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Pentagon hacker closer to extradition...Court, Britain's highest judicial body, but his lawyers said they would consider appealing to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. McKinnon's lawyers describe him as a "UFO eccentric" who used the internet to search for alien... In this article: Alan Johnson, Pentagon, United States, Supreme Court, NASA, and Iraq War |
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International Herald Tribune | 3 days ago
Q&A: The Christmas Markets of Europe
...a cathedral not to be missed. I liked the Christmas market in Colmar, France better than the one in Strasbourg. Colmar is very picturesque, close to Strasbourg - you can even do both in one day. Colmar is the town where Frederic-Auguste...
In this article: Munich, Sausage, Europe, Berlin, Paris, E mail, and Street market
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AP Online | 3 days ago
EU assembly adopts Internet, phone user rights
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing. The rules...
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AP Online | 4 days ago
EU: US should spell out long-term climate goal
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The United States should be ready to spell out its long-term vision for reducing carbon emissions over the next two decades, not just until 2020, the European Union said Tuesday. With two weeks to go before a...
In this article: European Union, Andreas Carlgren, United States, Copenhagen, China, Carbon, Washington, Global warming, and U.S. Senate
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washingtonpost.com | 5 days ago
EU: climate deal hinges on US, China
STRASBOURG, France -- Global warming cannot be reversed unless the United States and China commit to meaningful cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions, the EU said Tuesday. With two weeks to go before a global climate conference, the EU...
In this article: EU, China, Global warming, Copenhagen, United States, Washington, Carbon dioxide, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 5 days ago
Anglican bishops: wear Christian symbols at Christmas
...judgment could force a Europe-wide review of the use of religious symbols in state-run schools. A panel of seven judges in Strasbourg said the display of Christian crosses violated the principle of secular education. Only last week...
In this article: Anglican, Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Lichfield, European Court of Human Rights, and Europe
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Strasbourg (; Alsatian: Strossburi, IPA: /ˈʃd̥rɔːsb̥uri|/; German: Straßburg, ) is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in northeastern France. With 702,412 inhabitants in 2007, its metropolitan area is the ninth largest in France. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin department.
Strasbourg is the seat of several European institutions such as the Council of Europe (with its European Court of Human Rights, its European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and its European Audiovisual Observatory) and the Eurocorps as well as the European Parliament and the European Ombudsman of the European Union. Strasbourg is an important centre of manufacturing and engineering, as well as of road, rail, and river communications. The port of Strasbourg is the second largest on the Rhine after Duisburg, Germany. The city is the seat of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine.
Strasbourg's historic city centre, the Grande Île ("Grand Island"), was classified a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1988, the first time such an honor was placed on an entire city centre. Strasbourg is fused into the Franco-German culture, and although violently disputed throughout history has been a bridge of unity between France and Germany for centuries, especially through the University of Strasbourg, currently the largest in France, and the co-existence of Catholic and Protestant culture.
- Name:
- Strasbourg
- Conventional Long Name:
- Imperial City of Strasbourg
- Local Name:
- Reichsstadt Straßburg
- Capital:
- Strasbourg
- Continent:
- Europe
- Region:
- Rhine basin
- Department:
- Bas-Rhin
- Arrondissment:
- Strasbourg-Ville
- Canton:
- chief town of 10 cantons
- Government type:
- Republic
- Mayor:
- Roland Ries
- Total Area (km):
- 78.26
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