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Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought
Aug 16, 2012 04:49 EDT
The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America, according to a British study published on Thursday.
Deaths from landslides up to 10 times worse than thought
Aug 15, 2012 21:18 EDT
The death toll from landslides is 10 times higher than generally estimated, with most fatalities occurring in South Asia, China and Latin America, according to a British study published on Thursday.
Is sharing the key to advanced society?
Mar 01, 2012 16:37 EST
The ability to share knowledge and learn from each other may be the key difference between people and chimpanzees that helped humans to dominate the modern world, scientists suggested on Thursday.
Talking things through in your head may help autism
Jan 25, 2012 04:19 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Teaching children with autism to "talk things through" in their heads may help them solve tricky day-to-day tasks and could increase the chances of them living independent lives when they grow up, British scientists said Wednesday.
Buried Antarctic lake could hold vital climate clues
Oct 10, 2011 19:30 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - An ancient lake hidden deep beneath West Antarctica's Ice Sheet may reveal vital clues about climate change and future sea level rises, and uncover new forms of life, according to a group of UK engineers and scientist.
UAE elections: what substance behind the gloss?
Aug 21, 2011 08:26 EDT
UMM AL-QUWAIN, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - In a dark auditorium, rows of men in traditional white robes and women swathed in black watch silently as computer-animated characters take their turn at electronic voting machines in a film aimed at educating them on how to vote.
A third of English universities to charge £9,000
Jul 12, 2011 05:34 EDT
More than a third of universities in England have been granted permission to charge the maximum £9,000 a year for each of their courses, the fees watchdog confirmed on Tuesday.
Analysis: Battered Lib Dems seek redemption in Murdoch scandal
Jul 11, 2011 13:01 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - "You may wonder what is happening with the Murdoch press," Britain's then Business Secretary Vince Cable said late last year. "I have declared war on Mr Murdoch and I think we're going to win."
"Deathly Hallows" not the end for true Potter fans
Jul 05, 2011 09:24 EDT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - From the Indian metropolis of Mumbai to the dusty plains of Texas, frenzied fans across the globe are barely a week away from the release of the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series.
UAE youth question cost of political silence
May 11, 2011 08:46 EDT
DUBAI (Reuters) - A young woman hunched in a dark university auditorium plastered with Emirati flags suddenly pipes up amid fellow students attending the first open political discussion in their lives.
Zawahri: From suburban doctor to chief of al Qaeda?
May 03, 2011 12:44 EDT
CAIRO (Reuters) - The man most likely to take the helm of al Qaeda after Osama bin Laden did not emerge from the crowded slums of Egypt's sprawling capital or develop his militant ideas in any religious college or seminary.
Fukushima triggers new look at mega-quake threat
Mar 15, 2011 14:18 EDT
The disaster that has befallen Fukushima is prompting some experts to cast a worried eye at the risk of massive earthquakes to nuclear plants in seismic zones.
Quake could alter Tokyo risk: experts
Mar 11, 2011 13:23 EST
Seismologists were crunching data Friday to figure out if the magnitude 8.9 quake that rocked Japan increased the chances of a mega-quake hitting the Tokyo basin, home to 30 million people.
Mud volcano set to erupt for quarter-century - scientists
Feb 24, 2011 14:07 EST
A mud volcano that has displaced more than 13,000 Indonesian families will erupt for at least a quarter of century, emitting belches of flammable gas through a deepening lake of sludge, scientists reported on Thursday.
Special Report: Al Jazeera's news revolution
Feb 17, 2011 00:18 EST
DOHA (Reuters) - A journalist throws open the wide front door of Al Jazeera's Doha headquarters, cell phone pressed against his ear. "They were arrested last night," he bellows into his phone. "We can't get through to the producers. All the material was confiscated, and some of the equipment was destroyed."
Special Report: Al Jazeera's news revolution
Feb 17, 2011 00:18 EST
DOHA (Reuters) - A journalist throws open the wide front door of Al Jazeera's Doha headquarters, cell phone pressed against his ear. "They were arrested last night," he bellows into his phone. "We can't get through to the producers. All the material was confiscated, and some of the equipment was destroyed."
Vietnam bank chief linked to Australia notes scandal
Jan 26, 2011 02:17 EST
The former head of Vietnam's central bank has been linked to an Australian banknotes scandal, with media reports alleging that bribes helped pay for his child's British university education.
2022 World Cup presents challenge for tiny Qatar
Dec 15, 2010 09:06 EST
DOHA (Reuters) - The questions began almost as soon as Qatar won the right to host football's 2022 World Cup. How will a tiny, gas-rich Gulf Arab state cope with an influx of hundreds of thousands of football fans? How will the fans cope with the searing summer heat? What about drinking in a conservative Muslim society?
Church of England backs covenant but traditionalists rebel
Nov 25, 2010 04:56 EST
The Church of England has edged closer to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.
Church of England backs covenant but traditionalists rebel
Nov 24, 2010 13:54 EST
The Church of England edged closer Wednesday to backing a global agreement intended to unify the Anglican Church, but the process received a blow when traditionalists said they could not support it.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Durham University | |
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 Shield from the arms of Durham University | |
| Latin: Universitas Dunelmensis | |
| Motto | Latin: Fundamenta eius super montibus sanctis |
| Motto in English | "Her foundations are upon the holy hills" (from Psalm 87 [Vulgate, Psalm 86]) |
| Established | 1832 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | £ 57.1M (2008)[1] |
| Chancellor | Bill Bryson |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Chris Higgins |
| Students | 17,410[2] |
| Undergraduates | 12,275[2] |
| Postgraduates | 5,415[2] |
| Location | Durham and Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK |
| Colours | Palatinate Purple |
| Affiliations | 1994 Group, ACU, Association of MBAs, EUA, EQUIS, AACSB, N8 Group, Universities UK |
| Website | www.dur.ac.uk |
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