The cheapest 7” mini Netbook have been released

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Skybox S11 HD PVR - Newest digital satellite TV receiver launched

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Matter / Antimatter - Atom Smasher Makes New Discovery

The LHCb team stands in front of their experiment, the LHCb detecor, at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva. Image Credit: CERN/Maximilien Brice, Rachel BarbierMatter/ Antimatter - Atom Smasher Makes New...

The threat of private armies and militia to peacemaking

Private militia and armies are a common feature in contemporary violent conflicts and pose a major challenge in the search for peace internationally. Yet, very little research and analysis have been dedicated to those groups so far. A new study entitled Armed Violence in...

Drawing lessons from India’s experience in conflict resolution

India’s long history of engaging in dialogue with insurgent groups provides many lessons for those involved in peacemaking all over the world, suggests a recent report, entitled Conflict resolution: Learning lessons from dialogue processes in India. The study, co-authored...

WHO all Set to Organize 28th July as World Hepatitis Day

Geneva (ABC Live): The World Health Organization (WHO) is all set to organize the first official WHO World Hepatitis Day on 28th July to increase the awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis and the diseases that it causes. Read more about WHO all Set to Organize 28th...

Exploring Indonesia’s peacemaking efforts

Indonesia’s transition to democracy since 1998 has been marred by the eruption of internal conflicts. A new study entitledConflict Management in Indonesia – An Analysis of the Conflict in Maluku, Papua and Poso suggests this transition has had a direct impact on the way...

Gennady Timchenko: Gunvor takes control of Kolmar Coal

Energy trading company Gunvor of Finnish businessman Gennady Timchenko, recently took control of Russian mining company Kolmar Coal (51%) for approximately $400 million, according to media reports. Mr Torbjorn Tornqvist, Gunvor's chairman, said in a...

Oslo Forum - Annual meeting of conflict mediators

The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre), the independent mediation organisation, in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is pleased to announce that the Oslo forum will take place from 21 -23 June 2011 in Oslo, Norway. The Oslo forum is a...

Gennady Timchenko's Ladoga foundation for the elders

Finnish businessman Gennady Timchenko has not forgotten his Russian roots. In 2010, the energy magnate founded Ladoga, a charitable foundation aimed to support Russian's older generation.Poverty amongst Russian retirees has indeed become a major social challenge and despite...

Gennady Timchenko gets involved in the Future Hockey Challenge

The Swiss city of Geneva hosted this spring the Future Hockey Challenge, an international youth hockey competition aimed at discovering tomorrow’s gifted players and notably sponsored by Finnish businessman Gennady Timchenko. The Geneva Future Hockey Challenge is a hockey...

Peacemaking in Asia and the Pacific: Women's Perspectives

Leaving women on the margins of peace processes amounts to excluding the voices of half the population and ultimately greatly diminishes the sustainability of peace agreements. Yet, ensuring their fair representation and diverse contributions to peacemaking remains a major...

Global Day of Action on Military Spending , Tues. April 12

The Global Day of Action on Military Spending falls on Tuesday April 12, a time when people on all continents will join together to focus public, political, and media attention on the costs of military spending...

Negotiating Ceasefires: Lessons from Mediators

Ceasefire agreements are essential to the sustainability of peace settlements says  Luc Chounet-Cambas in Negotiating Ceasefires, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue’s (HD Centre) latest publication for peacemakers.   The publication, the third in the...

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