Euro crisis to hit jobs in powerhouse Germany
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“The Consequences of the Escalation of War in Afghanistan” (video)
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The Nottingham New Theatre Seat Naming Appeal Launch
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"The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor"
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3 Recorded temperatures Analyses of over 400 proxy climate series (from trees, corals, ice cores and historical records) show that the 1990s was the warmest decade of the millennium and the 20th century the warmest century. The warmest year of the millennium was 1998, and the coldest was probably 1601. (Climatic Research Unit, 2003) Throughout historical times, fluctuations in the Earth's mean temperature have been recorded. During the seventeenth century, the Thames periodically froze over during winter and m
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