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Miscellaneous: Protesters Beware: “Non-Lethal” Weapons of the Future

For decades military R&D types have been desperately searching for the next big thing in "non-lethal" anti-personnel weaponry. From gay bombs to foam guns, every conceivable (and inconceivable) avenue has been explored in the quest to circumvent international human rights laws and rules of engagement in order to exert control and suppress dissent both at home and abroad.
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Miscellaneous: Barack Obama sings We Are The World

In the first of a series of video cartoons, The Times has asked Brighton-based mashup artist Mike Bollen to work on Barack Obama s Inauguration speech.
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Business: Government Forces Companies to Declare Their 'Sexist' Ways

Ministers are considering plans to force companies into publishing in-depth details of their employee's salaries, ordered by gender. In a move intended to eradicate the gender pay gap once and for all, the government is considering plans to shame companies into paying both male and female employees fairly.
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Business: Icesave Suspend Access to uk Customers' Savings Accounts


The Icelandic government has attempted to calm savers, worried that the nation's economy might be in meltdown.
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News: 7 Annoyingly Awesome Australian Homes


They may be on the far side of the world, but Australians have become renowned for their design prowess. The land down under may be most widely known for kangaroos, barbeques, beaches and year-round sunshine, but take a look round the place and you’ll soon discover the country is home to many stunningly beautiful properties.
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News: 5 Famous Financial Fraudsters


Fraud is nothing new - the Old Bailey has records going back to the 1750s of cases where sailors were charged with sinking their own ships. But in recent years a number of high-level fraud cases have made the headlines and continue to do so.
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News: Church of England Accused of Short Selling Stock Hypocrisy


In a week that saw two prolific members of the Church of England publicly condemn the ‘City’ for its role in the turmoil currently afflicting the global economy, financial practices used by the ecclesial institution have also come under fire.
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News: Lakes… 650ft Beneath the Waves!


Deep beneath the waves, far down on the ocean floor are scenes and images often associated with the stuff of nightmares – translucent fish with wide black eyes capable of seeing in the dark, shell fish with bioluminescent skeletons and colossal squid, so huge that no one has yet to picture them.
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Business: Bank Gives Away Brand New Cars to Savers


While most banks are trying to attract investors with headline-grabbing interest rates, Spanish bank Banesto has raised the bar with an innovative new scheme designed to boost its balance sheet.
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Business: FBI Launches Investigation Into Lehman Brothers, and Other Crunch-Hit Firms


Several US financial firms are under investigation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it has emerged.
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