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This morning, the European Union (EU) asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) for permission to impose up to 12 million dollars annually in trade sanctions to the United States, for the “Boeing case”. The petition was addressed to the Dispute Settlement Body of the...

The Hebrew University of Israel is conducting the world’s largest educational project by giving free lectures of major online teachers available for millions of people. The university has joined an organization called Coursera, which offers 200 undergraduate and student...

According to measurements from NASA and the Center for Snow and Ice of the United States, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk to the smallest size ever observed in three decades. 96 hours ago the ice surface reached 4.1 million square kilometers (km2),...

This morning, US president, Barak Obama, presided the ceremony of remembrance in honor of the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 in United States. The ceremony was officially placed on the Memorial at Ground Zero, where the Twin Towers stood the World Trade Center....

After a strong seism of that took down the energy and telecommunications services in San Jose, Costa Rica. Several countries Latin American countries like Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico declared a tsunami alert. Meanwhile the USGS centre of United States that...

The police of Cambodia arrested the founder of Pirate Bay, Gottfrid Svartholm, in his apartment. Apparently Svartholm had to go to his native country to deal with the court and authorities. Local police has not given any information regarding the detention of Svartholm. According...

More than 60,000 people attended the ‘Burning Man’ festival,  in the Nevada Desert. This 26th edition that brings art and music.   (BG)

Hurricane Isaac has become a tropical depression as it continues to throw intensive rains while threatening to flood the valley of the Mississippi River. During his crossing Isaac claimed the death of two people, and continues to assail with heavy rains the states of Louisiana...

The strong winds and heavy rains of Hurricane Isaac grazed the city of New Orleans, but not without letting it feel the full force of the storm. The tropical phenomena dumped nearly a foot of rain on its desolate streets. However the system of levee pumps, walls and gates helped...

Hurricane Isaac strength pushed water over a rural levee and took out the power, it also flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Powerful wind gusts and heavy rains assailed the empty streets of...