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- Daylight Saving Time May Not Save Energy
Contrary to popular belief and to the political reasons to make Daylight Saving Time longer in the U.S. under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Daylight Saving Time may not... - Macedonia's Name May Stall NATO and EU Negotiations
Macedonia, the country also known officially in the United Nations as "The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia," (and alphabetized under "The" on the U.N.'s list of member states) will have... - Norwegian Town Looks Forward to Sunrise on March 8
The New York Times has a great article about the Norwegian town of Longyearbyen, which will experience sunrise on March 8 for the first time since sunset in October. ... - Americans Favor Canada and UK Most
A recent Gallup Poll found that Americans favor the countries of Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Israel the most. On the other hand, Iran, North Korea, the Palestinian... - Chad Building Moat Around Capital
The New York Times reports that Chad is building a moat around its capital city of Ndjamena to help prevent against rebels. It is unknown how wide the 10... - China Wants More Babies
China, concerned about a graying of its population, might decide to relax the requirements of its One Child Policy in favor of allowing families to sire additional children to improve... - Muslim Fertility Rate in Europe
The Population Reference Bureau reports on a fascinating study by demographers who found that Muslim women who immigrated to Western Europe showed significant decreases in their total fertility rate over... - Permafrost
Geography at About.com intern extraordinaire Amanda Briney provides us with a special treat, an overview of permafrost, the permanently frozen ground that covers a fifth of the earth's land surface.... - Weakest States
The Brookings Institution has published The Index of State Weakness in the Developing World, which measures the world's most vulnerable countries. "The Index ranks and assesses 141 developing nations... - New Cyprus Leader Looks Toward Unification
Last Sunday, communist leader Demetris Christofias won Cyprus's presidential election. Christofias vows to end the division of the island of Cyprus to create a unified country. He pledges...
