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Japanese architects win Pritzker Prize
The current works of these two architects include the Hyundai Factory, Seoul, in Korea and the House for China International Practical Exhibition of Architecture, Nanjing.
Setback to French move to ban veil
Wearing a full-body veil is already forbidden in some cases: for public servants exercising their duties, in schools or in businesses where it would interfere with work, for example....
Universe expansion 'is speeding up'
Astronomers have claimed that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, after studying thousands of galaxies using the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
Russia disputes U.S. claim on missiles
The Russian statement said the treaty contained a “legally binding linkage between strategic offensive and strategic defensive weapons”....
Borchard: Ngërçi politik, pengesë për integrimin
Z. Borchard ka rikonfirmuar se mungesa e bashkëpunimit mes forcave kryesore politike në vend është e pafavorshme për aspiratën kryesore të shqiptarëve, integrimin në Bashkimin Europian. ...
5 Tips to power your Gmail
Perhaps the quickest way is to take advantage of Gmail's POP3 functionality to set up your Gmail accounts in a traditional e-mail client, such as Outlook, Thunderbird, or Eudora. ...
Do not wait for disaster to strike
Investing in systems for disaster reduction, preparedness and management have brought down death tolls and property loss in many countries. ...
2 U.K. papers to charge for online access
Owners of The Times newspapers announced that from June free access to their redesigned websites would be restricted to only those who already have a seven-day subscription to their print editions....
Mind exercises may improve alertness
"Working memory is an important feature of mind-fitness. Not only does it safeguard against distraction and emotional reactivity, but it also provides a mental workspace......
Life term for Nazi hit man
“And I knew that if I didn't carry out my orders I would be breaking my oath and would be shot myself.”...
Jogging boosts brain power
Jogging a couple of days a week can significantly improve memory, say researchers. ...
Obama's healthcare triumph
Healthcare reform in the U.S. has always been politically fraught, and the Obama administration has worked extremely hard to obtain Congressional approval for the bill....
Ljubicic wins at Indian Wells
“It was really a mind game,” Ljubicic said. “When you have two big serves, not a lot of rallies happening, it's a very mental match. I was fortunate enough to be more relaxed by the end.”...
Kerala student joins Geneva experiment
He had disputed the black hole theory of Stephen Hawking....
Struga
Struga has a picturesque beauty, wonderful sighs and many of old monuments, like the clay chamberpots at the house of the Miladinov Brothers, the old Struga bazaar, the century old churches and mosques. ...
Japan planning 14 nuclear plants: Report
Japan has few energy resources and relies on nuclear power from 53 plants for nearly one third of its domestic electricity needs. ...
Soderling stops Murray
Sixth-seeded Soderling defeated Murray 6-1, 7-6(4), his booming serves and powerful groundstrokes giving the Briton no chance to work his way into the match....
Kush e pengon bashkimin kombëtar?
Çështja kombëtare është çështja jonë themelore, është guri i provës për çdo shqiptar, që e ka këtë emër të vërtetë. ...
Obama signs jobs bill into law
Speaking before signing the bill, Mr. Obama struck a cautious note saying, “I'm signing it mindful that, as I've said before, the solution to our economic problems will not come from government alone....
Selective hearing? It's in the brain, not in ears
London: Selective hearing? It’s all in the brain, and not ear, say scientists. ...
Fulham and Liverpool post wins
Fulham now enters quarterfinals. Torres scores twice in Liverpool's win....
Eastern Europe, Central Asia warned of energy crunch
According to the report, demand for primary energy in the region was expected to increase by 50 percent by 2030, while demand for electricity was expected to increase by 90 percent....
10 Little-known facts about .com
According to a new ITIF study, the dotcom domain has become the platform for $400 billion in annual economic activity, a number that is expected to rise to $950 billion by 2020. ...
Password-stealing virus on Facebook
"With Facebook as your lure, you potentially have 400 million people that can click on the attachment. If you get 10 per cent success, that's 40 million," he said....
U.N. recognises Russia-led bloc
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon signed the document in Moscow on Thursday along with General Nikolai Bordyuzha, head of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)....
Left-Green revival in France
Many analysts see the low turnout, 46.35 per cent, as a symptom of a deep discontent with the nature of contemporary politics. ...
FBI uses Facebook
FBI agents have created fake personalities — in apparent contravention of some of the sites' rules — to befriend suspects and lure them into revealing clues or confessing, access private information and map social networks....
Da Vinci code: Doomsday in 4006
Leonardo da Vinci predicted that the world would end in 4006, a Vatican researcher has claimed. ...
Djokovic rallies past Kohlschreiber
Defending champion and third-ranked Rafael Nadal needed just over an hour to put away Mario Ancic of Croatia, 6-2, 6-2....
Brown's defining failure
New Labour's unpopular helmsman, who faces a general election within weeks, evidently wanted to limit the damage to his reputation. ...
Ligjin për SHISH dhe NATO
Gjithashtu, "Partia Socialiste nuk do të lejojë miratimin e ligjit nga Parlamenti", tha Rama....
No place for women? Harvard's changed
Universitywide, slightly more than a quarter of Harvard faculty members are women, an all-time high, with the senior faculty accounting for most of the increase....
Niagara Falls
A popular tourist site for over a century, the natural wonder is shared between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York. ...
Honey bees' secret heat
Honey bees precisely control the temperature inside their hives to determine which job their young will perform in the colony when mature, new research has revealed. ...
Papaya may harbour cancer cure
The papaya extract did not have any toxic effects on normal cells, avoiding a common and devastating consequence of many cancer therapy regimens. ...
Ëndrra nuk zgjati
Efektet bombë të fazës së parë të spastrimit etnik, i cili u erdhi qarqeve nacionaliste i mbështjellë me letrën e liberalizmit të vizave, tregojnë se në çfarë realiteti tragjik jetojnë shqiptarët. ...
World's 10 richest techies
According to Forbes, Slim's fortune swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months....
Berlin, Panairi më i madh për turizmin
Për këtë vit, Agjencia e OKB-së për Turizmin Global parashikon një rritje prej 3-4 për qind të vëllimit të turizmit në shkallë globale. ...
Populizmi dhe morali i eroduar politik
Morali politik vjen në krye të radhës së faktorëve të cilët do të ndihmojnë në çrrënjosjen e përdorimit të populizmit si mjet për të përfituar trupin votues. ...
'Secret to ageing' discovered
The study could lead to a "much better chance of making a successful attack on age-related diseases," according to the researchers. ...
Google and our digital future
It would benefit all if the final ruling strikes an equitable and fine balance — one that protects the rights of authors and publishers......
Why PCs understand women more than men
Voice recognition computers find men harder to understand than women, Edinburgh University scientists have found....
Google Earth's unusual discoveries
The mapping tool has found and cataloged some of the most unusual places around the globe. From secret Swastika to a Red lake, there are many unbelievable places discovered by Google Earth....
Apatia qytetare dhe shoqëria civile
Aktualisht, 2 vjet pas shpalljes së pavarësisë, duket se shoqëria civile në Kosovë ka filluar të normalizohet dhe të ushtrojë rolin për të cilin edhe është e thirrur. ...
Alarmi mediatik nxjerr gjumin e qeverisë
Më së fundi Gruevski guxoi dhe i quajti mashtrime të gjithë ata që premtonin se të ikurit jashtë vendit do të përfitonin azil në Belgjikë....
The Netherlands beat NZ 3-1 at hockey
The Netherlands earned five penalty corners in the match while New Zealand got three. The Dutch now topped the Pool A with six points from two wins. ...
In China, a chorus for reforms
Household registration, or hukou, essentially identifies each Chinese citizen as urban or rural. It dates back to the time when the Chinese revolutionary Mao wanted to control migration to cities. ...
Easy ways to cure acidity
Jaggery, lemon, banana, almonds and yogurt are all known to give you instant relief from acidity. ...
Obama to focus on costs
Mr. Obama on Wednesday “will talk about the merits of the legislation, mainly about the costs of doing nothing versus the cost of doing something and what this will accomplish”......
Ku shkojnë shqiptarët ?
Liberalizimi i vizave ishte një hap shumë i rëndësishëm për disa vende të Ballkanit, dhe diskriminim i disa shteteve tjera, që nuk ndodhi rastësisht. ...
Goodbye to kiss-and-tell journalism?
The good news, if the move goes through, will be that it will put an end to Britain's notorious kiss-and-tell media culture that has made nonsense of any notion of privacy. ...Author info