FEATURE-No fanfare for the carve-up of Serbia (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Douglas Hamilton VIENNA, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The Congress of Vienna famously re-drew the map of the world in 1815 to suit the major powers bidding farewell to the Napoleonic era ... ...more...Mapmakers? pens are poised (Kathimerini)
An ethnic Albanian man walks past graffiti reading ?Free Kosovo? in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, earlier this week. The UN is expected to suggest that Kosovo conduct its own foreign policy....more... Business Travel News Names The 25 Most Influential Executives of 2006 (Business Travel News)
Business Travel News editors once again have named the 25 decision makers they perceived as having exerted the greatest sway over the business travel industry in the previous year. Editors vetted nominations from industry professionals, including members of the Business Travel News editorial board....more... Heroes ride helicopter wings in rescue bid (The Scotsman)
BLADES whirring just feet above their heads, bullets rushing past their wind-battered bodies, the four marines strapped to the helicopters' tiny side-wings swooped down towards their stricken comrade....more... PM defends Union and says it would be 'crazy' for Scotland to go it alone (The Scotsman)
TONY Blair marked the 300th anniversary of the Act of Union yesterday by warning that it would be "crazy" for Scotland to break away from the UK....more... Young Scots are strongest supporters of the Union (The Scotsman)
YOUNG Scots are the most enthusiastic supporters of the Union in the country, according to a new opinion poll for The Scotsman published today on the 300th anniversary of the act's approval by the Scottish Parliament....more... Geothermal's day in the sun (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Homes in Unterhaching, a German town of 22,000 south of Munich, will be warmed by hot water piped from 3,300 meters underground starting in May. That is leading a shift toward geothermal power generation that may attract $8.5 billion of investments in Germany within a decade....more... Powered by the Earth (The Press-Enterprise)
EMISSIONS: Geothermal energy emerges as a clean, cost-effective power source....more... Uncovering a Viral Villain: How Scientist's Quest Led to Cervical Vaccine (RedNova)
PHILADELPHIA _ Pediatrician Charles Scott had to speak louder and louder to be heard. Soon, he was almost yelling at 14-year-old Brianna Furrow as he counseled her about Gardasil, the world's first cervical cancer vaccine....more... |