Cassie Biggs Archive
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Jan 17, 2010
Being presented with last year's inaugural Zayed Future Energy prize, says Dipal Barua, was like winning a Nobel Prize for the environment. Read Article Cash seeds grassroots dream
Jan 16, 2010
Fugitive who taunted police online is arrested, the world's largest search engine threatened to pull out of China and rebels apologised for Togo deaths. Cassie Biggs reviews the week. Read Article Facebook runner, Google rider
Dec 26, 2009
A volcano in the Philippines put the country on alert, customers around the Emirates were stymied in their search for iPhones and a US military commander banned pregnancy among troops. Read Article The power of fire and ice
Dec 19, 2009
12.12.2009 to 18.12.2009 A three-day deluge left much of the country under water, causing power cuts and chaos on the roads, the Eritrean football team absconded en masse after a match in Kenya, and an octopus was filmed building itself a house out of coconut shells. Read Article Nice weather for octopuses
Oct 10, 2009
03.10.2009 to 09.10.2009 Hollywood actresses open film festival, a new parking meter scheme in Abu Dhabi has left residents confused, and zebras are created in a Gaza zoo. Read Article Movie stars and donkey stripes
Aug 29, 2009
Wildfires raged out of control in Greece, destroying homes in the suburbs of Athens, a mother and her two children died in a house blaze in Al Ain, and Israel edged towards a freeze on building in the Occupied Territories, raising hopes of a deal soon. Read Article Lost to the flames
