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  Northern Forests Pack More Cooling Punch

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  and team found in their study, recently published in the journal Global and Planetary Change, that additional forest planting in places such as Russia, Canada and Europe would achieve a greater net temperature reduction compared to new forest plantings in India, Brazil and China.Their numbe Read More

  More like this in: Climate change, Europe, India, Water, China, Planet, Canada, Amazon, Brazil, Trees, New Scientist
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  Berlin Wall: Domino Effect

  By Darragh Worland | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM ET

  contributed to the toppling of the dominoes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted world leaders, including British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Brandenburg Gate (pictured above), which once divided the city Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Europe, Germany, Poland, Peace, Berlin, European Union, Eastern Europe, Communism , The Berlin Wall, Cold War
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  Bottling a Fortune

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:42 PM ET

  collecting the bottles last year when the market turned south. And there were a lot of bottles -- hundreds of thousands of bottles.He told Reuters, "Russians are drinking a little bit more due to the crisis, and this helped me get out of the rubbish dump."Konovalov collected 2,000 bottles a day Read More

  More like this in: Recycling, Recession, Drinking, Investing, World, Business, Europe, Stocks & Investing, Personal Finance
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  The Beach Week Champ!

  By David Jenison | Sat Oct 3, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  Odessa, situated in the west, received the lowest ratings. Novy Svet and Koktebel, meanwhile, are the furthest east and not all that far from the Russian border. Who would have ever thought beaches would get better the closer you got to Russia? Nevertheless, having spent so much time o Read More

  More like this in: Europe, Ukraine, Beaches, Odessa, Black Sea, Crimea, Catherine the Great
• Space Clown on a Mission

  By Kendall Hunter | Fri Oct 2, 2009 9:27 PM ET

  He boarded the Soyuz craft on Wednesday wearing a clown’s red-nose and purportedly packing a few extra bulbous schnozes for his fellow cosmonauts, Russian Maxim Surayev and American astronaut Jeffrey Willias.Laliberté is not footing the $35 million bill simply to clown around in zero gravity Read More

  More like this in: U2 , Al Gore, Travel, Space, Colombia, International Space Station, Clowns, Cirque du Soleil, guy laliberte, One Drop Foundation, Man Booker Prize
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  Tonic Trek: Kiev

  By David Jenison | Fri Oct 2, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  Petersburg and Moscow have both been capital cities at different times, but did you know Kiev was once the capital of Russia? It may not be part of Russia anymore, but the imperial city was the capital of the medieval "Rus" about 800 years ago. The city is now exclusively Ukrainian, but i Read More

  More like this in: Ukraine, Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Travel, Destinations, Business Travel, Leisure Travel
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  Getting Well With Guggle-Muggle

  By Kirk Bromley | Thu Oct 1, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  at times instead, especially for the kiddies.As for the name, legend has it that there once lived a cantor named Gogel who sang in a synagogue in Russia. One day he lost his voice and couldn't sing, and nothing could get it back. Until someone helped him regain his vocal powers via a mixture o Read More

  More like this in: Recipes, Beverages, Life & Style, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink
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  World's Worst Lovers

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:57 AM ET

  deemed too dominating.The rest of the worst-10 list:6. Greece (too lovey-dovey)7. Wales (too selfish)8. Scotland (too loud)9. Turkey (too sweaty)10. Russia (too hairy)Spanish men lived up to the Latin Lothario stereotype, taking top bedroom honors. They were followed by the Brazilians and th Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Sex, Germany, Brazil, Hair, Spain, Turkey, Scotland, Greece, Oktoberfest
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  Tonic Trek: Lviv

  By David Jenison | Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:03 PM ET

  perfect introductory spot for a would-be easterly traveler. If nothing else, I would definitely add it to your agenda if you plan to visi Read More

  More like this in: Travel, Europe, Restaurant, Ukraine, Kiev, Krakow, Nightlife, Rynok Square, Teller
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  Drink to the Revolution

  By David Jenison | Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:38 PM ET

  survival. There's even a shooting gallery -- pictured here -- where you try to hit Stalin!Clearly this place isn't popular with everyone -- like the Russians -- but it's immensely popular in the independent-minded city and a great place to get a drink when visiting Lviv. It's patriotism at it Read More

  More like this in: Ukraine, Travel, Destinations, Business Travel, Leisure Travel