Wednesday, July 25, 2012

euronews science: Breaking the Indonesian rice habit



Published on Jul 25, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ Indonesians eat more rice per person than almost anywhere else in the world. But rice prices are rising, while many wages are going down, leading to worries over food security.
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2012 Olympic Games starts Today with Women's Football



Published on Jul 25, 2012 by
After the big build up it's finally happening, the first event of the 2012 Olympic Games starts today at 4pm over at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where the Great Britain women's football team take on New Zealand. But the question remains will they be able to fill a stadium of this size?
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Rate-fixing bankers should face criminal charges, EU says



http://www.euronews.com/ Rate-fixing bankers should be treated as criminals, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
That is the view of the EU's executive amid public anger over the Libor rate scandal.

Barclays admits its staff manipulated Libor, a key lending rate between banks, and has paid a 370 million euro fine.
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