Greece formally asks for EU-IMF loans

Friday, April 23, 2010 Greece has formally asked for rescue loans by the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be activated, aimed at helping the country recover from an economic crisis. Under the plan, countries in the Eurozone will provide up to 30 billion euros in loans in the first year, while the […]

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Tribal clashes in Sudan kill 139

Friday, January 8, 2010 According to local government reports, at least 139 people were killed in Sudan recently after clashes between tribes. The violence started when armed men from the Nuer group reportedly attacked herders from the Dinka tribe in Tonj, a remote region in the south of the country, and took about 5,000 cattle. […]

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NGOs in Taiwan to promote carbon-decreasing movements in different sectors before Earth Day

Monday, April 14, 2008 Before the annual Earth Day on April 22, several environmental-related events were progressively promoted in Taiwan. For example, industrial and academical units promoted several energy-efficiency policies, parts and accessories, and products in three recently-closed trade shows (AutoTronics Taipei, Motorcycle Taiwan, and Taipei AMPA) respectively located at TWTC and TWTC Nangang with […]

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