Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Transport company bosses in Zuid-Holland province are to press ahead with the introduction of the public transport smart card on February 3, despite new claims about its vulnerability to fraud. A spokesman for the Connexxion bus firm said the company would go ahead with the switch. ‘The paper ticket can go,’ he told the Telegraaf.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The agreement follows a $16-billion deal to jointly develop the Arctic Sea shelf and to swap shares, which Rosneft and BP signed on January 14. The framework agreement was signed by Rosneft President Eduard Hudainatov and BP Chief Executive Robert Dudley. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in charge of the energy sector attended the ceremony.
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
As the residents of Queensland, Australia, turn to the mammoth task of cleaning up after the devastating floods over the last weeks, data from ESA’s Earth observation satellites are showing potential for delivering more timely warnings. Read More
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
All this rolling out of complex mobile Internet services requires powerful local data centres to make it all work. Effective data centres need reliable power at predictable prices. There is a staggering power shortfall across the continent and prices will go up to cover future investment. With the one-year forecasts for oil putting it at
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Following the Cabinet’s approval last week of the Land Use Master Plan, government officials have projected increased production through a well-planned exploitation of land throughout the country. This was revealed yesterday by the Minister of Environment and Lands, Stanislas Kamanzi, during a press conference at the Ministry of Infrastructure. Read More
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey published the details of their study in the journal Polar Biology. “This bear swam continuously for 232 hours and 687 kilometers (426 miles) and through waters that were 2-6 degrees C (35 to 42 degrees F),” research zoologist George M. Durner said. Read More
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Japan’s Toshiba Corporation has offered Bulgaria a large-scale project in the field of renewable energy, “smart electricity grids” and electric cars. As part of a visit of a large Bulgarian government and business delegation in Japan led by PM Borisov, Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov met with Norio Sasaki, President and
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Together, Starpath School of Navigation and Quark Expeditions will provide amateur and advanced sailors alike a unique opportunity to transit the Holy Grail of Arctic exploration while earning certification in several areas of navigation. Starpath has trained passionate sailors in all phases of marine navigation and weather since 1978. Quark, a polar expedition specialist founded
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Officials said the elevated expressway would link Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International airport in the north of the capital to Kutubkhali point in the southeast to connect a highway leading to the southeastern port city of Chittagong. Read More
Monday, January 24th, 2011
UK Government cuts mean some planned flood and coastal defences will not go ahead. But no one wants to tell me which ones. Can you help plug the information gap? Once more unto the breach, dear friends, that is the government’s cuts to flood and coastal defence spending. I need your help to reveal the impact
