great news from Latvia
|
4
greats
great!
|
Secretary Rice Honors International Women of CourageWashington, D.C., USA - In the first ceremony of its kind at the U.S. Department of State, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice March 7 paid tribute to 10 women from around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership. The honorees represented Afghanistan, Argentina, Indonesia, Iraq, Latvia, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe. |
||
|
7
greats
great!
|
Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
||
|
5
greats
great!
|
UNESCO treaty on protecting oral traditions could come into force next yearNew York City - A treaty to protect the world's oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, craftsmanship and knowledge of nature is on track to enter into force next year following a slew of new ratifications, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said today. |
||
| |||
news from Europe
- Roman temple found under church
- 106 miles per gallon—not just hot air?
- Heart attacks reduced by Scottish smoking ban: study
- High-Performance, Low-Pollution: German Cars Go Green
- Fishing ban brings seas to life
- GM to build world’s biggest rooftop solar station: report
- Ferrari to slash sports cars’ carbon emissions: president
- UK plans wind power expansion
- Britain’s Last Neanderthals Were More Sophisticated Than We Thought
- Earth ‘not at risk’ from collider
