Spain put the brakes on the use of clean energies to generate electricity, as the government approved an energy savings programme to cope with its large oil bill which affects its commitment to reduce non-renewable…
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In recognition of their successful operation, U.K. authorities are considering whether to set up more Confucius Institutes in the country in the following years. The initiation is echoing a Chinese fever that is starting to…
British Prime Minister David Cameron has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in London, in the hope of accelerating the Middle East peace process. In a diplomatic gesture by the UK, the status of the…
Europe’s climate chief has beaten off intense lobbying from businesses to secure a key victory in the battle over greenhouse gas targets. Connie Hedegaard, the EU climate change commissioner, published on Tuesday afternoon her long-awaited…
Lionel Messi was the hero again for FC Barcelona as his side defeated Arsenal 3-1 to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Messi scored on the brink of halftime and…
Millions living near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a new study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Impacts of Climate Change on Disadvantaged UK Coastal…
Arsenal are set to go on the attack at Camp Nou after Arsène Wenger warned that their 2-1 lead over Barcelona is undefendable. As if to reinforce the point Wenger included one of his goalscorers…
Russian Foreign Ministry has urged immediate criminal investigation into a group of Japanese who protested outside Russia’s Embassy last month and burned Russian national flags. Russian foreign ministry has summoned Japan’s charge d’affairs to Russia,…
The Victorian theatre of spectacle is alive and well, and residing at the London Palladium. But although this adaptation of the Frank Baum book and the 1939 movie, with additional songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber…
Veils that cover the face to be illegal from next month, with President Sarkozy accused of trying to win far-right votes. From Saudi tourists window-shopping on the Champs-Élysées to Muslim women in a departure lounge…