Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
EUR 140 million loan to the Ministry of Finance for the financing of waste-water projects in 57 agglomerations outside bigger cities. This is the first instalment of EUR 140 million of an overall credit line of EUR 290 million made available for this project. The works include sewer networks, pumping stations and treatment facilities across Cyprus,
Friday, October 1st, 2010
JRC – With experiencing the growing importance of interdependences between land resources and socio-economic systems in Europe and China, information exchange on this issue has been constantly growing between the parties in the last years. The need for coordinated joint efforts facilitated by a formal and permanent platform on the field became evident for both
Friday, October 1st, 2010
BBC BELFAST – Transport Minister Conor Murphy has launched a consultation process for a traffic master plan for Belfast city centre. ‘Belfast on the Move’ aims to substantially reduce traffic levels and provide more road space for public transport, pedestrians and cyclists. Around 30,000 vehicles use the steets on both sides of the city hall
Friday, October 1st, 2010
NORWAY POST – Norwegian adventurer and polar explorer Børge Ousland and his friend Thorleif Thorleifson have written a new chapter in Polar History, after they on Thursday completed a voyage which took them through both the North East and the North West Passage. They left Oslo in June on board their 30-foot trimaran sailboat, and the three-month trip first
Friday, October 1st, 2010
GUARDIAN UK – This comes against a background in which universities say they are already struggling to attract the best candidates to important research and teaching posts, and warnings that this month’s spending review could, according to some estimates, take as much as 25% out of Britain’s total spending on scientific research. Read More
Friday, October 1st, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The High Level Forum (HLF) in Paris is the third such event in 2010. The first, held in Accra in February, was entitled “Unearthing the next twenty years of capacity development in Africa”. The second discussion form held in March, in Tunis, focused on invigorating dialogue at the highest levels on the
Friday, October 1st, 2010
DEUTSCHE WELLE – The rivers that serve 80 percent of the world’s population are under threat from environmental stresses, according to a new study. The same factors endanger the biodiversity of 65 percent of the world’s river habitats. Read More
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
GULF TIMES – The Al Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG), a joint venture between the Al Habtoor Group and Australia’s Leighton, has announced it has joined forces with leading Australian rail contractor John Holland to create Advance Rail Group, to pursue an expected $75 billion (Dh275.4 billion) in future rail jobs in the GCC region. Read
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
EU – Goods should clearly state their country of origin, to help consumers to make informed choices, say MEPs. International Trade Committee MEPs on Wednesday approved a proposed EU-wide system of country of origin markings for goods imported from third countries, after amending it to allow the origin to be stated in English anywhere in
Thursday, September 30th, 2010
The World Bank has announced that it will support a 10-year road development program for Liberia, the Executive Mansion has disclosed in Monrovia. Under the program, major primary roads across the country will be paved, Presidential Press Secretary Cyrus Badio told a press briefing yesterday, describing the commitment as one of the most significant issues
