Sentinel-3 ESA’s Next Generation Satellite Scheduled to Launch in
Sentinel-3 satellite which is scheduled to launch in 2013 is the third in a series of five space missions European Space Agency (ESA) is developing for the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) initiative. The missions main objective is to determine the...
IMF Should Not Condone Abuses
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has again asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not condone the human right abuses committed by the Sri Lankan government by providing the funding. The Sri Lankan govenrment...
Soon, a neighbourhood watch to detect and report Internet network problems
Researchers at McCormick School say they have devised a way to detect and report Internet network problems, by using crowd sourcing network monitoring."Washington, November 25 : Researchers at the McCormick School... Government black boxes will 'collect every email'
"Internet "black boxes" will be used to collect every email and web visit in the UK under the Government's plans for a giant "big brother" database, The Independent has learnt. Home Office officials have told senior figures from the internet...Double Agency: "Monetizing" Illegal Content
It's interesting that Youtube seems to be playing for both teams here: on one hand, doing nothing to discourage the uploading of copyrighted material by non-copyright-holders, and, on the other hand, hosting tools...
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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...China introduces law to promote sustainable economy
China is the most populous nation on earth; one in every five people on earth lives in China. With nearly 20% of all humans residing within its borders China has an enormous impact on the...Thaksin offers to quit ManC board
Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra has offered to resign from the club’s board, executive chairman Garry Cook has revealed. The former Thai prime minister flew to Britain last week instead of returning to his homeland to face court charges. The Premier League has been...British smog-monitoring unit in Beijing ordered to close down
British scientists working in Beijing to monitor air quality were ordered to close down their website, as it's being reported that their reading clashed with official statistics that stated the pollution levels...Work at Home? Your Employer May Be Watching
"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say...The Truth Is Out There, Part 2
"Writing in the American Chronicle, Dr. Michael Salla tells the story of Clark McClelland, a retired Spacecraft Operator with NASA. McClelland, a 34-year NASA veteran, claims that he “witnessed an eight to nine foot tall extraterrestrial in association with a Space Shuttle...Islamist bombers target Olympics; Declare Olympic Jihad
As though the Olympics weren't already in enough trouble, now a militant Islamic group has declared jihad against the games."A MILITANT Islamic group has threatened to attack the Beijing Olympics with suicide bombers and biological weapons and has claimed responsibility for a...China on the lookout for earthquakes during Beijing Olympics
The memories of the horrendous earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan province on May 12th of this year, claiming the lives of nearly seventy thousand people and leaving anywhere between five to eleven million...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Rumours of meningitis outbreak in Olympic co-host city Qingdao denied
Chinese health officials are denying rumours of cerebrospinal meningitis outbreak in the Olympic co-host city of Qingdao. Health ministry reassures that the future site of the Olympic sailing events has seen no...
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