safety rules on social networks
Millions of children who use social networking sites are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by leaving personal details open for all to see, communications watchdog Ofcom said on Wednesday.
31 Mar 2008 |
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Spanish Socialists win short of majority
Spain's governing Socialist Party won Sunday's election but fell short of the absolute majority that might have helped them act more quickly to cushion an economic slowdown.
10 Mar 2008 |
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Social network sites tempt investors
Social networking Web sites have fired up industry deal headlines the past couple of years from News Corp.'s ground breaking acquisition of MySpace to the recent purchases by the Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc.'s Logo network of Club Penguin and DowneLink.com, respectively.
28 Aug 2007 |
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Economic growth eases
The economy grew an estimated 0.7 percent in the three months ending June, slightly less than in the three months to May, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Saturday.
07 Jul 2007 |
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Rate hike eyed by study to quell inflation
The economy grew an estimated 0.7 percent in the three months ending in April and higher interest rates are needed to curb inflation, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research said on Friday.
11 May 2007 |
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Inflation fall to be slower than expected
Inflation will fall back to target this year but not as swiftly as previously thought, the National Institute of Economic and Social said on Tuesday, revising up its 2007 GDP growth estimate to 2.75 percent.
30 Jan 2007 |
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