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Google in German solar investment
Google on Thursday announced a multi-million-euro investment in a solar power plant outside Berlin in what the US Internet giant said was its first clean energy project investment in Europe.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 07, 2011 |
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High levels of toxic compounds found on coasts of West Africa
An international team of scientists has found very high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) along the coasts of West Africa. Production of these extremely toxic compounds has been banned in Europe and ...
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Earth from space: Central Europe
(PhysOrg.com) -- This Envisat image features an almost cloud-free look at a large portion of Europe. The Alps, with its white peaks, stand out in contrast against the vast areas still covered in brownish winter ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Infographic: Mobile ownership across the world
How does mobile ownership vary across the world? The latest data from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) breaks down the number of people for every SIM card subscription across the different ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Five countries sign for 'European Amazon' reserve
Five central European countries signed an accord to launch a cross-border nature reserve in an area known as Europe's Amazon at a meeting of environmental ministers that ended Saturday.
Mar 27, 2011 |
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Europe-wide survey reveals priorities for end-of-life care
A survey of over 9,000 people in seven different countries across Europe has shown that the majority would want to improve the quality of life in the time they had left, rather than extend it. The survey reveals attitudes ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Life expectancy rising in UK and Europe despite obesity epidemic
Life expectancy in Europe keeps increasing despite the obesity epidemic, with people in Britain reaching an older age than those living in the US, according to an analysis of trends over the last 40 years.
Mar 18, 2011 |
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EGNOS navigation system begins serving Europe's aircraft
Today, the EGNOS Safety-of-Life signal was formally declared available to aviation. For the first time, space-based navigation signals have become officially usable for the critical task of vertically guiding ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2011 |
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ATV Johannes Kepler operating flawlessly
Following a spectacular launch on 16 February, Europe's space freighter is now in its planned orbit. Mission controllers are preparing to match its trajectory with that of the International Space Station, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Europe's ATV space ferry ready for launch
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's latest Automated Transfer Vehicle is ready for launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, 15 February at 22:08 GMT from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Recession did not cut back pollution: US agency
The worst global recession in 80 years did little to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and China made a major polluting leap, US figures showed on Monday.
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Taiwan export orders jump 26.1%
Taiwanese export orders hit a historical high of $406.72 billion in 2010 on strong demand for computers, smartphones and other consumer electronic products, the government said Thursday.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Europe reins in the smoking habit
A study led by the Smoking Control Unit of the Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) has confirmed that the anti-tobacco laws in Europe have a direct effect on the reduction in consumption and passive exposure ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Solar eclipse to be seen on January 4, 2011
Some of the world will be able to greet the first part of the new year with a solar eclipse. On the morning of Tuesday, January 4, 2011, an eclipse of the Sun will be widely visible across Europe and as far ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 24, 2010 |
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London, tuberculosis capital of Western Europe
(AP) -- The number of people infected with tuberculosis has jumped by 50 percent in London in the last decade, making it the tuberculosis capital of Western Europe, a new report says.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 17, 2010 |
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