World / State & Community
Lisbon Treaty ratification endangered by demands from Bavaria's CSU
03.07.2009 14:15
dw-world.de
Germany’s drive towards ratifying the EU’s reforming Lisbon Treaty may have one more obstacle to overcome after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative sister party in Bavaria demanded more concessions for Berlin.
Germany
Social Life
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to resign
03.07.2009 14:00
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said on Friday she will resign this month and will not run for re-election as governor.
World
State & Community
Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting
03.07.2009 14:00
reuters.com
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.
World
State & Community
Bar owner guilty of promoting binge-drinking
03.07.2009 10:14
dw-world.de
A German court in Berlin has sentenced a bar owner to three years and five months in jail for giving a 16-year-old teenager so much alcohol that he later fell into a coma and died.
Germany
Social Life
Yuschenko Removes All Acting Heads Of District Administrations
03.07.2009 10:13
ukranews.com
This is stated in the presidential decrees No. 129/2009 and 128/2009 dated July 3.
Ukraine
Social Life
Russia hopes Obama visit restores trust: Kremlin
03.07.2009 10:00
reuters.com
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes next week's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama will help restore confidence between the two biggest nuclear powers, a Kremlin aide said on Friday, after strains over Georgia and a U.S. missile shield plan.
World
State & Community
CEOs use Obama visit to press Russia on rule of law
03.07.2009 10:00
reuters.com
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. businessmen are expected to use a Russia-U.S. business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to rein in corruption and improve conditions for western companies operating in the country.
World
State & Community
Obama's Africa visit prompts Nigerian, Kenyan angst
03.07.2009 10:00
reuters.com
LAGOS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's choice of Ghana for his first official trip to Africa next week has triggered a bout of self-questioning in Nigeria and Kenya, where many see his itinerary as a deliberate snub.
World
State & Community
Government will not increase social benefits
03.07.2009 08:17
for-ua.com
The government will not reach any compromise with the Party of Regions in the question of increasing the living wage, the minimum wage, and pensions, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has said. "We'll never support such a destabilizing policy by the
Ukraine
Electronic Editions
Speaker wishes elections to take place
03.07.2009 08:17
for-ua.com
Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn believes that today’s events in the parliament indicate an attempt of some forces to realize a scenario of further destabilization in Ukraine. According to an UNIAN correspondent, he said this
Ukraine
Electronic Editions
National budget deficit may grow to UAH 60 billion by end of 2009
03.07.2009 08:17
for-ua.com
The Secretariat of President Viktor Yuschenko has calculated that the national budget deficit will grow to UAH 60 billion by the end of 2009 if the government continues its current fiscal policies. Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the
Ukraine
Electronic Editions
Gas to be more expensive than was predicted – Gazprom
03.07.2009 08:06
mignews.com.ua
The price for Russian gas will come to US $198 per 1,000 cu m for Ukraine in the third quarter of 2009, Gazprom official spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov reported.
Ukraine
Politics
Drexel Metals LLC Appoints Gene Colleran to its Board of Directors
03.07.2009 06:18
prweb.com
Drexel Metals is pleased to announce that Gene Colleran, President Clopay Corporation, has joined its board of directors. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2599814.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
US Biofuels Gains Greenhouses for Green Fuel Production
03.07.2009 06:18
prweb.com
US Biofuels, Inc, a CA based company is setting to launch major green fuel production with recent gains of twelve greenhouses expanding over eight acres in size. Each greenhouse will be used for the purpose of growing algae in a closed system, using the photobioreactor (PBR) process for the production of Biofuel. US Biofuels looks forward to producing biofuel all year round from these greenhouses and projects to be producing 50 million plus gallons of biodiesel per year when all plants are in full operation causing no threat to food prices or livestock, leaving crop and cultivated land untouched, as most of US Biofuels algae farms are in the deserts of southern CA. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2601144.htm
World
Ecology & Environment
PADI and The Underwater Channel / Babelgum Launch Web Video Alliance
03.07.2009 06:17
prweb.com
PADI and The Underwater Channel, which is powered by Babelgum, today announced a new partnership that will bring scuba diving and ocean conservation video content to a global audience on www.padi.com/scuba/video. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Babelgum/scuba_diving/prweb2604364.htm
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Ecology & Environment
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