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Tuesday, 9 February, 2010




 
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European Commission calls on social networking companies to improve child safety policies

50% of European teenagers give out personal information on the web – according to an EU study – which can remain online forever and can be seen by anybody.
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Rental cars wait to be dug out at an auxiliary lot at Dulles International Airport (IAD)


A US Marine eats a scorpion as he participates in a jungle survive program (Cobra Gold 2010


Julia Roberts attends the premiere of "Valentine s Day"


Winter Olympic mascots Miga (R) and Quatchi (L) leap in downtown Vancouver


A man walks past a Winter Olympic promotion for the Canadian team in downtown Vancouver


Boeing flight line mechanic Mike Feeney work on an engine of a Boeing 747-8 freighter


Ponijao, who lives in Namibia, is one of four babies followed from birth to first steps in Thomas Balmès film BABIES


16-year-old leopard, Meili, going through a CT scan at the Taipei Zoo

Lithuanian policy

Statement by IMF First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky at the end of a visit by Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius

First Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky of the International Monetary Fund met today with Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius of Lithuania to review recent economic developments and discuss the prospects for Lithuania’s economy.

Abroad

The ‘Treaty of Rome’ visits the America’s Cup

The sailing boat ‘Traité de Rome’ (Treaty of Rome) has docked in Valencia’s port to bring the Spanish Presidency of the European Union to those visiting the 33rd America’s Cup, which begins in the Mediterranean city on Monday.

European Union

Parliamentary week 8-11 February - what's on?

MEPs will vote Tuesday on whether to approve or reject the new Barroso II European Commission.

Business and economics

EBRD launches new strategy for Kazakhstan

The EBRD’s Board of Directors has adopted a new strategy for Kazakhstan, which reinforces the Bank’s commitment to further support the Kazakh economy and sets out the priorities for its activities in the country over the next three years.

Information technologies

ICSA Labs Is First Security-Product Testing Organization to Earn Key Accreditation

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, is the first independent security-product testing and certification laboratory to earn ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, validating the laboratory's world-class capabilities.

"Penki kontinentai“ news

 BS/2 and OpenWay: Innovative Self-Service Paymentsat Wincor World 2010

BS/2, a company operating in the field of banking technologies, will be a golden partner at the exhibition Wincor World 2010, which will take place on 26-28 January 2010.

Society

EU position on blue fin tuna ban debated Tuesday

The fate of blue fin tuna hangs in the balance this week as a complete ban on the trade is debated by MEPs.

Science and Education

First Solar Cell Factory Opened in Vilnius

The first solar cell production line was opened in Vilnius on 26 January.

Health

Cancer in Europe - the battle goes on

Science and information are at the centre of the EU's crusade to bring down cancer rates.

Culture

El Greco's painting is rehabilitated in Brussels

The exhibition, ‘EL GRECO Domenikos Theotokopoulos 1900’ returns to Europe after a two-month stay at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, where it received more than 250 000 visitors.

Sports

World Anti-doping Agency's David Howman on fight against sports' cheats

The “shame” that athletes “bring on themselves, their family and their country” by using illegal drugs is something athletes don't consider according to David Howman, Director General of the World Anti-doping Agency.

Law and order, crime

Hague Prosecutor Brammertz: Balkans “still suffering” from Yugoslav wars

“I was once beaten up so badly, I spent four days in a coma. I was thrown out onto a heap of corpses, and I was found there by one of my comrades.”

Rest and entertainment

 Avatar" tops $1 billion

"Avatar" sped past the 1 billion dollar (USD) mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time.

Miscellanea

 Israel ice man breaks Blaine record

Khezi Dean is an illusionist - some people also question his sanity. On Tuesday he was dropped into a massive ice cube in the centre of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

 
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Ryanair to Open Its 1st Central European Base in Kaunas

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