12/03/2004   Carbon Dioxide Is Key Suspect in Rainforest Change

Dramatic differences in the growth patterns of trees could distort the Amazonian forest's fragile balance.

 12/03/2004   Five Britons released from Guantanamo Bay

have not been convicted and face no charges here, but some may be unwilling to treat them as "innocent until proven guilty".

 12/03/2004   Four Big ISPs Sue Hundreds Of Spammers

Six federal lawsuits against spammers have been filed in four US states.
12/03/2004   Plan to Bring Upliftment to Africa By Satellite

The ITU is funding an initiative to provide satellitebased communications services for 'health, wealth and education' in poor/remote areas.

 05/03/2004   An International peacekeeping force is arriving in Haiti.

The country, that has seen over 30 coups and the effects of 'humanitarian intervention', is 'the poorest country in the Americas'.

 05/03/2004   In Amsterdam, the future of free radio is threatened.

The mayor has granted permission to use police and riot-control forces to get rid of the country's last remaining Free Radio stations. Email 'Radio Patapoe' to support their cause.
05/03/2004   The European Union is in favour of keeping 'free Internet'.

Zdnet reports on how politicians believe that 'giving individual governments the power to regulate the Internet would be a big mistake'.

 05/03/2004   International Women's Day is celebrated worldwide on March 8th.

The Womenkind website has some ideas on the ways you can celebrate 'womenkind'.

 27/02/2004   A new paint which can absorb noxious gases has been developed.

The paint goes on sale in Europe in March.