Ukraine to host Euros despite EU boycott

Ukraine on Wednesday insisted it was on track to host Euro 2012 football despite a growing number of EU politicians pledging to boycott the event in protest at Kiev's treatment of a former prime minister.

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Solar-powered boat on world tour

To beat climate change:

Scanning the horizon on his solar-powered catamaran, Swiss electrical engineer Raphael Domjan counts down the hours to the completion of his record-breaking world tour. “The idea was not to perform a feat but an eco-adventure with the aim of passing on the message that change is possible,” Domjan told AFP-TV as his boat furrowed through choppy waves from Italy's Elba Island to Corsica in France.

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Afghan museum highlights country’s rich Buddhist heritage

Afghanistan, which achieved global notoriety for cultural barbarism when the Taliban blew up the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas, this week opened an exhibition highlighting the country’s rich Buddhist heritage.

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