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Sep 6th 2007 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition Illustration by David Simonds The debate about the social responsibilities of companies is heating up again IF YOU believe what they say about themselves, big companies have never been better citizens. In the past decade,…

Sep 12th 2007 From Economist.com THE costliest place in the world to get high is Japan, according to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's annual World Drug Report. The street price of a gram of cannabis weed was $58.30 in 2005, over twice as much as in the next most expensive nation,…

Sep 13th 2007 | LONDON AND WASHINGTON, DC From The Economist print editionHow far, and how fast, will the dollar fall? Satoshi Kambayashi  FOR several years, the darkest scenarios for the world economy have involved a dollar crash. The script was simple. America’s dependence on foreign…

Mike Lovett/Brandeis University Alex, a 31-year-old African gray parrot, knew more than 100 words and could count and recognize colors and shapes. By BENEDICT CAREY He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he…

Torsten Silz/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Mercedes-Benz F700 concept car is a rolling test bed of new environmental technologies, including the DiesOtto engine, which produces 238 horsepower and 295 foot-pounds of torque from just 1.8 liters. By JERRY GARRETT FRANKFURT…

John MacDougall/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images At the Frankfurt Motor Show, a CEO, made by Shuanghuan Automobile. BMW says the car is a copy of its X5 S.U.V. By MARK LANDLER FRANKFURT, Sept. 11 — It’s hardly surprising that a car that bills itself as the…

The Opel Astra GTC with panoramic windshield is available in Europe. By PHIL PATTON THE sky may be the limit, but the roof no longer is, at least to auto designers seeking a competitive advantage. While much of their attention has recently focused on the resurgence of retractable metal…

Peter Foley/European Pressphoto AgencyBy CATHY HORYN Just before the start of Ralph Lauren’s 40th anniversary show, as guests like Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and the actors Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman took their seats, there was music from…

Forrás: Népszabadság - Szőcs László A svéd állami televízióban bejelentették: már Magyarországon is nyomoznak a Gripen-ügyben. Christer van der Kwast svéd államügyész megalapozott korrupciós gyanúról, nem pedig rutineljárásról beszél - de konkrétumokat brüsszeli…

TopGear.com 'Do I have any furniture made from polished wood veneer? No' Why are car interiors are so dull when we spend large parts of our lives in them? Time to call in the decorators, says JC.Kate Gompertz is a friend of mine. And the reason she's a friend of mine is that…