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Norway again topped the human development index

Norway again topped the global Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said Monday. Top ten are still Australia, Iceland, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Switzerland and Japan. USA 13 and Austria - the 14th, Spain - 15 th, Belgium - 17th, Italy - 18th, UK - 21 th place, and Germany - on 22 th.

Three share Nobel for medicine

This year's Nobel Prize for Medicine will be awarded to three American scientists, reported BBC. Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol and Jack Szostak graders share the prize for their work in the study of chromosomes.

Three won the Nobel Prize in Physics

Nobel Prize for Physics 2009 is awarded to Charles Kao, Willard Boyle and George Smith. The three scientists received the award for his contributions to building the foundations of today's information society, international media reported. Charles Kao was born in Shanghai, whereas British and Chinese citizenship.

Historical cruise recreating the path of "Titanic"

100 years after the sinking of the ship "Titanic" will be organized commemorative cruise that will follow the exact route of the ill-fated liner to its collision with the iceberg, said CNN. Trip is planned for 2012 ship "Balmoral" will set off on April 8 from Southampton . This is the date on which he left "Titanic."

Sand storm in Sydney helps scientists to calculate the CO2 emissions

Australian scientists said chervenopyasachnata storm in Sydney, broke two weeks ago, had an unexpected effect on the environmental side, DPA reported. Photographs of the storm, reminiscent of scenes from the movie doomsday, slipped around the world. Fearsome storm came close to 140 thousand tons of sand per hour from central Australia, thousands of kilometers to the east coast of the continent.

5 surprising ways you can refresh yourself in the workplace

U.S. experts advise: 1. way, change your socks. Sounds strange, but if you carry a spare pair of socks in the workplace and change them around 3 pm, you may feel very refreshed, especially during the busy workday.

"Versace" to withdraw from Japan

World famous design house "Versace" left Japan because of the sharp drop in sales. Shops "Versace" - a total of 4-to date are Open one by one to 28 years. In the 80s were very popular. Boutiques in the last decade, however, marked a significant decline in sales, and in recent years due to the global financial crisis, collapsed.

France bans mobile phones in nurseries and schools

France bans mobile phones in childcare and build schools to protect the health of the young of the dangerous influence of waves. This became clear when the Senate adopted a special law. Akin says all advertising devices for children under 14 are prohibited. Lawmakers raised the limit by two years because the government wanted the restrictions to apply to 12 years.

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