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What’s more valuable than gold? First Fairtrade and Fairmined gold is celebrating its first anniversary. The Fairtrade Foundation, which certifies the gold, has announced that 350kg per year of gold will soon be available to jewellers, with more to follow. In the first year of trading, four gold mining organisations have become certified and an … Read more
Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest English-language encyclopedia still in print is moving solely into the digital age. It is the latest move Encyclopedia Britannica has made to expand its Internet reference services.It first flirted with digital publishing in the 1970s, published a version for computers in 1981 for LexisNexis subscribers and first posted to the Internet … Read more
How the total ban on animal testing will impact the cosmetics industry? From March 2013 it is illegal for manufacturers to test any cosmetic ingredient on an animal. Even if the European Commission might grant exemptions, the ramifications are monumental for cosmetic companies and the industry is currently striving to adapt itself to the new … Read more
Bentley EXP 9 F, the Maserati GranTurismo Sport, the Infiniti Emerg-E sports car, the high-priced Lamborghini Aventador, the Mercedes-Benz A Class, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, the BMW M6 Coupe and the BMW X6 M50d and the Ferrari F12 are the stars of 2012 Geneva Motors Show (8-18 March 2012) in luxury category. Bentley unveiled … Read more
Forbes began the pursuit of the world’s billionaires 25 years ago. The first cut yielded 140 names. This year the magazine have counted an all-time high 1,226 billionaires worth a record $4.6 trillion. Carlos Slim tops Forbes billionaires list at $69 billion. There are now billionaires from 58 countries. The U.S. is still home to … Read more
Boeing delivers biggest 747 to secret VIP buyer First of nine 747-8 VIP airplanes will enter service after interior-completion program Boeing, the world’s second-largest plane-maker, celebrated a major achievement in the effort to create a Queen of the Skies for the 21st Century, delivering the first 747-8 Intercontinental VIP airplane to an undisclosed customer, thought … Read more