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InternationalFAO warns about global advance of animal diseases
The recent arrival of the bluetongue virus in the United Kingdom indicates again that animal diseases are advancing globally and countries will have to invest more in surveillance and control measures, warned FAO.
IMF yes/no policy: growth to continue but also credit turmoil
The International Monetary Fund's chief economist said on Wednesday repercussions from recent market turmoil should be contained within advanced economies, with growth in emerging markets likely to remain broadly on track.
UK surveyors: house prices fall at fastest rate in two years
House prices are falling at their fastest rate for two years as buyers stay away from the market, new figures have shown.
Norwegian company converting 132-meter trawler to catch krill
Krill Seaproducts from Ãâ€Â¦lesund, Norway is converting the 132-metre Vlieborg container vessel to a trawler in order to target krill. The steel work is done at Western Shipyard in Lithuania and refurbishing will be completed at the shipyard Fiskerstrand Verft in Ãâ€Â¦lesund. The name of the vessel has been changed to Thorshøvdi.
Australia Targets Japanese Youth With YouTube
Australia has taken its battle against Japanese whaling in the Antarctic to the Internet, with a new YouTube campaign unveiled on Tuesday that targets Japanese children.
British activist Doris Lessing wins Nobel for literature
British writer, Iran born, Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced Thursday citing her “skepticism, fire and visionary power” in dozens of works, notably her classic “The Golden Notebook.”
Global education spending concentrated in few rich countries
A new publication by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that global spending on education is concentrated in just a few countries, with the education budget of a single country like France or Italy outweighing education spending across all of sub-Saharan Africa.
Financial support for British farmers hit by FMD restrictions
British farmers affected by current restrictions on the movement of animals imposed following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, FMD, are to be given a multi-million-pound package of support.
Gibraltar to address UN Decolonization special session
The United Nations Fourth Committee, the Special Political and Decolonization, meets this Monday for an opening session under the Chairmanship of Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem Mohamad from Sudan.
Gibraltar votes on Thursday under new 2006 constitution
On October 11th Gibraltar goes to the polls to elect a new Government. Under the new 2006 constitution there will be an increase in the number of votes per person to ten from the previous eight, with the two major parties, the Gibraltar Social Democrats (GSD) and the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party (GSLP) with the newer Progressive Democracy Party (PDP) fielding six and two independent candidates on offer.
