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Population issue enters climate debate

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sun Nov 29 23:38:22 -0800 2009 | green-news

But the potential impact on climate change of a planet teaming with up to 10 billion souls has again forced the issue into the open ahead of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December. Earth's population would be a...

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A hot, restless night for Ampatuan at NBI jail

Source: Inquirer.net

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Mon Nov 30 01:17:04 -0800 2009 | political-news

Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr, the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre, reportedly had a restless Saturday night at the detention facility of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). An NBI official said Ampatuan Jr. later tried to sleep...

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EU foreign policy in relation to EC selections

Posted by: AriRusila

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sun Nov 29 00:55:40 -0800 2009 | political-news

First, a few quotes that relate to selection of EU's top officials: Turkey is not a part of Europe and will never be part of Europe. ( Mr Van Rompuy ) If the point of the Lisbon Treaty was to...

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Locked in his body

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 28 21:55:19 -0800 2009 | technology-news

Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body. After a doctor found that...

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Golden payoff for EU chiefs

Source: Times Online

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 28 14:31:58 -0800 2009 | political-news

European commissioners are to receive golden goodbyes amounting to £4.5m, an average of nearly £350,000 each. The payouts follow the appointment of a new set of 27 commissioners last Friday by Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the commission. Even those...

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Ukip offered Tories election deal over treaty

Source: The Independent

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 28 07:30:44 -0800 2009 | political-news

He said the Lisbon Treaty was the "last nail in the coffin" of Britain's democracy. The peer admitted he was "not much of a politician" but said that he might be appealing to voters disillusioned with the present system. He...

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US First Lady Receives White House Christmas Tree

Source: Voice of America

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Sat Nov 28 00:11:54 -0800 2009 | political-news

AFP US First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughter Sasha are presented with the official White House Christmas Tree at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, 27 Nov 2009 Share This

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Business groups welcome portfolio allocation

Source: The Irish Times

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 27 21:05:57 -0800 2009 | business-news

Business organisations have welcomed the announcement that Maire Geoghegan-Quinn is to be allocated the Research and Innovation portfolio in the new European Commission. Employers’ group Ibec said it was an important portfolio for Ireland to secure. “Research and innovation will...

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Spain seeks to transform its economy

Source: The Boston Globe

Brussels :: Belgium | updated Fri Nov 27 07:07:21 -0800 2009 | political-news

Spain has unveiled an ambitious reform package aimed at weaning its troubled economy from dependence on the construction sector and introducing a more sustainable model of growth. The broad 10-year plan features everything from tighter supervision of the financial sector...

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