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Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in AfricaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. |
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Pilot completes jetpack challenge (With Video)Dover, England, UK - A Swiss pilot becomes the first person to fly across the English Channel using a jet-powered fixed wing. |
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EU to overhaul fisheries policy
The European Commission launches a full review of the Common Fisheries Policy, saying the current regime fails to protect fish stocks.
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106 miles per gallon—not just hot air?New York City, New York, USA - Here's a technology that might have traction -- cars that run on compressed air and fuel and provide as much as 106 miles per gallon. |
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Earth ‘not at risk’ from colliderOur planet will not be sucked into a black hole made in a new European physics facility, a report concludes. |
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Radically thin Lumeneo Smera ropes in enviro-minded couplesParis, Franc - At only eight feet long and less than three feet wide, the Lumeneo Smera two-seater is incredibly compact. |
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EU to ban Med bluefin tuna fishing from next week
EU fisheries regulators have banned trawling from next week for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean to stop overfishing of a species that is approaching stock collapse, the EU executive said on Friday.
Bluefin tuna is prized by sushi lovers and its numbers have fallen sharply after heavy exploitation by EU countries that hunt for it in these waters -- Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain.
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Divers Find Caesar Bust That May Date to 46 B.C.Paris, France - Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. |
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Tesla Motors Details Strategy for Major European OffensiveSan Carlos, California, USA - Tesla Motors has revealed its ambitious strategy for speeding up the rollout of its electric Roadster in Europe, including an appearance at the 2008 Paris Auto Show in October and the Top Marques Monaco auto show later this month. |
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French driftnetters will not fish in 2008Madrid, Spain - The European Court of Justice refuses to grant this fleet a temporary exemption to permit the use of driftnets. |
news from Europe
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- London’s red buses to go green in 2011
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- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Climate bill ‘could lead world’
