German Nuclear Decision
- May 31st, 2011
- Posted by EUEditor
Germany’s decision to get out of nuclear power, decided on the weekend (29-30.5.11), will see seven suspended plants stay shut, and nine more closing down by 2022. … Read More »
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Germany’s decision to get out of nuclear power, decided on the weekend (29-30.5.11), will see seven suspended plants stay shut, and nine more closing down by 2022. … Read More »
Two Australian soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in separate incidents.
The following report is provided by Defence Australia.
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Asian and European foreign ministers meet in Budapest June 6-7 for talks on new security challenges, including cyber crime, food security, water management and piracy at sea.
By Shada Islam*
Stepped-up initiatives against tobacco, for cancer prevention, have been flagged in Brussels, as in Australia, legislation is shortly going to parliament for a tightening of market controls on cigarettes. … Read More »
Persistence paid off in the long drive to deploy submersibles and find a black box recorder from Air France flight 447, from Rio de Janiero to Paris, which disappeared over the Atlantic on 1.6.09. … Read More »
Five Australian soldiers wounded in Afghanistan last week are reported to be making a steady recovery.
A sixth man, Sergeant Brett Wood, killed in action last Monday (23.5.11), is expected to be returned to Australia during the coming week, after a ceremony put on by soldiers at the Tarin Kot base.
See EUAustralia Online, “Australian death in Afghanistan”, 24.5.11. … Read More »
Journalists at AFP (Agence France Presse), one of the principal four news agencies of the world, are taking strike action over a change in the company’s corporate statutes. … Read More »