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Banks and bailouts: Playing politics?

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Banks with strong political connections were more likely to receive bailout money from the government—and more of it—in the past year than those with weaker ties, say University of Michigan researchers.


Australia dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet

Australia defends controversial web filter

Technology / Internet

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Australia on Wednesday dismissed as "baseless" claims it was proposing a China-style plan for mandatory filtering of the internet and denied the system could be abused to silence free speech.


Buildings are engulfed in haze in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province

Climate scientists underwhelmed by Copenhagen Accord

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (13) | comments 9

Top climate scientists said Saturday that the eleventh-hour political deal hammered out at UN talks in Copenhagen falls perilously short of what is needed to stave off catastrophic global warming.


From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Similarities between webs of terrorists and networks of rescue personnel may seem unlikely. To an eclectic collaboration of engineers and social scientists, the connections are not only possible, but a potential ...


China maintains strict censorship of the Internet

China issues new rules on Internet domain names

Technology / Internet

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China's Internet watchdog issued a new set of rules on domain name registration this week in a bid to curb pornography and illegal content.


First archaeological survey of Paphlagonia published

First archaeological survey of Paphlagonia published

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Project Paphlagonia is the first fully published multi-period archaeological and historical survey of the little explored region of north-central Turkey. Today this region includes the provinces ...


Police service faces unprecedented challenges amid global recession

Other Sciences / Economics

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The issues are raised in a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication - What is policing for? Examining the impact and implications of contemporary policing intervention. The publication which highlights ...


Disproportionate effects of global warming and pollution on disadvantaged communities

Space & Earth / Environment

created 9 hours ago | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Global warming, pollution, and the environmental consequences of energy production impose a greater burden on low-income, disadvantaged communities, and strategies to prevent these inequities are urgently needed. A provocative ...


Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks (AP)

Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(AP) -- A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference Friday, with President Barack Obama twice meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global ...


Not easy being green

Not easy being green

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It was a battle to save a cherished piece of nature from the forces of economic growth. Preservationists formed groups to present their case, and public figures across the country spoke up ...



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