Posts Tagged ‘European Union’

EU Bans Incandescent Lightbulbs To Save Energy

Friday, June 20, 2008 18:12 No Comments

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The European Union (EU) decided to follow Australia’s example and faze out the use of incandescent lightbulbs, starting from 2009. The fluorescent bulbs that will replace the old technology use five times less energy and last ten times longer, than the old counterpart, which in turn compensates the extra cost. Europeans are expected to [...]

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UNASUR: South American Regional Union Is Now Established

Monday, May 26, 2008 17:15 2 Comments

It seems that the example of the European Union is being repeated and this time a few thousand miles away, in South America. The twelve most prominent nations in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela) met in Brazil’s capital, Brasilia, to form the Union of South [...]

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VOTE Your Favorite Design for the 2 Euro Coin

Friday, February 15, 2008 15:47 1 Comment

The European Union (EU) is celebrating the 10 years from the launch of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the introduction of the euro in our lives. All the countries that participate in the euro will issue a 10 year anniversary 2 euro coin with a common, to all, design. This edition will hit the [...]

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Is it easy to set up an European Bank account from Nigeria?

Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:00 No Comments

A day ago we posted in this site an article about a Nigerian scammer that was scammed by a guy called 419 Eater. Being a bit curious I wanted to find out a bit about 419 Eater and I found out from his website that he has managed to gather a lot of stories from [...]

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2008: The year of Feta cheese, Kermit the frog and potatoes

Tuesday, January 1, 2008 10:16 No Comments

It seems that we got a lot to look forward to for 2008 according to Nature. According to the famous journal various organisations and countries have declared 2008 to be many things. Lets take a look at the headlines:
-United Nations declared 2008 to be many things such as the international year of potato (suggestion by [...]

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