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BMW Will Have All-Electric Mini Coopers for Lease by MarchMunich, Germany - BMW beat out Nissan Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. in the race to deliver a fully alternative-fuel vehicle to drivers. |
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Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fundUnited Nations - The United Nations humanitarian chief announced today that around $380 million was pledged to its emergency relief fund that can be quickly accessed by the world body, potentially saving thousands of lives when responding to disasters. |
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Doctors say marrow transplant may have cured AIDSBerlin, Germany - An American man who suffered from AIDS appears to have been cured of the disease 20 months after receiving a targeted bone marrow transplant normally used to fight leukemia, his doctors said Wednesday. |
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Berlin memorial for WWII Germans who helped JewsBerlin, Germany - The "Silent Heroes" now have a voice. |
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The E: Mini’s New Electric CarMunich, Germany - The BMW Group is about to become the first manufacturer of premium automobiles to deploy a fleet of nearly 500 all electric vehicles for private use in daily traffic. |
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Testicle-Harvested Stem Cells Prove VersatileTuebingen, Germany - Cells taken from men's testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday in what may be yet another new approach in a burgeoning scientific field. |
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German churches repent for green sins in bid to cut carbon footprintBerlin, Germany - And God said: “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis). And the vicar saw the light, and dimmed it (Instructions from the ecclesiastical environmental management committee). |
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High-Performance, Low-Pollution: German Cars Go GreenStuttgart, Germany - German cars are renowned for their engineering, luxury and performance, but with gas prices soaring, CO2 emissions building and car sales slumping, when the German brands talk about their new "green" approach, people listen. |
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Ferrari to slash sports cars’ carbon emissions: president
BERLIN (AFP) - Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday.
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Companies making a beeline for solar energy plantsHyderabab, India - Enthused by the potential market for solar energy which is projected to grow to $70-100 billion up from $15 billion in 2007, more domestic firms have begun to foray into this segment. |
news from Europe
- BMW Will Have All-Electric Mini Coopers for Lease by March
- Renowned Swedish retailer donates proceeds from toy sales to UNICEF projects
- Archaeologists Unearth Gold Coins in Jerusalem
- London’s red buses to go green in 2011
- Meet the Magical White Christmas Robin
- Italy’s poor to eat contraband caviar on Christmas
- 4,000-year-old Amber Necklace Has Been Unearthed In England
- Malaria vaccine trials show promise
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Climate bill ‘could lead world’
