Daily News Roundup – 10 October 2012

  Europe German law to explicitly legalise circumcision The German government is to present new legislation intended to end a legal dispute over the religious tradition of circumcision.  In June this year, a regional cour...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 9 October 2012

  North America US scientists aim to make human sperm from stem cells US researchers say they will redouble their efforts to create human  sperm from stem cells following the success of a Japanese study involving mice.  ...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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European tug of war, or where are we going with Europe?

[twitter style=”horizontal” source=”intlpolitical” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” float=”left”] “Europe can’t close its eyes to the danger of our time”, Ko...
by Gilles Pittoors
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The Alarming Rise Of Anti-Semitism In The UK

During a February edition of the popular British TV programme ‘Question Time’ which sees members of the public pose questions to politicians, something quite remarkable took place. A Jewish contingent in the audience deliv...
by Ved Menon
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Daily News Roundup – 29 October 2012

  Africa Clinton to focus on Mali crisis in Algeria visit US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is visiting Algeria to discuss the growing threat posed by militant Islamists in neighbouring Mali, US officials say.  Earlier thi...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Daily News Roundup – 24 July 2012

  Europe Germany’s AAA credit rating on negative watch The credit ratings agency Moody’s has changed its outlook for Germany’s AAA credit rating to negative, the first step towards a possible downgrade.  Moody’s s...
by Richard Scott-Jones
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Detail of BBC Future’s graphic (screen shot of Tomorrow’s World by Information is Beautiful Studio/ via BBC Future)

Take a Peek at the Next 150 Years

With the start of the New Year, organizations often take the opportunity to publish outlooks on the upcoming year. Some take this very seriously and predict tech inventions even further into the future. BBC Future has released ...
by Urban Times
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Daily News Roundup – October 19 2012

Europe Hollande: new bank deal eases Eurozone strains The French President, Francois Hollande, has said that a new deal to build a banking union next year will assist the Eurozone’s fusion and ease economic fragmentation.  T...
by Tom Dunbar
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