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Stories for February 16th 2011
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:39 UTC
What about tasting some ‘Charlem’, Charleston engineered meat?
Vladimir Mironov, a US biologist and tissue engineer at the Medical University of South Carolina, has been working to grow “cultured” meat for a decade, and is closer than ever to achieving his goal.
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:37 UTC
French conservatives attack IMF Strauss-Khan who is eyeing Sarkozy’s post
France's economy minister Tuesday urged IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to stay at the global lender, as French conservatives sought to impede his potential bid for the French presidency next year.
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:35 UTC
Coca Cola says its recipe remains secret and intact after 125 years
The Coca Cola Company said on Tuesday that its flagship cola recipe is still secret after nearly 125 years, denying a story by a US public radio show that it has uncovered the formula.
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:32 UTC
World Bank food prices index jumps 15% in four months, just below 2008 record
Rising food prices have driven an estimated 44 million people into poverty in developing countries since last June as food costs continue to rise to near 2008 levels, according to new World Bank Group numbers released ahead of the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Paris.
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:30 UTC
IMF calls for Yuan and SDRs to play greater role in global finance
IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the currencies of China and other emerging economies such as Brazil should play a greater role in global finance, as part of a bid to promote monetary stability
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Wednesday, February 16th 2011 - 00:28 UTC
Japan insists G-20 must address the issue of capital inflows to emerging economies
Japan's finance minister made it clear Tuesday that Tokyo is particularly interested in discussing ways to deal with the problem of strong capital inflows into emerging economies when he meets with officials from the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations in Paris later this week.
