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Living Will Ethics Questioned

Living wills have been the subject of serious debates ever since they first appeared. The main issue is that some of them give specific directions as to what medical course of action is to be taken in case the writers of the will is incapacitated or unable to otherwise decide for themselves. Some of these directions,...

1 November 2008
07:32 GMT

India and China Under Pressure to Drop Carbon Emissions

European officials recently emphasized again the importance of emerging economies, such as China and India, limiting, or even reducing, their carbon emissions. The target the E.U. envisions is at 15 to 30 percent below the currently-emitted levels. This could prove to be very difficult for developing economies, which...

30 October 2008
03:55 GMT

Pesticides Damage Human Brains

Testing pesticides for any effects they might have on the human brain is not part of the standard procedure these chemicals undergo before being approved for widespread use. Recently, a European study uncovered that many of the chemicals that are currently being used throughout the Union are very toxic to infant brai...

28 October 2008
09:04 GMT

European Green Plans Jeopardized

The Guardian uncovered a new leaked English document that was aimed at pressing other countries into eliminating the aviation sector from the 2020 deadline for renewable energy implementation. The discovery comes as a shock, because Britain's prime-minister, Gordon Brown, is dedicated to ensuring that his countr...

14 October 2008
10:41 GMT

Farmland Birds Are Once Again Safe from Wind Turbines

New researches conducted on the impact wind turbines have on biodiversity proved that the European Commission has nothing to worry about. Farm birds are not about to be decimated by the turbines, as doom-sayers “foretold.” The findings are actually quite important, as the Commission has plans of supp...

1 October 2008
07:05 GMT

Intel Denies European Commission's Accusations

As expected, Intel is now being slapped with another Statement of Objections coming from the European Commission, in which the Santa Clara-based chip maker is accused of anti-competitive behavior. However, even if this is not the first time that Intel is facing this type of charges from the European Commission, the c...

18 July 2008
08:42 GMT

Intel Could Face New Antitrust Charges

Even if Intel's Q2 revenues have been fairly within initial expectations, this doesn't necessarily mean that the Santa-Clara based chips manufacturer is doing all that well. Or, there is also the possibility that perhaps everything is well with the company, and that it just isn't genuinely concerned fo...

16 July 2008
10:21 GMT

Intel's Germany Headquarters, Raided by Antitrust Officers

Intel's offices in Munich, Germany, have been raided yesterday by European Commission representatives that are involved in antitrust investigations. Intel spokespersons acknowledged the fact that the company's offices have been ransacked during the search, but claimed that the departments gave their full co...

13 February 2008
02:55 GMT

Intel to Fight E.U. Antitrust Allegations With Its Own Demands

One disadvantage in being on top is that you become a better target. That was the case with Microsoft and other corporate giants that have become the subject of antitrust lawsuits. Now it's time for Intel to see the other face of success: the allegations of multiple antitrust violations.The first accusations com...

8 January 2008
02:38 GMT

Intel Wants More Time for Antitrust Reply

The European Commission surely keeps itself busy as after all the racket and buzz that followed the official antitrust charges pressed against the most important chips manufacturing company in the world, Intel, the same body presented sometime ago another set for charges, this time against the memory developer Rambus...

10 October 2007
06:44 GMT

Which Operators Offer the Lowest Roaming Rates in Europe?

As promised, the European Commission has posted the results for the introduction of roaming. The companies which have decided not to respond to their Eurotariff regulation and the fees of those that have already switched to the new tariff have all been posted on the European Union's page.Surprisingly, there are ...

6 August 2007
09:16 GMT

EU Puts Eurotariff Non-Compliants on Website of Shame

The deadline for carriers to adopt the European Union's regulation on the Eurotariff ended in July. Non-compliant companies will be posted online by the end of the week as to make their subscribers aware of the rights that they ripped of.All roaming service providers in the European Union were given the chance t...

3 August 2007
06:17 GMT

Cheaper Roaming Services for Europeans

The European Union has decided to set the roaming fee at the same pricing structure for all member countries. This is meant to protect the interest of those that frequently use their mobile phones when traveling abroad."This is putting an end to the saga of excessive roaming charges", said E.U. Telecommunications Com...

24 May 2007
07:56 GMT


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