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Science and Environment :: Europe
Milieu :: Maatschappij
Wetenschap :: Nederlands
Austria's Haider dies in accident
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:45:18 -0000
Austrian far-right politician Joerg Haider, known for his anti-immigration policies, has been killed in a car crash, aged 58.
G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:37:54 -0000
Top finance ministers promise to take "decisive action and use all available tools" to tackle the world economic crisis.
Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:42:42 -0000
Finnish ex-President Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for three decades of mediation around the world.
NYT > Europe
Former Finnish President Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:32:24 -0000
Martti Ahtisaari has worked to end conflicts in troubled spots around the world for more than three decades.
Russian Compliance in Georgia Is Disputed
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:18:11 -0000
European leaders confirmed Friday that Russians had met a deadline to withdraw troops from buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
British Military Investigates Loss of Hard Drive
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:56:24 -0000
A portable computer hard drive that may have carried personal details on 100,000 British military service members is missing, the Ministry of Defense said.
L.A. Times - Europe
Austrian right leader Joerg Haider killed in car crash
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:27:00 -0700
Austrian politician Joerg Haider, whose far-right rhetoric at times sounded sympathetic to the Nazis and contemptuous of Jews and led to months of international isolation for the Alpine republic, died today in a car accident. He was 58.
Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Martti Ahtisaari has quietly worked to resolve conflicts in Iraq, Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Namibia. 'He never gives up,' the head of the Nobel Prize committee says. Calling him an "outstanding international mediator," the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 to former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari for his efforts to resolve international conflicts across the globe, from Northern Ireland and Namibia to Kosovo, Indonesia and Iraq.
World Briefing
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700
Georgia: Russia pullout incomplete, France says / Mexico: Norbert builds as it nears Baja / Israel: Iranian boy seeks cancer treatment / India: Dalai Lama undergoes surgery Russia needs to do more, says France
UN News Centre - Europe
UN, Dutch university partner to reach development goals
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has joined forces with a Dutch university to promote education and research in developing countries to build momentum towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), eight ambitious anti-poverty targets with a 2015 deadline.
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders agree on weekly meetings - UN
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities met today to continue talks on the reunification of the Mediterranean island nation, and agreed to meet on a weekly basis to keep up the momentum of the negotiations, according to a senior United Nations envoy.
UN urges European Union to end violence against women in conflict zones
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) today urged European Union (EU) Member States to take practical steps in preventing sexual violence against women in conflict and post-conflict situations.
Europe - International Herald Tribune
Nobel Peace Prize is quiet diplomat's latest reward
By SARAH LYALL, ALAN COWELL AND WALTER GIBBS Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:27:23 -0000
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded its 2008 peace prize Friday to Martti Ahtisaari, the former Finnish president who has played a key role in resolving conflicts around the world.
Austrian rightist leader Jörg Haider killed in accident
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:27:23 -0000
Jörg Haider's far-right rhetoric led at one point to months of international isolation for Austria. He was 58.
U.K. reports new data loss for 100,000 military staff
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:27:23 -0000
A computer disk that reportedly carries personal details on some 100,000 serving British military personnel is missing, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
Europe confirms Russian pullback
By ELLEN BARRY Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:27:23 -0000
European leaders confirmed Friday that Russians had met an Oct. 10 deadline to withdraw troops from buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgian refugees begin to return home
By ELLEN BARRY Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:27:23 -0000
Emotions were mixed all over Georgia as families vacated tent cities, although government officials had urged refugees to wait until their villages had been cleared of unexploded ordnance.
Europe confirms Russian pullback
By Ellen Barry Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:54:07 -0000
European leaders confirmed Friday that Russians had met an Oct. 10 deadline to withdraw troops from buffer zones outside South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
AMOLF, Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - A national research institute at the front end of the knowledge chain from fundamental result to application in society.
Biotechnology in the Netherlands - Provides information about the companies and institutes active in the field of life sciences.
CWI - The National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science Amsterdam.
Dream Centre - On-line information about dreams and dreamwork and off-line courses in either English or Dutch.
Forensic Laboratory for DNA Research - Goals, methods, contact information and references of this department of human genetics of Leiden university.
GET Groenmilieu, bv. - Specialist in environmentaly friendly water and waste treatment products. Based in Maassluis. (Dutch/English)
Lorentz Centre - An international visitor/study center in the fields of astronomy, computer science, mathematics and physics.
Materials Science Centre - MSC - News, events, organization, research and contact information of this part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Groningen, forging interdisciplinary groups to bring together materials research within the condensed-matter community in the departments of physics and chemistry.
Morphology Digest - Archives of a formere electronic newsletter. It contains information on mathematical morphology, stochastic geometry, random set theory andimage algebra.
MRI - The Mathematical Research Institute (MRI) in the Netherlands promotes research, organises graduate courses and seminars and stimulates international contacts and exchange.
Meta Description: [ The Mathematical Research Institute (MRI) is the combined research school of the Departments of Mathematics of the Universities of Groningen, Nijmegen, Twente and Utrecht. ]
National Aerospace Laboratory - Independent non-profit research institute that carries out contract research for national and international customers.
National Research Council NWO - The central Dutch organization in the field of fundamental and strategic scientific research. NWO encompasses all fields of scholarship.
Netherlands Development Assistance Research Council - Issues recommendations regarding how research that is funded by the Dutch government for the purpose of fostering development can best be attuned to the needs of developing countries.
NIKHEF - The National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics.
Sanbio b.v. - Distributes supplies to research institutions and biotechnology companies in the Benelux countries.
Space Research Organization Netherlands (SRON) - National center for the development and exploitation of satellite instruments in astrophysics and earth system science in the Netherlands.
Meta Description: [ SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research ]
TAC Trade and Converting - Dutch company which buys and sells disposable products for both the food and the critical environment industry. Product, service details and contact information included.
Meta Description: [ TAC Trade and Converting B.V. - een jong en innovatief bedrijf in de handel en productie van beschermende producten; welkom ]
The N.W. Posthumus Institute - The Netherlands research institute and graduate school on economic and social history.
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