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David Miliband has appeared to rule himself out of becoming Europe's first foreign minister after telling a political ally that he does not want the job, despite an appearance in Berlin last night with senior European officials that stoked rumours that he was the frontrunner for the post. Amid speculation that the foreign secretary would put his name forward for the powerful role, created by the Lisbon...
Below is a note sent to me today by Bill Dawson, one of my regular readers in Vienna, Austria. He is the author of the German History Blog , and offered this picture, note and other resources dedicated to this anniversary of an extraordinary day 20 years ago. The fall of the Berlin Wall. As he mentions below, it is unfortunate that the leader of the free world does not seem to deem it as significant...
University of Queensland : Australian marine scientists have issued an urgent call for massive and rapid worldwide cuts in carbon emissions, deep enough to prevent atmospheric CO2 levels rising to 450 parts per million (ppm). In the lead up to United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change Conference Professors Charlie Veron (former Chief Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science) and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg...
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By Keri Sutherland Daily Mail Nov 03 2009 A British nuclear expert who fell from the 17th floor of a United Nations building did not commit suicide and may have been hurled to his death, says a doctor who carried out a second post-mortem examination. Timothy Hampton, 47, a scientist involved in monitoring nuclear activity, was found dead last week at the bottom of a stairwell in Vienna. An initial...
Hoc autem scito, quod in novissimis diebus instabunt tempora periculosa. (2 Timothy 3:1) The list of dead scientists is growing. Daily Mail reports a British nuclear expert who fell from the 17th floor of a United Nations building did not commit suicide and may have been hurled to his death. Timothy Hampton, 47, a scientist involved in monitoring nuclear activity, was found dead last week at the bottom...
Marin Cilic continued to build on his momentum from a final this month in Asia, wih the Croatian top seed easing into the semi-finals of the Austria Tennis Trophy 6-1, 6-4 over former champion Feliciano Lopez Friday. Cilic played the Beijing final in early October against Novak Djokovic and is hoping to carry some of that momentum into his campaign for a possible place in the season-ending World Tour...
United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Mr Manfred Nowak yesterday returned to his base in Vienna, Austria, after trying to gatecrash into Zimbabwe against the Government's advice to reschedule his planned visit.
Vienna - Thousands of student demonstrated in Vienna and other Austrian towns Wednesday, calling for better conditions at their universities. Protesters at Vienna University issued an open letter to the government, calling for free access to higher e...
Vienna - German Philipp Kohlschreiber claimed the first spot in the quarter-finals of the Bank Austria Tophy Wednesday when injured opponent Victor Crivoi quit little more than half an hour into their match. The fourth-seeded Kohlschreiber secured a ...
Marin Cilic stayed alive in his long-odds race for a place in next month's season-ending ATP final as he defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Bank Austria Trophy.
Vienna - Marin Cilic stayed alive in his long-odds race for a place in next month's season-ending ATP final as he defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Bank Austria Trophy. Cilic, finalist in Beijing aga...
Vienna - Austria's government on Tuesday nominated Science Minister Johannes Hahn as a member of the next European Commission, Chancellor Werner Faymann said. The government said it was still unclear which portfolio Hahn might take over, but the mini...
Vienna - Austria's government on Tuesday nominated Science Minister Johannes Hahn as a member of the next European Commission, Chancellor Werner Faymann said. The 51-year-old minister was chosen after weeks of wrangling between the chancellor's Socia...
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