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Cadmium Spill in China Threatens Drinking Water for Millions

A cancer-causing cadmium discharge from a mining company has polluted a long stretch of two rivers in southern China, and officials warned some 3.7 million people of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region to avoid drinking water from the river, state media reported on Friday.

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Chinese New Year 2012

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Chinese New Year 2012: Guide to London's Year of the Dragon Celebrations?

International Business Times UK shows you where are the best places to go to celebrate Chinese New Year 2012.

Year of the Dragon

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Year of the Dragon: Fashion Elite Focus on China’s Wealthy during Dragon Week

For the fashion elite, the Year of the Dragon marked a special inaugural festivity - Dragon Week. Dragon Week, created by Affinity China, was a week-long luxury trip designed specifically for wealthy Chinese travelers.

Chinese New Year 2012

From Society

Chinese New Year 2012: Guide to London's Year of the Dragon Celebrations?

International Business Times UK shows you where are the best places to go to celebrate Chinese New Year 2012.

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From Tech

Cat's Eyes Chinese Boy has X-Men Night Vision Special Powers

Nong Yousui's glowing eyes and X-Men superhero ability to read in the dark shock doctors.

HTC Looking for a Hero to Beat the iPhone 4S Supervillain

From Companies

HTC Looking for a Hero to Beat the iPhone 4S Supervillain

HTC is set to re-focus its efforts on the iPhone and Galaxy dominated high-end smartphone market, releasing a new set of "hero" handsets.

Nielsen Reports iPhone Wins, Android Loses: Can iPhone 5 Continue Apple Legacy?

From Companies

Apple Hits Back After New York Times Reports 'Significant Problems' With Manufacturers

Apple CEO Tim Cook has defends his company after The New York Times posts a damning story describing the working conditions of its employees.

Probe if Unions are Paying Senators to Stay Away

From Economy

Does Right to Work Create Jobs? Experts Aren’t Sure

The Indiana right-to-work bill's supporters trumpeted the argument that making Indiana a right-to-work state would encourage businesses to relocate there. But a survey of the available data suggests that the link between right-to-work and job creation is not as clear as its proponents claim.

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From Companies

Chevron Shares Fall After Earnings Miss Wall Street Estimates

Shares of energy giant Chevron Corp. tumbled Friday after losses from refining operations cut fourth-quarter profit to less than analysts expected.

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From Companies

Juniper Networks Share Plunge 11 Percent as it Keeps Losing Ground to Cisco

Shares of Juniper Networks plunged nearly 11 percent as the Internet equipment maker reported dismal first-quarter results and it lost market share to No. 1 maker Cisco Systems.

Computer waste is left along a river bank at Yaocuowei village near Guiyu in China. This image is taken from 2002.

From Companies

Cadmium Spill in China Threatens Drinking Water for Millions

A cancer-causing cadmium discharge from a mining company has polluted a long stretch of two rivers in southern China, and officials warned some 3.7 million people of Liuzhou in the Guangxi region to avoid drinking water from the river, state media reported on Friday.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $750 million through a promissory note -- a fresh injection in addition to the $650 million that the Gates charity has contributed since the fund was launched 10 years ago.

From Companies

Bill Gates Injects $750 Million Into Troubled AIDS Fund

Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives.

BP oil rig

From Companies

BP Loses Bid to Shift $15B in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Costs

Oil giant BP has lost its attempt to shift over $15 billion of costs related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill onto contractor Transocean, increasing the possibility BP may have to foot the entire $42 billion clean up bill.

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Where Have All The Homeless People Gone?

One of the most dramatic changes I have witnessed in New York City over the past 20 years is the (apparent) “disappearance” of homeless people.

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Friday the 13th: Superstitions Are Real

I don’t think my superstitions have harmed my life in any way nor gotten in the way of my happiness.