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Dominican leader urges Wall Street-style ‘bail-out’ to reach UN poverty g...
" 24 September 2008 – President Leonel Fernández of the Dominican Republic today called on the world’s richest countries to provide the same emergency funding to achieve the United Nations Millennium...World Court begins Georgia-Russia case
The latest battle between Georgia and Russia will be fought in a courtroom. A case has begun at the World Court in the Hague in the Netherlands to rule on who should control South Ossetia. Any ruling the court makes, however, would not be binding on Russia."Georgia accused...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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238 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Greenpeace's grid plan: North Sea grid could bring wind power to 70m homes
A realistic plan to provide 1/3 of Europe's energy needs from renewable sources could be just the thing needed to jumpstart renewable energy advances to take advantage of alternative energy trading between...
created by PlanMyGreen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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697 views | 18 recommendations | 6 comments
Sea levels rise and fall; our earth as we know it is changing
Areas of the world that include Kiribati, the Maldives and most of the Netherlands truly highlight how rising sea levels can affect whole communities and groups of people.These cities and areas could be underwater...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1135 views | 18 recommendations | 14 comments
1135 views | 18 recommendations | 14 comments
Minister opposes arrest of Sudan president Omar al-Bashir
Sudanese government warns again over the local consequences of an international arrest of its incumbent President al-Bashir. Chines government has voiced similar concerns in the past.
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2008-09-04... Iranian students to sue Dutch cabinet
" Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:33:36 GMT Iranian students in the Netherlands are to file a lawsuit against the Dutch cabinet over educational discrimination in universities. The Dutch universities have been...Snacks In Small Packages May Lead To Overeating
As the new research reveals, consumption of small-package size treats like junk foods or any calorie-rich food actually do not help reduce consumption of these products, but increases it."And smaller packages make...Missing: Canada's only Olympic oak
Has anybody seen a German oak (querqus peduculata), about 70 years old, somewhere in Canada? Presented to gold medallist paddler Frank Amyot in 1936 and last seen at a ceremony in Ottawa."Where is Canada's...Dutch Pair Win Women's Double Sculls Gold as Finland Settles for Silver...Again
The Netherland's women beat the Finns by 1.29 secs to clinch the gold in the women's light weight double sculls. " Dutch pair Kirsten van der Kolk and Marit van Eupen won the women's lightweight double...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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282 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Quantum Leap: Researchers have controlled the position of a single electron ...
"An international team of researchers has shown that it can control the quantum state of a single electron in a silicon transistor--even putting the electron in two places at once. Their discovery could help pave the way toward a practical quantum computer. Quantum computers...
created by Erik Larson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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264 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Giant kites to tap power of the high wind
"A traditional childhood pastime could provide a breakthrough in renewable energy, after successful experiments in flying a giant kite at one of Europe's top research centres.Scientists from Delft University of...
created by Erik Larson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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312 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Homer Simpson replaces King Juan Carlos on Spanish coins
Homer Simpson's head on Euros? Well at least on one and already speculation as to who did it is rife because this is a very carefully crafted detournement of the Spanish Euro - some say a real work of art. After...
created by Paul Conneally | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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753 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
Change We Can, Change We Shall says Maldives politician
"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...One of the Largest Book Fairs in Europe Opens in Deventer, Netherlands
For one day each year the renowned 'Boekenmarkt', one of the largest annual book markets in Europe opens in the Netherlands. Literature and poetry abound, and there are special events for children. Reading...
created by rumana husain | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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684 views | 7 recommendations | 5 comments
Monster Radovan Karadzic pictured clean-shaven for first time since capture
Clean-shaven Radovan Karadzic appears for first time in UN court after 13 years on the run, facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. " THIS is monster Radovan Karadzic clean-shaven for the first...
created by sweet east pearl | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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