Berlin wins praise for its hosting of the World Championships in Athletics
via Berlin wins praise for its hosting of the World Championships in Athletics | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 25.08.2009.

The IAAF World Championships in Athletics held for the first time in Berlin drew to a close at the weekend. For the German capital, [...]

Should Chennai be a global-city?

On August 22, 1639, Captain Francis Day of the British East India Company secured a piece of land at the fishing village of Madraspatnam through a firmaan (charter) granted by Damerla Venkatadri Nayak, in command at Chandragiri under the Vijayanagar kingdom.
This obscure fishing village today is Chennai Metropolis [...]

Here you can find an interesting and fast website with street map of the most important cities in the world.
Check it out and comment!
ciao!
http://www.gostreetmaps.com/

Andrew McKillop is a writer and consultant on oil and energy economics. Since 1975 he has worked in energy, economic and scientific organizations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These include the Canada Science Council, the ILO, European Commission, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, the UN Economic and Social Commission for [...]