Richard Branson offers $US25 MLN for recipe on climate change
Published: 09 February, 2007, 15:33
British billionaire Richard Branson has offered $US25 MLN to the first scientists to come up with a way of fighting climate change. In October, he announced plans to invest $US3 BLN of profits over 10 years to fight global warming.
The owner of the Virgin Group was joined by former U.S. vice-president, Al Gore, and other leading environmentalists as he announced the challenge to find ways to extract greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
09.02.2007, 14:48
Russian diplomatic corps marks professional holidayThe dedication of Russia's diplomats has been marked in a ceremony in Moscow. As part of national Diplomats' Day, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov laid a wreath to the memorial for Diplomats who died during World War II. |
09.02.2007, 15:35
Abkhazia freezes all contacts with GeorgiaThe breakaway republic of Abkhazia has frozen all contacts with Georgia and demanded the release of an official who was arrested and another who was allegedly kidnapped by Georgia last week. |
