Planes ‘fly empty’ to keep slots at Heathrow

The airlines tell us that they are concerned about the environment but they have to offer a service to their customers. Here we see bmi flying planes without passengers - very green." Britain’s third-largest...

Clarke to propose curbing power of Welsh, Scottish MPs

Quite a conundrum now affects the United Kingdgdom, ten years after devolution first gave constituent countries their own parliaments. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all now have their own seperate parliaments,...

Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists: residents

The situation in Somalia is steadily spiraling out of control, with analysts saying this is the worst they've seen the country in a decade."An air strike in central Somalia on Thursday, which insurgents blamed on the United States, killed at least eight people, including two...

I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer

"Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the...

Chevron's Pipeline Is the Burmese Regime's Lifeline

This article shows the tangled web of commerce as always ignoring moral and ethical concerns. The world needs not a corrupt  George Bush, it needs a Ralph Nader to lead the way and organise massive international...

Investing in your future

"THE biggest employer in Corby, UK,  has pledged to invest in its future workforce as it celebrates its 70th anniversary this weekend. The general manager of leading UK industrial supplier RS Components has said the company is committed to forming links with schools and...

China's environment close to 'breakdown': govt official

"BEIJING (AFP) - China's environment is close to breaking point and the situation is endangering people's lives, one of the nation's top anti-pollution officials said in comments published Wednesday. Pan Yue, an outspoken vice minister at the State Environmental Protection...

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