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China setting economic milestoneSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 1:08AMChina is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.

Investors shy from California rail planSunday, August 1, 2010 @ 12:20AMSACRAMENTO -- More than $11 billion in taxpayer money is promised so far for high-speed rail in California, including at least $252 million that already has been spent.

Feature story: Waste not, want not?Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 10:48PMby Gennady Sheyner Trapped by a garbage system that's draining city funds, Palo Alto seeks to overhaul its obsolete waste-management model. Photos by Kimihiro Hoshino/Palo Alto Online. Related stories: ■ Palo Alto's compost debate could go to voters

UVM journal seeks solutionsTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:16AMAs climate-change activists bemoaned the failure of the Copenhagen talks and the inadequacy of the U.S. Senate's cap-and-trade bill, another policy proposal emerged that held the promise of massive popular support and substantial reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, to boot.

Is Cameron willing to take India risk?Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:04AMWithin three months of becoming Britain's prime minister, David Cameron will be undertaking his first official visit to India on Wednesday.

Cameron Heads to India With BAE, 3i to Burnish TiesTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:01AMU.K. Prime Minister David Cameron arrives in India today after a stop in Turkey accompanied by 39 executives from companies such as BAE Systems Plc and Vodafone Group Plc to spur trade with Asia’s third-largest economy.

Abbott pledge on indigenous cashTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:41AMA COALITION Government would consider extending welfare quarantines across Australia, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says.

Cameron Vows to Support Turkish Quest to Join European UnionTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:34AMU.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called on other European Union nations to drop their objections to Turkey’s joining the 27-nation bloc.

Cameron Heads to India With BAE, Barclays, 3i to Burnish TiesTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:31AMPrime Minister David Cameron will fly to India today accompanied by executives from about 30 U.K. companies from BAE Systems Plc to Vodafone Group Plc to strengthen business ties with Asia’s third-largest economy.