“The worldwide trend is to kill two birds with one stone by investing in action against global warming and linking that to taking care of both the environment and the economy.”

Ichiro Sumikura, a Japanese environment ministry official, outlines plans to go green to beat the credit crunch (Reuters).

“This was the first human bird flu case reported in Beijing since 2003.”

State news agency Xinhua on the latest bird flu death in China.

“We are not saying that people with [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] should play Tetris but we do think it is hugely valuable to understand how the brain works and how it produces intrusive flashback memories.”

Emily Holmes of Oxford University comments on research that suggests playing Tetris may reduce the impact of traumatic stress (BBC).