02.07.2009 - News
Five more cases of swine flu recorded in Czech Republic
Fifteen cases of swine flu have now been registered in the Czech Republic. On Thursday, health officials in Ostrava announced that a 22-year-old woman and 26-year-old man who had traveled to the Unites States had both contracted the virus...
02.07.2009 - Japan's Amano elected new head of International Atomic Energy Agency
DW-WORLD:
ElBaradei's legacy tied to war in Iraq
With the election of a successor to head the IAEA, Mohamed
ElBaradei is preparing to leave the post he has held for more than
10 years. He faced many challenges, but he will be remembered
mainly for one thing...
02.07.2009 - German parliament approves Afghan deployment
The German Bundestag has approved the deployment of a contingent of
some 300 German support personnel to help man AWACS surveillance
aircraft. The overwhelming majority, with 461 of 557 voting
in favor, came after Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet of
Christian Democrats and Social Democrats agreed to the mission two
weeks ago...
02.07.2009 - Siemens to pay $100 million to fight graft under scandal settlement
DW-WORLD:
Former Siemens official wanted on corruption charges
Greek authorities have issued an international warrant for the
arrest of a former employee of the German engineering conglomerate,
Siemens, on charges of corruption. (30...
02.07.2009 - Ecuador wants rich nations to pay to preserve UNESCO biosphere reserve
Yasuni National Park in Ecuador is one of the most bio-diverse
places on Earth, and has even been declared a world biosphere
reserve by UNESCO. Some 644 species live in just one hectare of its
982,000-hectare sprawl...
02.07.2009 - Japan's Amano elected new head of International Atomic Agency
02.07.2009 - European Central Bank president says falling consumer prices in eurozone will not last
02.07.2009 - Michael Jackson's death impacts London's economy
02.07.2009 - Liberal Party fined for former campaign donation scandal
02.07.2009 - End of the line for last Soviet carriages on Prague metro
02.07.2009 - Klaus unmoved by German constitutional court verdict on Lisbon treaty
02.07.2009 - Germany honors soldiers killed in Afghanistan
02.07.2009 - ElBaradei's legacy tied to war in Iraq
02.07.2009 - Berlusconi battling personal issues on G8 sidelines
02.07.2009 - Reduced biodiversity puts planet at serious risk
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