Global attention called to wind energy
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 04:25:27 -0700 | green-news
The Global Wind Energy Council said Thursday the international community needs to do more than just pay lip service to renewable energy and pollution...The organization said the fossil fuels industry gets six times more in government subsidies than the renewable...
White House got EU to drop anti-NSA spying measure
Source: United Press International
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 03:08:01 -0700 | disasters-news
The White House got the European Union to drop a measure that could have blocked covert U.S. agencies from spying on EU citizens, The Financial Times reports...Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that authorizes Washington to eavesdrop on international phone calls and...
GE makes concessions seeking EU regulatory approval of Avio deal
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 04:04:02 -0700 | business-news
U.S. conglomerate General Electric has offered concessions to try to win EU regulatory approval for its $4.3 billion proposed purchase of Italian plane components maker Avio , a deal intended to boost its global supply chain. The European Commission said...
Barroso calls for compromise on EU budget (News)
Source: Euractiv
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 01:02:55 -0700 | political-news
Barroso calls for compromise on EU budget Published 13 June 2013 Barroso's spoke to MEPs in the run-up to the 27-28 June EU summit, which is expected to adopt measures aimed at restoring confidence in the Union's governance and boost...
European Union to take Chinese steel dispute to WTO
Source: The Economic Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 07:06:18 -0700 | business-news
The European Union will lay a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization over Chinese tariffs on imported stainless steel pipes, European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani said on Thursday . Tajani, who is also EU Industry Commissioner, told...
MEP criticizes EU solar decision
Source: Chinadaily
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 00:37:03 -0700 | green-news
The statement came two days after the European Commission decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. Starting from Thursday, European Union imports of Chinese solar products would be subject to a...
Airlines must reduce their emissions
Source: Chinadaily
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 00:32:23 -0700 | green-news
Air travel is not only the fastest growing form of transport...Few if any holidaymakers and business people boarding their flights know that the kerosene fuel powering their airliner is tax-free. This gives air transport an unfair advantage over rail and...
Analysis: Cows block path toward Canada-EU free trade deal
Source: Reuters
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 00:30:12 -0700 | business-news
Analysis & Opinion Dan Lizee, operation manager, picks up a handful of wheat off the conveyor belts that transfer wheat from trains to cargo ships at the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver, British Columbia October 6, 2011. Salvaging a free-trade...
Oviedo ATH Chris Davis Jr. commits to UCF 2014 recruiting class
Source: Orlando Sentinel Online
Ath :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 20:47:44 -0700 | sports-news
EDT , June 12, 2013 Chris Davis Jr. said Wednesday night it seemed like almost yesterday when he stood in Bright House Networks Stadium for the first time. "I remember I was at the Miami game during my freshman (2010)...
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Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 19:59:57 -0700 | arts-culture-news
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Straphanger art — Perusing The CTA Collection
Source: Chicago-Sun Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 19:15:19 -0700 | political-news
Transportation Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com June 12, 2013 8:24PM Carla Arocha and Stephane Schraenen's stainless steel sculpture titled 24/7, suspended overhead celebrates the dynamic activity that occurs day and night in the Howard station. Circular stainless steel plates, polished to a...
RIHANNA Disappoints Fans After Showing Up Two Hours Late To Concert
Source: Anything Hollywood
Antwerp :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 18:33:10 -0700 | entertainment-news
Clearly, Rihanna loves to party . That is a fact supported by an abundance of evidence on her social media accounts, where she frequently posts photos of herself cavorting with strippers , enjoying some weed , and chugging down alcohol with...
Harper visits Britain as EU trade deal talks continue
Source: The Globe & Mail
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 05:03:16 -0700 | political-news
Watch Nik on the Numbers The Globe and Mail Video Negotiations have been under way for months, and officials had hoped a deal would be ready in time for Mr. Harper to sign during his trip. But that appears...
France Resists U.S. Trade Talks Over TV and Film Concerns
Source: The New York Times
Brussels :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-13 00:37:22 -0700 | business-news
France's insistence on protecting its state-sponsored film and television industry could create snags in the European Union's preparations for trade talks with the United States, according to trade officials here. Ministers and diplomats were trying Wednesday to head off a...
Marina Abramovic on theatre as therapy: ‘There is no pain any more'
Source: The Globe & Mail
Antwerp :: Belgium | updated 2013-06-12 16:12:49 -0700 | allnews
Story The Canadian Press Video I cried from the beginning to the end. I was completely hysterical, a typically intense, completely black-clad Abramovic recalled the other day, while eating a late-afternoon lunch in the private dining room of a...
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