Too Clean? Try Bacterial Wipes!
Last week, Rob Dunn posted a thought-provoking piece on the hygiene hypothesis that made me wonder? what will the shelves of the supermarket cleaning aisle look like in twenty years? How will Proctor & Gamble respond to the mounting research that says some bacteria in our lives is not only good, but necessary? Obviously, they will have a problem on their hands. [More]
Greek leaders try again for elusive deal
Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and party leaders were set to meet again Tuesday to work out an agreement on fresh austerity measures seen as necessary to avoid a disorderly default as the country?s workers planned a daylong strike.
House Republicans Try Again to Force Keystone XL
Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to force quick approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline using a highway funding bill, but the plan's author said Monday there may be more than one avenue for advancing the project.
House Republicans try again to move Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives will try to force quick approval of the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline using a highway funding bill, but the plan's author said on Monday there may be more than one avenue for advancing the project. President Barack Obama's administration blocked TransCanada's $7 billion project last month. A key House panel is set to ...
Egypt to try 19 Americans in court
Egypt has decided to try 19 Americans and 24 other employees of various nonprofit groups on charges that they illegally used foreign funds to fuel unrest in the country.
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties
Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt has referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
Egypt to Try 19 Americans in Non-Profit 'Witch Hunt'
At least 40 international civil society workers, 19 of them U.S. citizens, are now facing criminal trials in connection with charges lodged against them by the Egyptian government. The employees of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, are accused of "banned activities and receiving foreign funds illegally," according to a report from The Miami Herald, and are now prohibited from ...
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
