BBC NEWS | Business | Germany may retain nuclear power

Seeded on Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:56 AM EST (BBC News)

But in the light of the latest energy dispute Mrs Merkel has called for an extensive and balanced mix of energy - the consequences of phasing out nuclear power, she said, must be considered.

oil, germany, europe, nuclear, power

BBC NEWS | Europe | Dead spy's Italy contact arrested

Seeded on Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:16 AM EST (BBC News)

Mr Scaramella is being investigated in Italy for arms trafficking and violating state secrets.

spy, scaramella, litvinenko

BBC NEWS | Health | Drink 'cuts brain injury damage'

Seeded on Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:01 AM EST (BBC News)

The University of Toronto team found head injury patients who had drunk low amounts were 24% less likely to die than those who had not had any alcohol.

health, brain-damage, head-injury

Queen's knighthood for Bono - CNN.com

Seeded on Sat Dec 23, 2006 10:37 AM EST (CNN)

Bono -- the Irish rock star, anti-poverty campaigner, and philanthropist -- has been awarded an honorary British knighthood, the British Embassy in Dublin said on Saturday.

u2, queen, bono, knighthood

Italy outlaws ultra-skinny models - CNN.com

Seeded on Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:10 AM EST (CNN)

Italy's fashion industry on Friday signed a code of conduct aimed at fighting anorexia among women and the vogue for stick-thin models.

fashion, politics, anorexia, youth-policy

"Non fu una cometa a guidare i Re Magi"

Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:04 PM EST (Repubblica.it)

La ragione rispetta la fede ma non per questo abdica, spiega lo scienziato. Sono state avanzate molte teorie: alcuni pensano che fosse una cometa, altri una "supernova", una stella che esplode illuminando la Galassia.

science, saturn, jupiter, comet

Cosa fare con Apophis? Mandate progetti - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:02 PM EST (Corriere.it)

Volete guadagnare 50 mila dollari entro agosto 2007? Allora datevi da fare e presentate un progetto per monitorare, con la precisione di qualche metro, la corsa folle di un asteroide di nome Apophis che si avvicina pericolosamente alla Terra e che prima o poi potrebbe caderci add …

science, asteroid, apophis, space-mission

Quel misterioso lampo di raggi gamma - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:59 PM EST (Corriere.it)

Gli astronomi individuano un'esplosione cosmica misteriosa. La sua durata è stata di 102 secondi

science, ray, gamma, universe, supernova

PI: La grande svolta della RAI

Seeded on Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:47 PM EST (-)

technology, iptv, rai, internet-tv

Ritrovato in Israele il nascondiglio dell'Arca dell'Alleanza - Il Sole 24 ORE

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:56 AM EST (Il Sole 24 ORE - Prima Pagina)

Clamorose indiscrezioni archeologiche arrivano dal villaggio di Shiloh, nella parte centrale di Israele ( 40 km a nord di Gerusalemme): studiosi israeliani avrebbero identificato l'antico sito, dove in epoca storica sarebbe stata custodita l'Arca dell'Alleanza.

history, archeology, alliance-ark

Francia, luce sui resti di Giovanna d'Arco

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:49 AM EST (Repubblica.it)

Dopo sei mesi di indagini, i primi risultati degli scienziati"Non ci sono certezze, ma non appartengono alla santa"

history, france, saint, bones, giovanna-darco

Vince argento in 800 donne, ma è un uomo - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:42 AM EST (Corriere.it)

Santhi Soundararajan, atleta indiana, si è piazzata seconda ai Giochi asiatici. Ma il test genetico ha decretato: è un maschio

woman, man, odd-news, sport, silver-medal

La tv di domani - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:41 AM EST (Corriere.it)

Rilasciata in versione beta VeniceProject, tv on demand via p2p dagli inventori di Kazaa e Skype. Nel mirino YouTube

technology, tv, p2p, veniceproject

Morse, la nuova lingua morta - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:40 AM EST (Corriere.it)

L'americana Fcc (Federal Communications Commission ) ha deciso che non è più necessario per diventare operatore radio

usa, fcc, world-news, morse

Province addio, al via le città metropolitane - Corriere della Sera

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:37 AM EST (Corriere.it)

Pronto ddl governo: Milano, Roma, Venezia, Bari, Bologna, Napoli, Torino, Genova e Firenze ingloberanno le relative province

italy, politics, metpolitan-cities

BBC NEWS | Business | Norwegian firms create oil giant

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:36 AM EST (BBC News)

Energy firms Statoil and Norsk Hydro have unveiled plans to merge their oil and gas operations, creating a global industry giant.

business, norway, statoil, norsk-hydros, norsk-hydro, oslo-based-norsk-hydro, oil-giant

BBC NEWS | Technology | Nasa and Google form cosmic union

Seeded on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:35 AM EST (BBC News)

Detailed 3D images of the Moon and Mars will soon be just a click away for web users, following a deal between search giant Google and US space agency Nasa.

google, technology, space, search, nasa

Independent Online Edition > France admits air raids on Darfur neighbours

Seeded on Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:10 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)

France yesterday defended recent fighter jet raids on towns bordering Sudan's Darfur region by claiming the aggressive action was aimed at preventing regional chaos.

france, darfur, war, world-news

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Click | ePassports 'at risk' from cloning

Seeded on Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:43 PM EST (BBC News)

So when Lukas Grunwald and Christian Bottger realised they could clone the new ePassport they were pretty sure it would be identical to the original, and undetectable. So how did they do it?

technology, cloning, border-police, epassport