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Roundup of Recent Science Milestones, 2007

From a leopard species discovered to the Airbus A380 by Liz Olson and Beth Rowen Related Links 2007 Year in Review New Planets and a Larger Solar System Encyclopedia: Leopard…

May 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-Month World Labor Party Victorious in British Election (May 2): Tony Blair leads historic sweep to end 18 years of Conservative rule. Oxford-educated lawyer, 43, had…

August 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldIsrael Steps Up Pressure on Palestinians (Aug. 1): Arrests dozens in wake of suicide bombing in crowded market. Delays drastic action against Palestinian leaders.…

The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters

This index identifies the top air polluters among corporations. The data come from the 2021 report from the Political Economy Research Institute. Rank Corporation 1. LyondellBasell 2. Boeing 3.…

airline industry

(Encyclopedia) airline industry, the business of transporting paying passengers and freight by air along regularly scheduled routes, typically by airplanes but also by helicopter. Ferdinand Graf von…

May 2002

WorldUN Drops Plans for Jenin Fact-finding Mission (May 2): Secretary General Kofi Annan disbands team that would have investigated deadly Israeli attack on Palestinian refugee camp after…

February 2000 News and Events

WorldAlbright Meets New Russian Leader (Feb. 2): Secretary of State praises Vladimir V. Putin as “well-informed” and eager for a “normal position with the West.” War in Chechnya remains a…

September 2000 News and Events

WorldBurmese Opposition Leader under House Arrest (Sept. 4): Government and police shut down activities of National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.…

August 2005

WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had…