You Are Here: Home » Posts tagged with "gordon brown"
The Quiet Revolution: Latin America Moving Away From Washington’s Influence
Perhaps the biggest foreign-policy story of the past decade, thoroughly overlooked by the American media after 9/11 and its subsequent monomaniacal focus on terrorism, security and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the fact that Latin America has essentially...
Famed Climber Takes Climate Message to Everest on Record 20th Ascent
WWF Climate Ambassador and famed mountaineer Apa Sherpa took his climate crusade to the top of the world yet again by unfurling a climate change banner as he reached the Everest summit for a record 20th time on Saturday. Apa Sherpa reached the top of...
Mauritius Refuses to Endorse British Marine Protection Zone Around Chagos
The Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr Navin Chandra Ramgoolam has refused the request of the British government to endorse the setting up of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Chagos Archipelago. In a statement to the press, Ramgoolam declared that...
United Kingdom Government Announces the Creation of New Institute for Web Science
The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced the creation of the new Institute for Web Science. It is designed to make the UK the hub of international research into the next generation of web and internet technologies and their commercialism, and...
Funding Confirmed for State-of-the-art UK National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills
Thames Gateway Minister Shahid Malik has announced that funding has been confirmed for a £13 million skills academy skill that will train thousands of people for the theatre industry and provide hundreds of jobs. The state-of-the-art National Skills...
Basra Memorial Wall Rededicated in a Poignant Family Service
The Basra Memorial Wall has been rededicated in a poignant service at its new home in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, England. The event was attended by almost 500 family members of the 178 United Kingdom (UK) Service personnel and one...
President Zuma Heading Back to South Africa After Fruitful U.K. Visit
President Jacob Zuma is heading back to South Africa after a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom (UK) where he reached agreement on several bilateral issues and shared international priorities with the host country. Among the agreements reached...
RAF Showcases Its Tornado Force
The Tornado Force based at RAF Marham has showcased its state-of-the-art technology being used to support ground forces in the Counter Insurgency and Counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) campaigns. This top class intelligence and surveillance capability,...
