Scientists from around the world announced today that they have completed the final design specs for what will become the largest particle accelerator ever built, the International Linear Collider, a planned 19.3-mile-long (31 km) machine that will be used to reveal the properties of dark matter and other fundamental particles that make up the universe.
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Senior euro-zone finance-ministry officials will polish by the end of this week crucial details of a plan to allow the bloc’s bailout fund to directly support ailing banks, with the amount of funds dedicated to the task likely to be capped at �60 billion ( billion).
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The Obama administration is weighing whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified government secrets while it defends a much-criticized National Security Agency surveillance program as an indispensable tool for protecting Americans from terrorists.
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According to the western back Iranian “Green Wave” opposition Iran’s economy is about to go belly up. Let’s keep an eye on this Paris based group.
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The modular design of the plant was deemed too experimental, and there remains uncertainty about whether fossil fuel plants will be punished by carbon taxing
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About 100 protesters waving European flags and carrying placards with anti-racist messages had set up outside the town hall to confront Mr Farage as he arrived at the venue, but he was able to dodge them by entering the building through a different entrance.
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A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, with cannabis he hopes to eventually import legally from Mexico, and said he was kicking off his business by acquiring medical pot dispensaries in three U.S. states.
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He is starting a foundation that will support research, fellowships and conferences focused on making government work better. (Volcker was managing the Rockefeller fortune for years and is now rewarded with his own tax exempt foundation)
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The State Department’s decade-long effort to find a new home for a controversial Iranian opposition group has ground to a near halt only days after the announcement that the exiles had begun moving from Iraq to permanent homes in Europe.
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The company responsible for processing direct debit (pin) transactions in the Netherlands is planning to sell the information to retailers, BNR radio reports. Information about how many times people use different shops and how much they spend will be extremely useful to the retail sector, Equens says.
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