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Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Nov. 12 (News Report) - The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and making an increasing contribution to sea level rise, a study has confirmed. Published in the journal Science, it has also given scientists a clearer view of why the sheet is

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In Netherlands, Insurers Compete Over Quality of Care

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

NewsHour - By Ray Suarez - Oct. 07 (Special Report) - By world standards, the Dutch are wealthy and healthy, but the country's changing. With each year, it's home to more Dutch elderly and more young immigrants from the developing world. The queen opened a parliament once again wrestling over health care, still trying to contain costs after a massive overhaul designed four years ago.

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Coalition Talks: Merkel's New Government Unlikely to Pursue Radical Reforms

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Der Spiegel - Sep. 28 (News Report) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and their new partners, the Free Democrats, could reach a coalition deal by the end of October. But it may not be easy. Tax cuts and burgeoning government debt could slow down the talks.

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Mandate for Change in Germany

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Marcus Walker - Sep. 28 (News Report) - A center-right alliance led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set for victory in Germany's national elections on Sunday, opening the door to modest tax cuts and labor-market changes that could help strengthen the fragile recovery in Germany's crisis-battered economy.

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Missile defence in Europe: Pie in the sky

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Economist - Sep. 18 (News Analysis) - Maybe some jam tomorrow, but none today. That is the American message to its most stalwart allies in the ex-communist world as Barack Obama’s administration shelves plans to deploy ten interceptor rockets in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic.

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Cap-and-trade & Health Care & Insurance Reform I see these two issues as one and the same thing. The first one is to heal our planet, and the second is to heal our human bodies. Also, both issues have to deal with how the 'healing' is delievered and wh

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Foreign policy, EU news, climate, green technology, health. - Aug. 21 (Investigative Report) - Experts and politicians on whether health care reform will trump climate change.

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UBS will give IRS 4,450 names of suspected tax cheats

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - By Stephen Ohlemacher, Devlin Barrett, Associated Press Writers - Aug. 19 (News Report) - Swiss banking giant UBS agreed Wednesday to turn over to the IRS details of 4,450 accounts suspected of holding undeclared assets by U.S. customers, ending an intense trans-Atlantic legal fight. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman says the accounts held $18 billion in assets at one time. Many have since been closed, he said.

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Europe Eyes Africa for Solar Power

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Scientific American - By Paul Voosen - Jul. 24 (Special Report) - European government and industry have been eyeing tracts of sun-drenched, vacant land in North Africa and the Middle East for some time. And now, officials and business executives are beginning to sweat out the details that could see renewable power sprouting in the desert.

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Ukraine general 'killed reporter'

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 22 (News Report) - Page last updated at 14:31 GMT, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 15:31 UK Ukrainian police have arrested a key suspect in the murder of the journalist Georgiy Gongadze, whose killing nine years ago prompted widespread protest. Oleksiy Pukach was the chief of

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Science & Environment | Space cone to acquire expert data

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Jonathan Amos - Jul. 21 (News Report) - Europe continues to develop the technologies needed to bring spacecraft safely back to the Earth's surface. The European Space Agency has signed the contract with industry that will lead to the production of a cone-shaped demonstration vehicle known as EXPERT.

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Court Reverses Ruling Dealing With Visa of Muslim Scholar, Tariq Ramadan - NYTimes.com

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Benjamin Weiser - Jul. 18 (News Report) - Tariq Ramadan, who has been denied entry into the United States, said that he did not know that the recipient of his donations had connections to a terrorist organization.

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New Bulava missile test results in failure - Russian military | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

RIA Novosti - Jul. 16 (News Report) - A scheduled test of Russia's new Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on July 15 was a failure, the Defense Ministry's press service said on Thursday. "The missile self-destructed after a malfunction of the first stage," the ministry said.

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Russian activist 'found murdered'

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 15 (News Report) - A prominent Russian human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova, is found dead after being abducted in Chechnya.

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Tragic Symbol: Egypt's Headscarf Martyr

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Time - By Abigail Hauslohner - Jul. 12 (News Analysis) - As Egypt continues to rage against the killing of Marwa al-Sherbini, the woman who was murdered in a German courtroom last week has become a convenient martyr. But for whom? And to what end?

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Europe | Nuclear dawn delayed in Finland

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Rob Broomby - Jul. 09 (News Report) - When it is finished, Finland's Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor will be the biggest the world has ever seen, the excavation site alone is the size of 55 football fields. It was to have been a pilot project for bigger, better, cleaner, Generation III reactors, which would lead the charge back to nuclear power in a continent which had gone cold on atomic energy

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US and Russia agree on nuclear cuts

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 06 (News Report) - Medvedev have reached an outline agreement to cut back their nations' stockpiles of nuclear weapons. The "joint understanding" signed in Moscow would see reductions of deployed nuclear warheads to below 1,700 each within seven years of a new treaty.

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Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Maria Cheng - Jul. 04 (News Report) - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given. The concept has been enshrined in Europe for generations. Health systems are built so inclusive that even illegal immigrants are entitled to free treatment beyond just emergency care. Europeans have some of the world's best hospitals and have made great strides in fighting problems like obesity and heart disease. But the system is far from perfect.

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View from Europe: Obama tough enough on Iran

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Robert Marquand - Jun. 24 (News Analysis) - Republican critics are calling it "timidity." But the Obama administration's policy of "prudence" toward Iran's postelection protests gets high marks from Iranian specialists in Europe.

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Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By James Glanz - Jun. 24 (News Report) - Hastily shut down, Mr. Häring’s project was soon forgotten by nearly everyone outside Switzerland. As early as this week, though, an American start-up company, AltaRock Energy, will begin using nearly the same method to drill deep into ground laced with fault lines in an area two hours’ drive north of San Francisco.

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| Carbon capture technology tested

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 28 (News Report) - A 30-tonne test unit will process 1,000 cubic metres of exhaust gas per hour from Longannet power station in Fife. Carbon dioxide will be removed using chemicals and turned into a liquid, ready for storage underground.

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Spain's Judges Cross Borders in Human Rights Cases: U.S. Officials Among Targets

Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Craig Whitlock - May. 23 (News Report) - Spanish judges are boldly declaring their authority to prosecute high-ranking government officials in the United States, China and Israel, among other places, delighting human rights activists but enraging officials in the countries they target and triggering a political backlash in a nation uncomfortable acting as the world's conscience

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Pro-internet piracy party on course for EU seats

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Times - By Marcus Oscarsson - May. 22 (News Report) - The Pirate Party, a single-issue Swedish group that campaigns to encourage internet copyright infringement, is on course to win several seats in the European parliament. "The plan is Sweden, Europe, the world. In that order," said Christian Engstrom, the Pirate Party's top candidate. The Pirate Party received 8 per cent in the poll and if the trend continues it will take a number of seats in Brussels.

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In Europe, social safety net softens the slump - Europe- msnbc.com

Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700

MSNBC - By Jennifer Carlile - May. 07 (Special Report) - With its tidy villages, orderly cities and atmospheric scenery, there are few outward signs that the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, home to historic Heidelberg and the famed Black Forest, is a victim of the current economic crisis.

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Brothels cut prices to beat the recession

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Independent - By Erik Kirschbaum - Apr. 26 (News Report) - It has not taken long for the global financial crisis to affect the world's oldest profession in Germany. In one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, the industry has responded with an economic stimulus package of its own: modern marketing tools, rebates, discounts and gimmicks to boost falling demand. Some brothels have cut prices or added free promotions, while others have introduced all-inclusive flat-rate fees. Free shuttle buses, discounts for seniors and taxi drivers, as well as "day passes" are among marketing strategies designed to keep business going.

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Moldova's Twitter Activist Under House Arrest

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Radio Free Europe - By Kristin Deasy - Apr. 17 (News Report) - Like many 25 year olds, Natalia Morar blogs. She has 152 posts, six "userpics," and three virtual gifts from friends. The last virtual gift was a detention slip. Before that, someone sent her handcuffs.

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