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Britain overtakes U.S. as top world bank donor
Submitted by MichaelVail on Fri, 12/14/2007 - 8:03pm.
BERLIN: Overcoming earlier misgivings about its direction and leadership, the World Bank said Friday it had raised $25.1 billion in aid for the world's poorest countries, a record sum that includes donations by China and Egypt, nations that were once recipients of such aid.
For the first time, Britain overtook the United States as the biggest donor, a highly symbolic change given Washington's traditional influence in choosing the bank's president and charting its policies.
UK Thinktank Advocates 'Two-Child Policy" To Combat Climate Change
Submitted by MichaelVail on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 3:36am.
According to the report, published by the Optimum Population Trust, Britain's high birth rate is a major factor in the current level of climate change, which can only be combatted if families voluntarily limit the number of children they have.
The report calls for a 'two-child' policy in the UK that would reduce the nation's population from 60 million, as it currently stands, to no more than 55 milllion by 2050.
The intelligent CCTV system that can weed out the villains
Submitted by MichaelVail on Mon, 04/16/2007 - 3:47pm.
CCTV cameras that detect potential offenders and then "tail" them are being tested in British shopping centres. The £7,000 "Bug" is fitted with a ring of eight cameras that gives a panoramic view of a street. The footage is scanned by sophisticated software which can identify 50 behaviour traits that indicate whether somebody is acting or loitering in a suspicious manner. When a suspect is spotted, a ninth camera automatically locks onto them and follows their movements.
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