Zimbabwean PM injured in car accident
HARARE, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hurt in a car accident Friday, and the injuries are not life-threatening.
Citizen scientists get ready to track light pollution
Here is an opportunity for students, youth, and families to take part in a 2 week world wide citizen science project to record night time light pollution across the world. One needs to merely go outside, look up, observe the stars from your location, and record your star observations at .
Acropolis closed due to strike
The archaeological site of Acropolis, Greece's most attractive tourist site, was closed on Thursday due to a strike by Culture Ministry employees.
WORLDNOTES
Somalia: New president raises peace hopes China: Mine disaster highlights safety breaches Guatemala: At last, a price for anti-women violence Iraq: Refugees live precarious existence Cuba: France pushes U.S. rapprochement
UK honors Claudia Jones with stamp
Britain’s Royal Mail issued a stamp last October honoring six “Women of Distinction” in the UK, among them Claudia Jones, a leader of the Communist Party USA who was deported from the United States in 1955, settling in London where she continued her struggle for equality, peace, and socialism.
Iraq car explosion leaves at least 12 dead
A car bomb exploded in a crowded cattle market in the Iraqi town of al-Medhatiaya on Thursday, killing at least 12 civilians and injuring 56 others.
100 Hours of Astronomy project kicks off!
PARIS — The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is about to reach new heights as the Global Cornerstone Project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, scheduled to take place from 2–5 April 2009, ramps up.
COMMENTARY: International rules needed for money markets
With the 2nd G20 summit set for early April in London to deal with the financial turmoil, work on international rules has begun with a view to restructuring the global financial markets. The European Union (EU) held an emergency meeting in February and published a statement calling for stricter oversight or regulation and oversight on all financial products and participants.
Trickle down misery
WASHINGTON, Mar 4 (IPS) - The world's poorest people had nothing to do with the financial gimmickry that has brought the global economy to its knees but they are paying a heavy price for it and relief seems a long way off.
Blackjack for kindergarteners?
Impulsive kids are more prone to start gambling in their kindergarten than less impulsive children, Canadian researchers said.
