Sunday, August 29th, 2010
L’EXPRESS FRANCE – It is not yet as famous as the hidden jewel of Liliane Bettencourt Seychelles, but it could quickly become. The artificial island designed by Dutch architects of the firm Whim fate because of the usual “100% recyclable, it would base the tons of garbage plastic washed into the North Pacific and the accumulation of which gave
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
NORWAY POST – Telenor’s business units can co-brand, distribute and run the Opera Mini mobile browser across its mobile handset and subscriber portfolios. Opera Mini is the world’s most popular mobile phone browser with 60 million monthly users. As part of the Global Frame Agreement, Opera and Telenor will also work to further innovate and expand the
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
RUSSIA DEFENSE – Launches of Proton-M carrier rockets with DM-2 and DM-03 upper stages have been set for September 2 and November 30, which will put six GLONASS-M satellites into space, each rocket will carry three satellites, for the Russian global navigation satellite system. Read More
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
FLOWING DATA – The International Boundaries Research Unit provides this map of claimed boundaries and areas that will potentially be claimed in the future.
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
NATIONAL UAE – When Kedar Iyer first moved to Dubai from Paris he could have easily done what most expatriates do upon arriving – rent or hire a car. But instead of shopping for the latest SUV, the digital media specialist checked out carpools, taxis and bus routes. After measuring his environmental footprint 18 months ago he
Friday, August 27th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The World Bank has advised African governments to improve the quality of infrastructure so as to become competitive in the current globalised environment. Speaking at the Agoa forum in Washington recently, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the World Bank managing director, said: “Clearly the lack of well functioning transport and trade facilitation regimes hinder many countries
Friday, August 27th, 2010
SWISSINFO – The Federal Environment Office has given its approval to a project to create a second National Park in southeastern Switzerland. It has granted financial aid to help in the setting up of the Adula Park straddling the border of cantons Graubünden and Ticino, it said in a statement. Switzerland already has a national park in Graubünden,
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
WHITTIER DAILY NEWS – With more than 1,500 dead and millions more left homeless by massive floods still wreaking havoc across several regions of Pakistan, humanitarian organizations on the ground are working to anticipate and minimize further devastation. In this daunting task, scientists say satellite data can help. From his office at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
LE MONDE FRANCE – Despite any advocacy of forest fires, and while nearly one million hectares of forests and peatlands are going up in smoke in Russia and that every summer in the Mediterranean, hundreds of thousands hectares were ravaged by flames. However, this picture of ashes and desolation brings the colors of life. Read More
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
WELSH GOV – The latest sustainable development figures show that Wales has made clear improvements in 17 of the 44 areas measured by sustainable development indicators. The figures also reveal that Wales’ performance in 22 of the indicators has shown little or no change. Speaking about the figures, Environment Minister Jane Davidson said. Read More
