Sweden’s second Confucius Institute was inaugurated Tuesday at the Karlstad University in the province of Varmland. Eva Eriksson, governor of Varmland,said at the inaugural ceremony that she will fully support the institute and hope that…
Category: Europe
First there was Paul the octopus; now there is Wolf the mouse. They do the same job – predicting results of soccer matches. Even though Paul died peacefully in his sleep after the 2010 World…
Fabio Capello has named Gareth Barry as the England captain for Tuesday’s friendly against Ghana. The Manchester City midfielder takes the armband after the newly-reappointed skipper John Terry was released from the squad following the…
European Union leaders called for worldwide stress testing of nuclear plants on Friday and committed to putting their 143 reactors through the toughest security checks possible. France, one of the nations most reliant on nuclear…
Germany is determined to show the world how abandoning nuclear energy can be done. The world’s fourth-largest economy stands alone among leading industrialized nations in its decision to stop using nuclear energy because of its…
The French president certainly needs something to prevent him coming third in next year’s election. It would surely be poor taste to accuse Nicolas Sarkozy of leading France into combat for purely selfish political reasons…
Russian, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said the threat of a global nuclear disaster is minimal as Japan scrambles to avert a meltdown at its fukushima facilities. Putin said experts believed the chances of the stricken…
European energy ministers, and nuclear experts, are meeting to coordinate EU’s policy, in the light, of Japan’s nuclear crisis. The EU Energy commissioner, questioned, what future role nuclear power should have. Shocked into action by…
The women’s singles world No. 1 Wang Shixian from China defeated Japanese Eriko Hirose in straight sets, clinching her first title at All England Open Badminton Championships here on Sunday. Wang, 21, started the opening…
Real Madrid and Brazil playmaker Kaka, the 2007 World Player of the Year, will be out for about 15 days after injuring the left knee that was operated on following the 2010 World Cup. Kaka,…