Ngugi?s book in world?s top 10 for 2006 (The Herald)
KENYAN author Ngugi Wa Thiong?o?s book, Wizard of the Crow, is in the Time Magazine?s Top 10 books for 2006....more...Analysis: Can Merkel fix the EU? (BBC News)
A joint energy strategy and institutional reform will be key issues for Germany's EU presidency....more... The Nationalities Question (Ludwig von Mises Institute)
Upon the collapse of centralizing totalitarian Communism in Eastern Europe and even the Soviet Union, long suppressed ethnic and nationality questions and conflicts have come rapidly to the fore....more... Beijing, Berlin among music hot spots in 2007 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sick of the music scene in New York or London? It may be time to savor the delights of five unlikely cities spawning exciting new sounds....more... AFX economic and business calendar to Thursday Jan 18 (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
LONDON (AFX) - Key items expected in the two weeks to Thursday Jan 18 (approx GMT times) FRIDAY JAN 5 EUROPEAN UNION/EURO AREA -Euro zone Dec economic sentiment indicator (1000 GMT) -Euro zone Dec consumer confidence -Euro zone Dec industrial confidence -Euro zone Dec business climate indicator (1000 GMT) -Euro zone Nov retail sales (1000 GMT) -Euro zone Nov PPI ......more... Full text: Interview with Angela Merkel (Financial Times)
The FT?s Quentin Peel interviewed Angela Merkel on January 3 in Berlin. This is an edited transcript of the interview....more... All Merkel can hope is to get EU started on road to progress (Financial Times)
Every country that takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union is faced with a terrible dilemma. There isa great temptation for national politicians to use the occasion to grandstand on the international stage, and win plaudits at home for doing so....more... Berlin eyes EU helm as tool to spur Mideast peace talks (The Daily Star Lebannon)
A revival of the international Quartet for Middle East peace and a relaunch of Europe's faltering constitution will top Germany's agenda when it takes the reins of the EU from January 1. Chancellor Angela Merkel has laid out a targeted, if modest, to-do list for the six-month European Union presidency, which she will assume along with a year-long stint at the helm of the Group of Eight richest ......more... Hot stuff On Venus! (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Paris, France (ESA) Dec 28, 2006 Scientists involved in a spectrometer experiment onboard the Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency ESA have succeeded in looking through the thick carbon dioxide atmosphere of Earth's sister planet....more... |