The Closer
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ROUND-UP Stocks shuffled forward, closing higher on optimism over Europe. Comments from the Italian prime minister were blamed for the move. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
The end of the UN global warming travelling circus is one step closer
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The end of the UN led global warming travelling circus is - fortunately - one step closer. Leaders and governments of the rich industrialized countries have clearly put the global warming hoax on the back burner - there are other, much more urgent -...
Europe must take a leap out of the quagmire | Christine Ockrent
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There is no Merkellande or Frangela, but François Hollande has shown good political acumen on the eurozone crisisIt may be an effect of belated spring sunshine, but there are reasons to feel optimistic about Europe again. Whatever the short-term rea...
Some prisoners have earned the right to vote, so let them | Jonathan Aitken
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Giving only prisoners released on temporary licence the vote may placate MPs and avert a costly clash with EuropeThe latest round of the row on votes for prisoners is much ado about nothing for the inmates of Britain's jails. The vast majority of pri...
Elitist Piffle and the Modern Do-Gooder
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An environmental “eco-district" built on "brownfield" land on the French side of the border with Switzerland 15 klicks from Genera aims to attract wealthy and indingnantly green Swissies.More than 1000 people will be able to move into the low-energ...
The European Parliament votes in favour of almost Zero Waste for 2020!
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Today -24th May 2012- the European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on a Resource Efficient Europe which, if implemented, could put the EU on the road for Zero Waste for 2020. In this resolution the EP joins the European Commission in expre...
Car-driven GDP growth
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Our US econo-stat of the day:Vehicle purchases by consumers alone accounted for 30% of all the GDP growth in the last two quarters.And also consider this:Motor vehicle output...
I want my F T T
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As part of its campaign to make the Financial Transaction Tax even more wildly popular as a solution to the dire straits the EU’s in, DG COMM is planning to ask the eponymous group to rerelease their monster hit from 1985, with slightly updated...
VIDEO: Eurozone ripples reach Africa
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FSN's Nina-Maria Potts reports on the effect the eurozone crisis is having on trade with and investment in Africa.
Essential Information About Modern Scandanavian Furniture
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Danish modern furniture has been admired around the world because of its matchless and attractive designs. Aside from the neat contours and stupendous grain wood, Danish modern furniture is recognized for its beauty in conjunction with practicality.
GE Factory Turns Airplane Engines into Gas Turbines
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GE Energy, a subsidiary of General Electric, said Thursday it delivered 12 gas turbines made in Hungary from airplane engines to a power plant in Israel.
Russian schools, Baltic lessons
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One thing Latvia and Estonia definitely have in common: Flat and sparsely populated landscapes along sandy coasts. So flat that the destinations our Latvian hitchhiker Kristina (whom we take from Riga northwards) wants to see most urgently are: Austr...
Russia: Q&A with Tina Kandelaki
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Tina Kandelaki is a Russian journalist, a TV celebrity and producer, a widely read blogger, and -- more recently -- a visible presence in Russian politics. Be it on the cover of Russian Maxim magazine or in her endorsement of Vladimir Putin, Kandelak...
Europe’s Roma on the Margins
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The EU, UN and World Bank say the findings of a new survey are a call to action on Roma integration...
Lord's Resistance Army Intelligence Chief to stand trial in Uganda: INTERVIEW
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The Ugandan government has announced that it will try former Lord's' Resistance Army intelligence chief Ceasar Acellam in a civil process. Chief of Public Prosecutions Richard Buteera said that Ceasar Acellam "will be investigated and the prosec...
Mapping the Global Regulatory Space for Risk Governance
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European University Institute, Florence - 28-29 May 2012 - a conference organised by Prof. Dr. Fabrizio Cafaggi, Dr. A. Arcuri, Dr. M. Simoncini...
