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Europe’s green mayors think globally, act locallyEckart Wurzner is the Mayor of Heidelberg, and he is a Mayor with a Mission. He wants to cut… 12/02/09 21:49 CET
futuris
Malaria: tracking a serial-killerEvery year, there are approximately 500 million cases of malaria around the world. The… 12/02/09 18:23 CET
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Bangladesh hardship better than MyanmarMuslims treated brutally under Myanmar’s military dictatorship for years are still fleeing to… 12/02/09 21:49 CET
science
Archaeologists unearth new Egyptian mummiesArchaeologists have found 30 mummies in a burial chamber at the vast necropolis of Saqqara in… 12/02/09 18:07 CET
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Israeli election results confirm stalemateIsrael’s political leaders are continuing their struggle to form a coalition government after… 12/02/09 20:23 CET
Ukraine’s finance minister quits amid loan rowUkraine’s Finance Minister Viktor Pynzenyk has quit, claiming he had become a “hostage to… 12/02/09 20:23 CET
Dutch anti-Islam politician held at HeathrowGeert Wilders, the Dutch politician who is being prosecuted over anti-Islam remarks, has been… 12/02/09 20:23 CET
Greek workers protest against job cutsThe economic winter of discontent sweeping much of Europe, has started to take effect in Greece … 12/02/09 20:23 CET
Rabbis hear Pope condemn holocaust denialPope Benedict has spoken out against holocaust denial in a bid to repair relations with Jews… 12/02/09 17:46 CET
Experts track satellite crash space debrisA cloud of debris has been sent spinning into space after a collision that destroyed two orbiting… 12/02/09 16:57 CET
Israel relaxes Gaza blockade for flower exportsIn a sign that Israeli/Palestinian negotiations may be starting to blossom flower growers in Gaza… 12/02/09 15:25 CET
EU and US urge Israel to pursue peaceThe United States and Europe are urging Israel to continue its efforts to forge peace with… 12/02/09 13:37 CET
Renault to make further cost cutsRenault’s announced more strict cost-cutting measures which could add to Spain’s massive jobless… 12/02/09 13:33 CET
Obama praises Lincoln’s legacyPresident Barack Obama has recalled Abraham Lincoln’s conviction that a divided nation could be… 12/02/09 13:33 CET
On the origin of Charles DarwinThe man who gave the world the theory of evolution by natural selection was born 200 years ago… 12/02/09 11:53 CET
Abkhazia says it will have a decisive say in any new UN deploymentWith the mandate for the United Nations observer mission expiring this weekend in the breakaway… 12/02/09 08:27 CET
Congress agrees simulus compromiseA deal has been reached between both houses of Congress over US President Barack Obama’s economic… 12/02/09 07:36 CET
Israeli election spells problems for Mideast peaceWith Israel headed for negotiating gridlock after inconclusive elections, the US fears restrictive… 12/02/09 07:36 CET
Sir James Crosby, deputy chairman of City Watchdog, resignedBritish financial regulator Sir James Crosby has resigned as deputy chairman of City Watchdog, the… 12/02/09 07:33 CET
Spanish opposition leader accuses socialists of smear campaignIn what is being dubbed as PP-gate, Spain’s opposition, the Popular Party is reeling after… 12/02/09 07:31 CET
Flower growers pin hopes on Valentine’s Day“Say it with flowers” – please! That is the message from growers the world over in the lead up to… 12/02/09 07:31 CET
