McKeowns star in midweek league fixture (The Comet)
North Herts Road Runners took part in the second fixture in Division One of the Herts/Essex Midweek League in Bishop's Stortford over a 10k course. Their 47 runners got soaked by a torrential rainstorm which made the going treacherous....more...International map of rheumatoid arthritis (News-Medical-Net)
In the first international map of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spanning Europe and beyond, significant national differences in RA severity can be directly traced to national economics, most notably health expenditure, as exposed by data from the QUEST-RA Study presented at EULAR 2007, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, Barcelona, Spain....more... 'The Left' unites in Germany (UPI)
Two far-left groups have united in Germany in the hope of reviving the social state in Europe's largest economy....more... Court Nixes Bid to Sell 'World Cup Air' (The San Francisco Examiner)
BEIJING ( Map , News ) - A Chinese company that once tried to sell land on the Moon has lost an appeal against a court ruling that stopped it from selling bags of "World Cup air," state media reported Wednesday....more... Last Publication: (Daily Pennsylvanian)
Ali Jackson: Apply to be my minions! The advertisements for Product Red are nothing else if not striking. A faded blood-red background plays host to messages printed in broken black block font: "As first world consumers, we have tremendous power....more... EU Shows Flexibility on Tariffs at WTO (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Despite a media clampdown, officials at a meeting of the World Trade Organization's four most powerful members said that the European Union showed flexibility on the sensitive topic of farm tariffs, but that India held firm in defending its agricultural sector from foreign competition....more... EU to Battle Over New Treaty, Seek to End Two Years of Gridlock (Bloomberg.com)
June 21 (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders will battle over a new governing treaty today, seeking to make institutions designed for six countries a half-century ago fit for the modern bloc of 27....more... U.S. and Brazil wrangle over farm subsidies as top WTO powers start talks (Southeast Missourian)
POTSDAM, Germany -- The United States and Brazil disagreed Tuesday over how far the United States should cut farm subsidies as part of a global trade pact, officials said, as the World Trade......more... Tribute albums: You're covered (USA Today)
Pop music's tributary of tribute albums has been swelling of late, culminating in the new Instant Karma, a highly anticipated, two-CD set of covers of John Lennon songs. In September, Vanguard issues an all-star tribute to Fats Domino, with his hits interpreted by Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Robert Plant, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Dr. John, Herbie Hancock, B.B. King and others. Proceeds go toward ......more... |