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FRANCE: What Immigrants Brought With Them
The contribution of immigrants to France is immeasurable, and cannot in any case be counted simply in economic terms, experts and artists of Maghrib origin say.EUROPE: Farmers Get Princely Subsidies
Prince Albert, the monarch of Monaco, is not what you would call a farmer in need. But like Queen Elizabeth of Britain, he is among the elite farmers who benefit from billions of dollars in European agricultural subsidies.EUROPE: New Spread of Unrest Feared
Political leaders and experts are fearing a spread of the recent French unrest across Europe.ENVIRONMENT: A New Nautilus
The SeaOrbiter looks like a strange marine giant, straight from the imagination of author Jules Verne. A silent vessel with no engine, it measures 51 metres high, floats half-submerged, and will travel the Atlantic Ocean's currents to study marine life and pollution.
A New Nautilus
The SeaOrbiter, a half-submerged mobile research lab of impressive futuristic design, will study marine pollution and marine life beginning in 2008. Tierramérica spoke with its creator, the French architect and oceanographer Jacques Rougerie.FRANCE: Riots Spread Into Rebellion
Rioting by immigrant youth around Paris has begun to take the shape of a nationwide rebellion against racial and social segregation, and repressive police action.Vehicles were burnt in the centre of Paris for the first time since the beginning of the unrest 11 days ago in the north-eastern suburbs.
FRANCE: Riots Spread Into Rebellion
Rioting by immigrant youth around Paris has begun to take the shape of a nationwide rebellion against racial and social segregation, and repressive police action.CoTE D’IVOIRE: Another Question Rises Over French Intervention
Revelations that French forces killed a local man, and that generals then protected the killers, have cast new doubts over the French 'peacekeeping' role in the Côte d'Ivoire.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Where Immigrants are ‘Scum’
The urban guerrilla war between immigrant youth and police forces on the outskirts of Paris, and the war of words between politicians this week have again shaken claims that France is the "cradle of human rights".SCIENCE-EUROPE: New Satellite for Measuring Polar Ice Melt
The failed launch of the European CryoSat II satellite earlier this month is an incalculable loss for climate change research, which requires the latest information about the melting of the polar ice caps caused by global warming, said scientists interviewed by Tierramérica.CULTURE: UNESCO Adopts Convention to Protect Diversity
The United Nations cultural body adopted an international treaty Thursday to protect cultural diversity, marking what experts say is a first but important moral victory in the long-running fight to preserve the world's cultural richness.CORRUPTION-FRANCE: Oil for Food for Money on the Side
The French judiciary is investigating several corruption cases involving former high-ranking public officials.HEALTH-EUROPE: As Bird Flu Lands, Alarm Takes Off
Alarm and a run on anti-flu medications are taking off across Europe after the first cases of avian influenza in poultry and other birds were confirmed in Romania, Greece, Turkey, and suspected in the Balkan countries.
A New Satellite for Measuring Polar Ice Melt
The European Space Agency hopes to launch the CryoSat II satellite within three years -- following the failure of the first mission on Oct. 8.POLITICS-EUROPE: Where Women Don’t Run
Ségolene Royal did not seem surprised that her decision to run for president early 2007 drew some sniggers.RIGHTS-ALGERIA: Crimes Get a Dubious Pardon
The referendum in Algeria this week confirmed a pardon for crimes against humanity committed both by the military and by radical Islamic groups.
The True Cost of Flying
Hundreds of flights by subsidized airlines in Europe are endangering the global climate and the ozone layer. For now, they fly free of environmental regulations.RIGHTS-FRANCE: Grow Up and Get Out
Eighteen-year-old student Guy Effeye from Cameroon got a year's study permit in Paris last week. It marked a symbolic victory for a long campaign.ENVIRONMENT-GERMANY: An Island That Wants to Survive
On this island in northern Germany, nearly 70 percent of the electricity consumed comes from the wind and the sun, through processes that are free of so-called greenhouse gases.
An Island That Wants to Survive
Wind and sun produce 70 percent of the electricity in Foehr, an island in northern Germany in the North Sea that is fighting against rising sea levels.DEVELOPMENT: Institutions to Follow Up Helsinki Process
Two leading institutions have teamed up to find ways of taking the 'Helsinki Process' forward.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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