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Pepsico first female boss

Although it is much less common than it should, women are making it to the top.
In August 2006, Ms Nooyi was appointed to lead one of the largest companies in the world.

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It's never too soon for a bad start.

In most Europe, you can't drink alcohol before you are 18. Neither drive a car. But... how old must you be to rob a bank?

Read this article from The NY Daily News to find out:
Teen robs German bank with toy gun and attempts gettaway to Austria on bike.

The Shrimper Survivor

Thuong Nguyen, a Louisiana shrimp fisherman, survived a treacherous trip from Vietnam and Hurricane Katrina. But now he worries that he may not make it through the gulf oil spill.

Anatomy of a Cruise Ship Fall

When we go on holidays, we hope to enjoy and have a good time time but, sometimes, accidents happen.



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Is file-sharing illegal?

A US court rules that it is, and awards damages, of $9,250 per song downloaded. Jesse Hirsh appears on CBC News Morning with Heather Hiscox to discuss this and the general culture war around file sharing, torrents, and peer to peer media networks.

The Pirate Bay Trial

In case you have an interest in file sharing or internet downloads, you surely know about The Pirate Bay and the trial the had to face. If not, this is the occasion for you to learn.

The Pirate Bay trial was a joint criminal and civil prosecution in Sweden of four individuals charged for promoting the copyright infringement of others with the torrent tracking website The Pirate Bay. The criminal charges were supported by a consortium of intellectual rights holders led by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), who filed individual civil compensation claims against the owners of The Pirate Bay.

Read the complete article from the Wikipedia.
Visit The Pirate Bay website.
Learn more about The Pirate Party from Sweeden.

Farrah Fawcett's Legacy

Farrah Fawcett, the actress and model, who died on June 25 aged 62, achieved celebrity in 1976 in Charlie’s Angels, a soft-focus television series in which three highly attractive women were special agents guided by Charlie, an unseen private detective.
Listen to the CBS news report about her passing away.

Britain catches up to US

The fast food business is booming in Britain: "cheap and cheerful". Obesity is becoming epidemic.

Childhood Obesity Epidemic

An illness of our times, obesity is one of the health problem arising in developed countries.

Electric bikes

CNN's Elaine Quijano looks at bikes with an electric twist.

Electric bikes By CNN_International

AMD's 'One Laptop Per Child'

Rebecca Gonzales, Director of Marketing Communications for AMD, discusses their new One Laptop Per Child product.


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Where Airplanes Go To Die - NYTimes.com

Airplanes are dismantled and scrapped for recycling at a facility in France.

Getting the Last Question

A college student in Florida is nearly overwhelmed as he gets chosen to ask the last question at town hall meeting with President Barack Obama. (Feb. 10, 2009)